Our team
We share a passion for great science education










Stile was founded and is led by Alan Finkel, Byron Scaf, and Danny Pikler. They, plus investor Aquasia Pty Ltd, are the only significant shareholders.
Every aspect of Stile is crafted in-house by our passionate team of teachers, scientists, artists and engineers — a multidisciplinary group of the best and brightest. You’ll find Stilists scattered all around Australia, New Zealand and the United States with our global Headquarters based in Melbourne, Australia and US Headquarters in Portland, Oregon.
Meet the Stile team
We asked the team how they would describe a Stile person. Here is what they had to say.
Team USA

Hailey Vogel Carvajal
Teaching and Learning Specialist
Hailey is a former special education science teacher who began her career in Brooklyn, NY, before transitioning to a research coordinator role with NYC's Education Department. At Stile, she provides teachers with training and on-the ground support.

Julianna Jimenez
Director of School and District Partnerships
Julianna failed her HS science classes which led her to believe she was terrible at science. That changed during her 3rd year of community college where a science teacher inspired her new path of becoming a HS science teacher. She is passionate about making health and science education fun, relevant, and accessible to all.

Kat Gentry
Head of Stile USA
Kat was a science teacher before researching pest management in aquaculture across Norway, Australia, and New Zealand. Striving to cultivate student curiosity, enhance teacher job satisfaction, and bring more science classrooms to life, Kat leads Stile’s US team.

Lilka Jones
Administrative Assistant
Lily is a former elementary and preschool teacher. Her most valued memories with children have all taken place in nature or in the art studio. Lily is a creative problem solver and loves employing this skill in Team USA.

Mark Picardo
North Carolina Science Education Leader
Mark is North Carolina's science education leader with experience as a teacher in elementary and special education settings and as a building administrator. Dedicated to empowering students with diverse needs, Mark brings expertise in differentiation and curriculum design to his work. He joined Stile Education to empower teachers with hands-on, standards-aligned tools that elevate science instruction and inspire students to think like scientists and engineers.

Matt Hanlon
Marketing Champion
Matt is a former journalist, photo and video nerd, and marketing jack-of-all-trades. His science career may have peaked in fifth grade when he won his school science fair but he's remained as curious as ever. He loves being outdoors, making and eating good food, and reading about weather phenomena. Matt joined Stile Education because he believes in developing scientifically literate youth today to build a better future tomorrow.

Mel Horton
Oregon Science Education Leader
Mel, an experienced teacher with over 11 years in the classroom, is driven by the goal of eliminating the question "Why do we have to learn this?" from her students. An Oregon native, she empathizes with the challenges faced by teachers in engaging students. Mel is thrilled to take on her new position as the Oregon Science Education lead with Stile, where she will support teachers in revitalizing the joy of teaching.
Global Leadership

Alan Finkel
Chair & Co-founder
Alan Finkel is a neuroscientist, engineer and entrepreneur. He was Australia’s chief scientist from 2016 to 2020, during which time he led the National Electricity Market Review, the development of the National Hydrogen Strategy, and the panel that advised the Australian Government on the 2020 Low Emissions Technology Roadmap. Amongst Alan’s other roles within the government, Alan has returned as our Chair.

Daniel Pikler
CEO & Co-founder
After working as a musician, then as a geneticist at the CSIRO in Canberra, Danny studied secondary teaching in Melbourne and saw first-hand the need for better science teaching resources. Danny joined Byron and Alan to found Stile in 2012.

Byron Scaf
CEO & Co-founder
Byron got a few months into a PhD in Neuroscience at Melbourne University before building Australia’s first electric vehicle charging network with Better Place. Finally understanding what STEM meant in the real world, he co-founded Stile in 2012 and set about working with schools.

Clare Feeney
Chief Schools Officer
Clare started as a medical scientist before she was introduced to the joy of teaching when tutoring refugee families. As a science and maths teacher, she became aware of the positive impact of technology. In 2015, she joined Education Perfect and built their Science, Mathematics, Geography, History and Numeracy resources. In 2019, she joined Stile and is responsible for developing all teaching and learning resources.

Daniel Rodgers-Pryor
Chief Technology & Security Officer
Daniel’s academic background in Condensed Matter Physics and Computer Science gave him a passion for promoting scientific literacy and the skills to manage complex computing systems. Daniel joined Stile in 2014 and stepped into the role of CTO in 2017.

Jaclyn Rooney
Head of Teacher Engagement and Professional Learning
Jaclyn is a dedicated educator, bringing a wealth of experience in teaching, curriculum design, and teacher professional learning in both science and physical education. She joined Stile in 2016 and is responsible for Professional Learning. She is passionate about supporting, celebrating and enhancing the amazing work that science teachers do to help make science learning not only impactful, but relevant and engaging for students.

Jayde Taylor
Chief Financial Officer
Jayde was traveling in South America when she started to think differently about purpose. She had been working in New York and London for award-winning creative agencies, integrating new digital ventures for a rapidly changing market. In Stile she saw a unique opportunity to unlock the potential of young people with innovative content and technology.
The dream team

Adrian Lowe
Head of Schools Australia

Alex Finkel
Head of Platform Engineering

Alexandra Russell
Head of Curriculum and Pedagogy

Ally Macdonald
API and Integrations Engineer

Anastasia Reid
Teacher Happiness Team Member

Bee Spencer
Science Content Coordinator

Ben Taylor
Software Engineer Team Lead

Caitlyn Jones
Executive Assistant

Campbell Edgar
Science Curriculum Editor

Chamathi Gamage
Business Systems Engineer

Charlotte Newall
US Product Operations and EA

Chelsea Page-Saxton
Product Administrative Assistant

Chloe Marie
Professional Learning Leader

Daniela White
Employee Experience Coordinator

Dave Canavan
Head of Schools, QLD

Dimity Hately
Special Projects Coordinator

Elise Kovacs
Head of Schools, NSW

Elizabeth Piacquadio
Science Curriculum Writer

Emily Cheng
Finance Manager

Emma Ngo
Designer

Gina DiBenedetto
People & Culture Advisor

Gisela Beer
Illustrator

Hamish McCoy
Science Curriculum Editor

Jack Brock
Senior Product Designer

Jeff Parsons
Senior Tooling Engineer

Jordi Llosa
Senior Product Engineer

Jules Ius
Senior Teacher Happiness Officer

Katrina Don Paul
Customer Operations Officer

Kelly Fernandez
Sales Operations Analyst

Lavinia Monteiro
Software Engineer

Leah Jabornik
Teacher Happiness Team Lead

Mackenzie Brown
IT Specialist

Makeila Reyes
Head of People and Culture

Marcus Finlay
Science Curriculum Writer

Mark Mannion
Science Content Coordinator

Matthew Needham
Head of Business Systems

Max Lewis
Product Engineering Team Lead

Meghan Fennessy
Operations Coordinator

Mia Holton
Videographer

Nick Spain
Senior Platform Engineer

Nicole Li
Commercial Finance Partner

Patty Luna
Science Education Leader, VIC

Paul Giardina
Senior Teacher Happiness Officer

Penelope Creagh
Science Curriculum Writer

Pooja Prabhakaran
Designer

Quynh-Chi Nguyen
Staff Software Engineer

Rhys Walsh-Tindall
Support Engineer

Sean Hurley
Head of Design

Shannon Cole
Senior Software Engineer

Shawna Jensen
Head of Curriculum and Pedagogy

Stacey Carter
Senior Software Engineer

Steve Dornan
Head of Schools, WA

Stiele Hagens
Operations Manager

Tim Brade
Studio Manager

Tom Grubb
Science Education Leader, SA

Toni Cox
Head of Special Projects

Vanessa Santiago
Marketing Manager
Who we are
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Thousands of teachers use Stile every week. It’s already the #1 science curriculum in Australia, and it’s fast becoming the curriculum of choice for teachers in the US.