Noam GersteinFounder and CEO
Our mission
To give every child a school that challenges them, knows them, and helps them reach their potential.
We call it precision education read more here
Some builders look for problems to solve, others are haunted by one. I am the second type. Millions of families need attentive education that fits who they are. We sequenced the genome; we can make quality education accessible and fun. I am privileged to dedicate my life to this challenge
Noam Gerstein, Founder and CEO
Meet the bina leadership team
Ian SatoChief School Officer
Juli SontgerathDirector of Family Experience
Akis LaopodisGrowth Lead
Dima ChizhevskyR&D Lead
Monét SmithAcademic Programs Lead
Xiang WangChief of Staff
Kelly BorgesTeaching & Learning Lead
Natalie Paproski-RubianesCurriculum & Content Lead
Our Values
Through the practice of self-awareness and self-control, we maintain an atmosphere of honesty and genuineness.
We operate in a system that values empowerment over hierarchy. We practice distributed leadership, where everyone shapes our direction, and everyone’s voice holds equal weight.
In our quest for knowledge, we practice open-mindedness, withholding judgment until ample evidence is presented, and accepting other views with grace.
We actively engage with the world, practising goal setting, strategic exploration, and considering potential consequences.
We practice empathy, treating each other’s experiences with sensitivity, kindness, and respect.
We practice expressing our thoughts, feelings, and values deliberately and work constructively with others, respecting all perspectives.
We understand the importance of humour in learning and life, and we practice incorporating levity into our everyday interactions, fostering a joyful and engaging environment.
We embrace uncertainty and the unknown with resilience and creativity, practising innovative problem-solving and mental adaptability to overcome challenges.
We are mindful of our societal role and constantly explore ways to contribute to a better world.
We practice focused inquiry, adapting and organizing our approach to feed our thirst for knowledge.
The people behind bina.
From engineering to family success, every person on this team is here because they believe education can be better.
Noam GersteinFounder and CEO
Ian SatoChief School Officer
Dima ChizhevskyR&D Lead
Juli SontgerathDirector of Family Experience
Xiang WangChief of Staff
Monet SmithAcademic Programs Lead
Kelly BorgesTeaching & Learning Lead
Natalie Paproski-RubianesCurriculum & Content Lead
Ihor KosseEngineer
Tica ChalmersAdmissions Specialist
Meisie ModigaAdmissions Specialist
Divan BosmanAdmissions Specialist
Lorena MardenAdmissions Specialist
Lori HillAdmissions Specialist
Aditya SwaminathanFamily Success Specialist
Ayesha IftikharFamily Success Specialist
Irelda RoblesFamily Success Specialist
Jaclyn FalconettiFamily Success Specialist
Samuel BenjiFamily Success Specialist
Allison MiddletonLearning Designer
Gabe NorlandLearning Designer
Yuko ThorntonLearning Designer
Chris YoungLearning Designer
Maria BausaLearning Designer
Theresabeth Whitfield-DeAndaLearning Designer
Tala HusseinLearning Designer
Maheem JiwaniSenior Ops Specialist
Anthonia ArkorfulMarketing Project Manager
Alva GlynnTeacher Lead
Dina BolanTeacher Lead
Eleni KakaliantiTeacher Lead
Heidi FowlerTeacher Lead
Lauren McCarthyTeacher Lead
Sarah JordaanTeacher Lead
Tamara ValentinoTeacher Lead
Abby RileyTeacher
Andrea ValverdeTeacher
April LeiteTeacher
Belle DeMontTeacher
Brittany BartakTeacher
Casey HurstTeacher
Cathy de CosterTeacher
Charlotte AdelakunTeacher
Charlotte ParishTeacher
Danelle van der LindeTeacher
Elishia NaidooTeacher
Ella PienaarTeacher
Elsa van RooyenTeacher
Emma PhillipsTeacher
Fernanda BeiraoTeacher
Gary WeirTeacher
Grace AldridgeTeacher
Janette RobertsonTeacher
Julia MaloneTeacher
Katherine SteenTeacher
Kristen van StadenTeacher
Kumeshan RamalooTeacher
Laura PeltomakiTeacher
Marcus HolthoffTeacher
Melissa MontinolaTeacher
Rachel SoltTeacher
Seonaid WeightmanTeacher
Shazia AngessenTeacher
Silvia GomesTeacher
Stefanie GraingerTeacher
Teresa JimenezTeacher
Yvonne LambTeacher
Zainab MlongoTeacher
Zita StrydomTeacher
Ashleigh RiellyEducational Psychologist
Esmari KotzéSupport Educator
Kayla GarciaSEN Educator
