Hello! We’re Xello.
An education software company powered by passionate people who are committed to helping every student become future ready.

We Help Students Become Future Ready
We were inspired by our own experiences after graduating and wondering, “What’s next?” We weren’t alone. The inability to answer this single, seemingly easy question was also problematic for our friends and peers. Few of them had concrete ideas about what they wanted to do with their lives. Their understanding of their options was usually very limited, and more determined by superficial and inaccurate stereotypes than the realities of the working world. Those who did have a vision for their future struggled to bring those ideas to life.
We Help Students Become Future Ready
Since uncovering this problem over 20 years ago, we’ve dedicated ourselves to building solutions to help students become future ready. Our engaging, fun-to-use software bridges the gap between young people and the working world. It shows every student their future possibilities and equips them with the knowledge, skills, and insights to make informed decisions and build actionable plans. It helps every student take control of who they’ll be and what they’ll become, giving them the confidence to take that next step towards their successful future.
How We Got Here
1995
Career Cruising is founded by Matt McQuillen, Jeff Harris, and Angus McMurtry.

1997
We release the first version of Career Cruising with 150 career profiles on CD-ROM with sound and video.
1999
We move out of the basement and into our first real office.
2000
We take Career Cruising to the World Wide Web.
2002
Online student portfolios are added to the program.
2003
Reports and dashboards for educators are released.
2005
Hola! Bonjour! Spanish and French languages are introduced.
2007
We outgrow our office and move to new digs.
2008
High school course planning is introduced.
2014
Research and development on a next generation product begins.
2016
We welcome our 100th employee. Woot!
2017
Hello Xello! We introduce a brand-new program and, at the same time, rebrand the company from Career Cruising to Xello.
2018
Interactive and fully integrated lessons are released.
2018
We launch a mobile version of Xello.
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The Passionate People Behind Xello
We’re a dynamic and diverse group of people united by our mission to help every student become future ready. We believe the best way to achieve success is through creativity, authenticity, and collaboration -- plus having a lot of fun along the way!
- Leadership
- Leadership
- Client Success
- Culture
- Customer Experience
- Marketing
- Operations
- Product
- Sales

Matt McQuillen
CEO & Founder

Jeff Harris
President & Founder

Jackelyn Skudra
VP, Sales


Mona Hendesi
Strategic Territory Manager


Chris Olford
Director, Strategic Territory Management



Anthony Abbott
VP, Information Systems



Meredith Beyer-Alldridge
VP, Customer Experience



Katie Lutes
VP, Culture



Te Thebeau
VP, Product Experience



Craig Bell
Director, Content



Marcio Bomfim
Director, Design



Heather Bugden
Director, Onboarding Management



Delfina Manocchio
Senior Territory Manager



Ben Pierce
VP, Engineering



Sofia Rokerya
Director, Client Solutions



Monica Biesok
VP, Marketing



Andrew Shannon
CFO


Noa Lipton
Strategic Territory Manager


Sharon Preda
Strategic Territory Manager


Idan Firestein
Senior Success Manager


Cathy Abbott
Administrative Assistant


Fae Abdulla
Integrations Specialist


Maggie Amos
Senior Success Manager


Tyler Brown
Onboarding Manager


Lisa Dunn
Subscription Manager


Trang Le
Senior Success Manager


Kirsten Mahaffy
Senior Onboarding Manager


Jerome Martin
Senior Success Manager


Hailey McCaig
Onboarding Manager


Mony Pal
Onboarding Manager


Polina Samson-Doel
Onboarding Manager



Heather Bugden
Director, Onboarding Management



Delfina Manocchio
Senior Territory Manager



Sofia Rokerya
Director, Client Solutions


Noelle Zletni
Training Specialist


Myriam Lamontagne
Bilingual Client Success Associate


Gigi Inara
Client Solutions Specialist


Deanne Bozzo
Client Success Associate


Nabeelah Karim
Administrative Assistant


Cecilia Malazdrewicz
Onboarding Manager


Subhanki Sivakumar
Customer Success Manager


Camila Villareal
Client Success Associate


Andrew Carrier
Training Specialist


Amanda Molinaro
Jr. Client Success Associate


Dani Verot
Client Success Associate


Stephenie Hui
Key Accounts Manager


Filipe Dos-Reis Baptista
Client Solutions Specialist


Laura Commisso
Talent Acquisition, Team Lead



Katie Lutes
VP, Culture



Meredith Beyer-Alldridge
VP, Customer Experience


Maureen Ariza Paredes
CX Researcher


Marah Angara
Motion Graphics & Video Editor


Danielle Sheahan
Service Designer


Madeleine Starowicz
Senior Manager, Product Marketing


George Ferrier
Head of Marketing, UK


Bugie Lo
Sr Partnerships Development Manager


Vanessa Townsend
Designer


Farah Hossain
Events and Community Manager


Logan Oullette
Director, Higher Ed Marketing


Angela Londono Acevedo
Proposals Specialist


Jeff Gluck
Acquisition Marketing


Rachel Wilmshurst
Sr. Designer



Monica Biesok
VP, Marketing


Megan Santos
Sr. Content Marketing Manager


Dionne Cheong
Sr. Customer Marketing Manager


Fatima Stepanian
Proposal Manager


Dana Gulas
Accounting Analyst


Carl Pinto
Salesforce Project Manager



Anthony Abbott
VP, Information Systems


Wendy Ubaldo
Accounting Assistant


Lili Fodor
Revenue Operation Analyst


Asif Mohamed
Senior Finance Manager



Andrew Shannon
CFO


Tyler Almond
Senior Product Manager


James Barty
System Administrator


Alexandra Boldyreva
UI Engineer


Gerard D’Mello
Software Engineer


Fahad Daryaee
Engineering Q.A.


Jonatas DeMello
Full Stack Engineer


Amy Fox
Senior Content Experience Designer


Wesley Francis
Front-End Engineer


Catherine Gerow
Lead Content Experience Designer


Trishan Gunness
Solutions Architect


Shruti Jamadagni
Content Experience Designer


Katie Lawson
Content Experience Designer


Natalya Lohnes
Technical Writer


Ketan Mali
Engineering Q.A.


Ardavan Mirhosseini
Senior Product Designer


Deirdre Morgan
Content Experience Designer


Andre Rajfura
Engineering Q.A.


Eric Roy
Software Engineer


Catherine Smith
Senior Product Designer


Jose Travassos
UI Engineer


Kim Turnbull
Product Manager



Te Thebeau
VP, Product Experience



Craig Bell
Director, Content



Marcio Bomfim
Director, Design



Ben Pierce
VP, Engineering


George Batalinski
Senior Front End Engineer & ScrumMaster


Lily Beaul
Senior Front End Engineer


Gabriela Belmega
Senior QA Engineer


Jules Carney
Full Stack Engineer


Dan Epstein
UX Researcher


Matthew McLennan
Back End Developer


Victor Montalvão
Lead Designer


Fabricio Biron Ribeiro
UI Engineer


Alex Grant
Senior Mobile Engineer


Beverly Li
UI Engineer


Carlos Darcie
Motion Graphics Designer


Dinesh Kotha
QA Automation Engineer


Guilherme Dickie
Solutions Architect


Luiza Pimenta
UX Researcher


Kevin Newman
Front End Engineer


Merion Evangelista
Product Designer


Jainam Shah
Full Stack Engineer


Sneha Cecil
Product Designer


Jessica Chow
Educational Sales Consultant



Jackelyn Skudra
VP, Sales


Ginny Weitner
Director, Strategic Sales


Katey Wynneck
Educational Sales Consultant


Ann Devarashetty
Educational Sales Consultant


Sandra Mastronardi
Business Development Representative


Shauna Mann
Educational Sales Consultant


Matt McQuillen
CEO & Founder


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
I wanted to be a forest ranger. Probably because I read a lot of books and magazines about animals. I loved Ranger Rick!


Jeff Harris
President & Founder


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Cowboy, hockey player, gardener, landscape architect.



Jackelyn Skudra
VP, Sales



When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Math teacher


Mona Hendesi
Strategic Territory Manager


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Flight attendant - (even as a kid I loved to travel)


Chris Olford
Director, Strategic Territory Management


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Professional soccer player or environmental engineer



Anthony Abbott
VP, Information Systems



When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
The biggest paper route in GTA



Meredith Beyer-Alldridge
VP, Customer Experience



When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Film director, political strategist, or paleontologist



Katie Lutes
VP, Culture



When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
An archaeologist. I was always digging up my parents backyard to see what I could unearth from history.



Te Thebeau
VP, Product Experience



When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
I wanted to become an underwater explorer like Jacques Cousteau. I used to pull my pajamas over my head (my drysuit), jump off the edge of the couch, and explore the tunnels I had made from blankets and various pieces of furniture. I never did become an oceanographer, but I did take up scuba diving and underwater exploration.



Craig Bell
Director, Content



When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Architect



Marcio Bomfim
Director, Design



When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Sailor



Heather Bugden
Director, Onboarding Management



When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Veterinarian



Delfina Manocchio
Senior Territory Manager



When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Fashion designer



Ben Pierce
VP, Engineering



When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Construction worker



Sofia Rokerya
Director, Client Solutions



When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
A lawyer



Monica Biesok
VP, Marketing



When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Singer



Andrew Shannon
CFO



When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Veterinarian


Noa Lipton
Strategic Territory Manager


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Architect


Sharon Preda
Strategic Territory Manager


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Journalist


Idan Firestein
Senior Success Manager


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Fighter pilot


Cathy Abbott
Administrative Assistant


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Architect


Fae Abdulla
Integrations Specialist


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
A scientist


Maggie Amos
Senior Success Manager


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Prima ballerina - a la Karen Kain


Tyler Brown
Onboarding Manager


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
I wanted to be the starting Quarterback for the New England Patriots. Dream big!


Lisa Dunn
Subscription Manager


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Veterinarian


Trang Le
Senior Success Manager


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Making people look pretty


Kirsten Mahaffy
Senior Onboarding Manager


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Veterinarian


Jerome Martin
Senior Success Manager


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
A pilot. I was obsessed with airplanes and would build planes out of wood, paper, whatever materials I could find!


Hailey McCaig
Onboarding Manager


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Costume designer


Mony Pal
Onboarding Manager


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
An Architect. I loved seeing the high rise buildings and was curious about how they were built.


Polina Samson-Doel
Onboarding Manager


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Diplomat



Heather Bugden
Director, Onboarding Management



When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Veterinarian



Delfina Manocchio
Senior Territory Manager



When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Fashion designer



Sofia Rokerya
Director, Client Solutions



When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
A lawyer


Noelle Zletni
Training Specialist


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
An astronaut, because I have always been (and still am) intrigued by outer space and the Universe.


Myriam Lamontagne
Bilingual Client Success Associate


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Orthodontist


Gigi Inara
Client Solutions Specialist


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Writer


Deanne Bozzo
Client Success Associate


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Librarian


Nabeelah Karim
Administrative Assistant


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Artist


Cecilia Malazdrewicz
Onboarding Manager


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Movie Director


Subhanki Sivakumar
Customer Success Manager


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Veterinarian


Camila Villareal
Client Success Associate


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Doctor


Andrew Carrier
Training Specialist


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Professional hockey player


Amanda Molinaro
Jr. Client Success Associate


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Accountant


Dani Verot
Client Success Associate


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Psychologist


Stephenie Hui
Key Accounts Manager


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Marine biologist


Filipe Dos-Reis Baptista
Client Solutions Specialist


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Mechanic


Laura Commisso
Talent Acquisition, Team Lead


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Teacher



Katie Lutes
VP, Culture



When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
An archaeologist. I was always digging up my parents backyard to see what I could unearth from history.



Meredith Beyer-Alldridge
VP, Customer Experience



When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Film director, political strategist, or paleontologist


Maureen Ariza Paredes
CX Researcher


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Aerospace Engineer at NASA


Marah Angara
Motion Graphics & Video Editor


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Movie director


Danielle Sheahan
Service Designer


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
WNBA Player
Madeleine Starowicz
Senior Manager, Product Marketing




George Ferrier
Head of Marketing, UK


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Microbiologist


Bugie Lo
Sr Partnerships Development Manager


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
A Doctor or Kindergarten Teacher


Vanessa Townsend
Designer


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Marine Biologist


Farah Hossain
Events and Community Manager


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Accountant


Logan Oullette
Director, Higher Ed Marketing


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Mechanic


Angela Londono Acevedo
Proposals Specialist


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Psychologist


Jeff Gluck
Acquisition Marketing


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Firefighter


Rachel Wilmshurst
Sr. Designer


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Veterinarian



Monica Biesok
VP, Marketing



When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Singer


Megan Santos
Sr. Content Marketing Manager


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Teacher


Dionne Cheong
Sr. Customer Marketing Manager


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Astronaut


Fatima Stepanian
Proposal Manager


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Astronomer


Dana Gulas
Accounting Analyst


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Teacher


Carl Pinto
Salesforce Project Manager


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Military



Anthony Abbott
VP, Information Systems



When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
The biggest paper route in GTA


Wendy Ubaldo
Accounting Assistant


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
A doctor


Lili Fodor
Revenue Operation Analyst


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Film Director


Asif Mohamed
Senior Finance Manager


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Professional Baseball Player



Andrew Shannon
CFO



When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Veterinarian


Tyler Almond
Senior Product Manager


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
A rockstar, pro snowboarder, or skateboarder. Knowing these were not very realistic careers I thought a design related career would be a good fallback.


James Barty
System Administrator


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Striker for Liverpool FC


Alexandra Boldyreva
UI Engineer


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
A teacher or a doctor


Gerard D’Mello
Software Engineer


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Electronic engineer


Fahad Daryaee
Engineering Q.A.


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
I always wanted a career in Engineering, but wasn't sure which specialization. I ended up with Software and I am loving it!


Jonatas DeMello
Full Stack Engineer


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
I always wanted to work with computers and electronic devices.


Amy Fox
Senior Content Experience Designer


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Treehouse designer


Wesley Francis
Front-End Engineer


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Pilot (I used to dream that I could fly. Sometimes still do)


Catherine Gerow
Lead Content Experience Designer


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Teacher or marine biologist


Trishan Gunness
Solutions Architect


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Graphic designer


Shruti Jamadagni
Content Experience Designer


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Author


Katie Lawson
Content Experience Designer


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Actress


Natalya Lohnes
Technical Writer


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
It varied all the time and was usually dependent on which book I was reading. So anything from a wizard, to a horse trainer, to a novelist.


Ketan Mali
Engineering Q.A.


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Cricketer or Actor


Ardavan Mirhosseini
Senior Product Designer


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Inventor


Deirdre Morgan
Content Experience Designer


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Air Hostess


Andre Rajfura
Engineering Q.A.


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Fighter pilot


Eric Roy
Software Engineer


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Astronaut


Catherine Smith
Senior Product Designer


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Mountain climber


Jose Travassos
UI Engineer


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Stuntman


Kim Turnbull
Product Manager


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Wonder Woman. Teacher. Cartoonist. Writer. Maybe a cat if I really applied myself.



Te Thebeau
VP, Product Experience



When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
I wanted to become an underwater explorer like Jacques Cousteau. I used to pull my pajamas over my head (my drysuit), jump off the edge of the couch, and explore the tunnels I had made from blankets and various pieces of furniture. I never did become an oceanographer, but I did take up scuba diving and underwater exploration.



Craig Bell
Director, Content



When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Architect



Marcio Bomfim
Director, Design



When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Sailor



Ben Pierce
VP, Engineering



When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Construction worker


George Batalinski
Senior Front End Engineer & ScrumMaster


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Tennis Player


Lily Beaul
Senior Front End Engineer


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Game Designer


Gabriela Belmega
Senior QA Engineer


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Elementary School Teacher


Jules Carney
Full Stack Engineer


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Developer


Dan Epstein
UX Researcher


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Photographer


Matthew McLennan
Back End Developer


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
NHL Player


Victor Montalvão
Lead Designer


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Navy Engineer


Fabricio Biron Ribeiro
UI Engineer


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Musician


Alex Grant
Senior Mobile Engineer


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Musician


Beverly Li
UI Engineer


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Ballerina


Carlos Darcie
Motion Graphics Designer


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Plastic surgeon


Dinesh Kotha
QA Automation Engineer


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Businessman


Guilherme Dickie
Solutions Architect


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Software engineer


Luiza Pimenta
UX Researcher


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Judge


Kevin Newman
Front End Engineer


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Game tester


Merion Evangelista
Product Designer


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Singer


Jainam Shah
Full Stack Engineer


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Physics Teacher


Sneha Cecil
Product Designer


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Teacher


Jessica Chow
Educational Sales Consultant


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Actress



Jackelyn Skudra
VP, Sales



When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Math teacher


Ginny Weitner
Director, Strategic Sales


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Detective or a lawyer


Katey Wynneck
Educational Sales Consultant


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Cosmotologist


Ann Devarashetty
Educational Sales Consultant


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Journalist


Sandra Mastronardi
Business Development Representative


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
Author


Shauna Mann
Educational Sales Consultant


When you were a kid, what career did you want to have?
WNBA Player