Our Team
At NovoDia, we’re building a new category in K–12 education: curriculum infrastructure. It eliminates the chaos created by fragmented materials, disconnected initiatives, and constant patching by unifying how curriculum is designed, evolves over time, and shows up in classrooms — built for the real conditions districts face today: shifting standards, diverse learners, and limited instructional capacity.
We founded NovoDia to solve a structural problem in K–12 education: curriculum breaks down as systems change. Districts need curriculum that teachers can use with fidelity — materials that stay aligned as standards evolve, remain coherent across subjects and populations, reflect local communities, and serve diverse learners. Traditional publishers are built for scale, not adaptability. They develop once, sell broadly, update slowly, and avoid complexity. The result is fragmentation — and teachers are left to hold it together.
NovoDia offers a different model. By combining deep subject-matter expertise with AI-enabled workflows, we build curriculum infrastructure that connects how curriculum is designed, evolves over time, and shows up in classrooms. This allows districts to adapt curriculum continuously — without starting over, increasing teacher workload, or breaking C&I budgets. Districts get curriculum that fits their reality today and can evolve with them tomorrow.
That work takes more than technology — it takes people who understand how curriculum actually lives in schools. NovoDia’s team brings together former educators, curriculum leaders, learning scientists, product builders, and technologists who have worked inside districts, classrooms, and instructional systems. We design curriculum infrastructure not from theory alone, but from lived experience — balancing rigor with usability, coherence with flexibility, and innovation with the realities educators face every day.
Dr. Yair Shapira
Founder and CEO
A serial EdTech entrepreneur, Yair previously founded and scaled Amplio Learning, which served hundreds of US school districts and state agencies. With NovoDia, he brings expertise in AI, K-12 education, and district-level partnerships to transform curriculum development at scale.
Tomer Inbar
Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer
Tomer is a seasoned product leader who held C-level positions at leading SaaS companies like Fiverr, Gett and Atera. At NovoDia, he oversees product strategy, development, and implementation.
Kristen Lund
Senior Manager Learning & Product
Kristen designs scalable learning systems that empower educators and support diverse K–12 learners. With years of experience in curriculum development, instructional design, and product operations, she specializes in turning complex instructional needs into coherent, accessible solutions.
Bryan McCorkle
SVP Revenue
Bryan is a veteran EdTech leader with experience at PowerSchool, Amira Learning, and other top K–12 providers. He has worked closely with districts to implement HQIM and drive strategic adoption of curriculum solutions. At NovoDia, he leads district partnerships, helping education leaders design and deliver custom curriculum built for fidelity, flexibility, and long-term impact.
Dr. Cristine Legare
Advisory Council
Dr. Legare is a professor of psychology and the head of the Center for Applied Cognitive Science at the University of Texas at Austin. Her research on learning, curiosity, and cultural cognition informs NovoDia’s pedagogical approach to engaging, inquiry-based curriculum.
Dr. Ronald Taylor
Advisory Council
Dr. Taylor is a former superintendent of multiple districts including Willingboro Public Schools in New Jersey. He is the author of 'The Courage to Lead with Integrity for Equity', and is a nationally respected voice in educational equity and leadership.
Melanie Meehan
Advisory Council
Melanie is a nationally recognized literacy expert, widely followed by educators across the US for her work on writing instruction. She regularly delivers seminars and lectures on effective writing pedagogy and curriculum implementation.
Dr. Judy Rich
Advisory Council
Dr. Rich is a retired Assistant Superintendent at Irving ISD, past President of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), and adjunct professor at the University of Texas at Dallas. She is a leading expert in education for special populations.