Team Funetix
Communications and Marketing

Doug Stine
Communications and Marketing Team Lead
Doug Stine has more than 25 years of experience in marketing, advertising, and public relations. He spent much of his career in Silicon Valley, where he was account manager for Apple and Seagate. Doug also served as worldwide advertising manager for Cypress Semiconductor, a Fortune 1000 company, and as marcom manager for Optibase, Inc., which he helped take public on NASDAQ in 2001. He has also taught marketing and copywriting at the University of New Mexico. Doug has a passion for music and travel and has been to more than 29 countries and every continent except Antarctica. He also enjoys outdoor activities and has been scuba diving in Thailand, Fiji, and the Great Barrier Reef, and has competed in dozens of triathlons, including Escape from Alcatraz in San Francisco. He plays guitar, saxophone, and ukulele.

Faizneen Bharmal
Communications and Marketing Team Lead
Communications Consultant with Expertise in Corporate Communications, Public Relations & Digital Communications.

Sruthi Menon
Communications and Marketing Team Member
Journalist, budding documentary filmmaker, and communications specialist with a passion for community service and outreach.

Janell Randolph
Communications and Marketing Team Member
Kindergarten Teacher for 16 years ... My greatest joy was teaching reading and pre-reading. When someone learns to read, a lifetime of learning begins!

Harleen Kochar
Communications and Marketing Team Member

Simone Friese
Communications and Marketing Team Member
I am a multi-channel marketing & communications creative with over 10 years of experience in developing strategies and executing campaigns that grow audiences and cultivate brands. I have dedicated my life to driving change and working towards social equity through innovation.
The American Youth Literacy Foundation, 501(c)(3), dba FUNetix, is a nationwide, charitable non-profit dedicated to bringing literacy to every child before they reach the end of 3rd grade. Contact: info@funetix.org. EIN 26-3211521. 10 N. Main Street, Phoenixville, PA 19460, (484)744-9742