A Global Team
Our mission is to be better, faster, smarter to create the best interactive books for kids. Get to know our team below
Danilo Pantovich
Co-Founder & PublisherDanilo is dedicated to revolutionizing the way kids read today. He’s an avid reader and a believer in lifelong self-education.
Emily Fuggetta
Chief EditorEmily is an editor based in Portland, Oregon. When she’s not working, she loves exploring the Northwest with her horse and pit bull — and reading, of course!
Chelsea Beam
WriterChelsea is a lucky woman from Southern California who is finally chasing her dreams of combining video games and writing. When she’s not working with the amazing Kid-Fi Media team, she’s reading, baking, and working on her own stories.
Elena Hogan
Senior WriterElena is an author with dozens of kids books to her name. Her mother was a writer too, which is why Elena got her degree in English and teaching. Away from work, she has three children.
Louis Hayward
App ConsultantLouis is a 22-year veteran of multimedia production spanning game, tv, film, print, and web. Louis has worked as Senior Production Manager for Walt Disney’s Interactive TV division in the UK and is also the founder of WordWoof – an independent videogame studio in Las Vegas.
Maxim Kislyansky
Co-Founder & MarketingMaxim is a grad student at Columbia University and a voracious reader. He used to be a professional tennis player and a boxer.
Polina Iva
IllustratorPolina’s been an artist all her life. She draws inspiration from books, music and quirky cartoons.
Oksana Peterson
Chief MarketingOksana Petersen lives in Singapore and has been working in the marketing industry for the past 7 years. In her free time, she makes cheese, runs marathons and maintains a small-scale hydroponic farm.
Erika Bergara
Business OperationsErika loves books, traveling, the beach and is a small scale urban farmer.
Darya Toka
IllustratorDarya is a painter, photographer and enthusiastic runner. She draws inspiration from beautiful scenery.
Johnny Friel
Story WriterJohnny has worked as a teacher in Bangkok and Hanoi for over 5 years before discovering his true love of writing. When he is not writing, he likes to watch Marvel movies, practice baking or play chess online.
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