Our Mission: End Absenteeism

As a teacher, Miriam observed first-hand the impact attendance, and absenteeism, had on her students. She helped launch her school’s first Attendance Team, a group of faculty charged with implementing strategies to increase school-wide attendance. She found that the most successful intervention was to ensure families were informed of, and involved in, attendance conversations.
In addition to her leadership role at Kinvolved, Miriam is co-leader of the Attendance Subcommittee for South Bronx Rising Together, a STRIVE Together Collective Impact Organization, and a mentor for the Social Innovation Initiative and Women's Launch Pad at Brown University, from which she graduated with an Honors BA. She holds an MPA from the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University, and a MA, Ed., from Lehman College.

Prior to Kinvolved, as an AmeriCorps VISTA member Alexandra served communities in the South Bronx, educating and advocating for families of children with special needs. She organized a support group for parents of children with autism, which she grow from five to more than one hundred participants over five years.
Alexandra is a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Shapers Community; she also mentors entrepreneurs in New York University’s Accelerator Programs. She holds an MPA in Health Policy and Analysis from NYU's Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service and a BA in Psychology from Lafayette College.

Kamil holds a master's degree in computer science at Krakow's AGH University of Science and Technology. Amateur soccer player and rock climber. Recently started his new life adventure as a dad.

As a father of 2 children in the public school system, and serving as a member of the Nutley School District's pandemic task force, Eric knows how important attendance is. He also understands the trouble that comes as a result of chronic absenteeism, for the student, family, and school

Most recently, Eric served as Director of Sales Operations for The RTM Business Group for nearly 7 years. While there, he built a tremendous network of solution providers and senior level District Leaders, helping them connect and develop meaningful partnerships.

When not at work, Eric enjoys spending time with his family (Wife, 13 year old daughter, 10 year old son, and puppy, Max). He loves all sports, both playing and watching. Eric is also an avid video game player and collects memorabilia and sports cards from major sports.

Having received a master's degree in computer science at Krakow's AGH University of Science and Technology, Tomek gained years of professional experience in IT working on e-commerce and big data projects. Fascinated by the ed-tech sector and Kinvolved's mission, he joinedthe team in 2017.

Tomek is truly passionate about music. He is a guitarist in a doom metal band Monasterium.

David joined Kinvolved in 2015 and is very proud of the results Kinvolved is helping schools achieve, particularly as they relate to improving student outcomes.

As a father, David has first-hand experience with the effects that Chronic Absenteeism can have — not only on a child, but on an entire family. Consequently, he remains passionate about the work that he does and is committed to increasing the meaningful impact that Kinvolved has on schools and their respective communities.

Prior to joining Kinvolved, David spent over a decade helping a variety of Ed-tech startups. When David is not at work, he loves spending time with his ten year old twins, playing pick-up basketball, and going to the movies with his wife.

In his free time he is an ice hockey fan, likes riding motorbikes and is working hard on growing his beard.

When she is not working, Natasha enjoys spending time with her two children (16 and 5), involving herself in activism, volunteering, traveling, and photography. She is proud to call Delaware her home.

Runy was born and raised in Zimbabwe, where he graduated from the University of Zimbabwe with a BSc. Honors Degree in Economics. He moved to the US in 1999 and completed his postgraduate degree in Information Systems at Strayer University. He worked as a designer for global non-profit organizations before joining Kinvolved in 2015.

He joins Kinvolved after leading all global M&A activities for Enstoa, a high growth technology company, where he was responsible for both strategic and geographic expansion. Prior, he worked at Interplay Ventures, a venture capital firm and venture studio, where he helped incubate and invest in early stage companies, including those in education technology. Sumit's passion and drive is working on bringing new ideas and innovation to reality, which has driven him to work hand in hand with some of the leading innovators of their industry.

In his spare time Sumit sits on the board of Next Generation Leaders Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to cultivating leadership through academic, community leadership and professional success. He holds both a B.S degree from St. John's University and a J.D. degree from the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University with accelerated graduation.

Paula received a B.A from University of Maryland, College Park. She has a graduate certificate in Executive Leadership and a certification for Diversity and Inclusion Training from University of Maryland, University College. She currently resides in Atlanta, GA.