Brittany Boyd is a Strategic Professional Learning Manager at Newsela. She supports educators in leveraging Newsela to best serve their students. Brittany's passion is centering learning experiences in identity and student voice.

Brittany is a former Secondary English Language Arts educator in the D.C. Metropolitan area, who also has experience in e-learning and instructional design. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in English and Master of Education in secondary curriculum and instruction from University of Maryland–College Park.

Andrea Echelberger is a literacy instructor at the Robbinsdale Adult Academic Program. She has worked in the field of adult education as a teacher and trainer for over 18 years, specializing in literacy level instruction, pronunciation, equitable teaching practices, and learner-centered instruction. Previously, she worked as the ESL Training Coordinator for Literacy Minnesota, where she developed professional development workshops and instructional materials for English language teachers and volunteers. Andrea served as an EL Fellow and EL Specialist with the US State Department in SE Asia, and has developed materials and delivered presentations for TESOL and COABE, as well as a wide variety of state and national conferences. She is currently serving as Vice-President on the international board of LESLLA, and organization that focuses on adult emergent readers. Andrea holds a M.A. in Teaching ESOL from Hamline University and a MN ABE Teaching License from the University of Minnesota.