We’re constantly refining our pedagogy and technology to prepare students for a lifetime of success—however they define it.
Miriam Bogler taught as a computer teacher and tech coordinator at several Southern California public and private schools before earning her master’s degree in educational technology leadership from George Washington University. But after three decades in the classroom, she saw an opportunity that could truly improve achievement and prepare students for a successful future—no matter their chosen path. Channeling her passion for education, technology, and cognitive science, Miriam designed the Project Pals platform.
What drives her is a passion to improve education and prepare young learners for today’s complex jobs in a global economy. Through unwavering persistence—and a little luck—Miriam is turning her dreams into a reality, as early adopters provide extremely positive feedback validating her vision and product-market fit.
Get to know the educators, technologists, and advisors working to make Project Pals the go-to platform for project-based learning.
Founder and CAO
Miriam is an instructional technology professional with over twenty years experience. Miriam's professional experiences include: the establishment of a successful after-school technology program, the implementation of a technology school plan, and the creation of instructional materials for teachers to conceptualize, plan and execute projects utilizing technology. In 2002, Miriam established Apollo's Vision Computer Clubs, a technology-based after school educational club. Miriam collaborated with underserved public schools in the greater Los Angeles area to provide cutting-edge robotics classes for elementary students. Miriam is now the founder & CEO of Project Pals, a web-based application that supports inquiry-driven projects and deep learning. Project Pals is the evolution and culmination of Miriam's extensive experience utilizing technology to develop 21st century skills.
Co-Founder and CEO
Uri Bogler is a marketing executive with over 10 years experience building and managing teams, and developing marketing strategies across various industries, with an emphasis on digital marketing. Uri previously served as Vice President of Marketing at Favor, where he led the marketing and communications efforts for the Austin, Texas-based company widely recognized as a leader in the on-demand mobile delivery sector. Uri began his career in concert promotion at Live Nation Entertainment and recently led marketing, sponsorship, and communication efforts for Live Nation’s Front Gate Tickets business unit, the global leader in festival ticketing. As COO and Co-Founder or Project Pals, Uri is helping build the mission-based EdTech startup from the ground up. He is leading the go-to market strategy for the project based learning (PBL) management and design platform, in effort to help K-12 schools scale their PBL efforts and foster 21st Century Skills for the next generation of learners.
CTO
Josh Fester is a software engineer with over 12 years of experience. Josh has built and lead many technology teams for startups in every phase. He has a strong knowledge of entrepreneurship and core web technologies. He has experience with Ruby (Rails and Sinatra), Javascript (Node, Ember, Angular), PHP (Symfony, Wordpress), ASP.NET, devOps, and agile development practices.
Advisor
Bhadresh Sutaria is Managing Partner at Mind Dynamics LLC – providing technology, finance, and strategy consulting services and advisory support to startups and Private Equity investors. Bhadresh has solid Board experience and strong background in Finance, Operations, Strategy, and Business Development in Education, Technology, Logistics and Life Sciences. As CFO & Senior Vice President, Finance & Strategy for Pearson’s K-12 business Bhadresh was responsible for strategy, business performance management, planning and analysis, and M&A and Strategic Partnerships from Finance perspective. During his tenure as CFO, the business gained market share and delivered record revenues, profits, and margins while investing in research and future products. He has worked with Investment Banks for M&A and evaluated startups. He has hands-on experience dealing with investment decisions, development and business management for many Education Technology products and Education contracts with District, State, and Federal Agencies. Bhadresh has undergraduate degrees in Commerce and Law from Gujarat University in India, Graduate degrees in Accounting & Tax from University of Illinois and an MBA from Kellogg School of Management of Northwestern University and CPA certification.
Board Member
Our hope is for students to become lifelong learners with the capabilities to methodically approach problem-solving situations.
By bringing a cooperative, real-world problem-solving environment into the classroom, we aim to instill students with the critical thinking skills needed to succeed in the modern, collaborative workplace.
Our methodical approach to problem solving with easy-to-use strategies allows students to apply skills across contexts and subject areas, thus helping them construct problem representations that lead to better student understanding.
- Maegan Rutherford,
STEM Coordinator and Teacher
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