Our Team
Alton Delane, CEO & President
Alton Delane is a corporate strategy and business development specialist with more than two decades of successful experience advising emerging growth companies on corporate financings, mergers and acquisitions, growth strategies and strategic partnerships.
Alton’s experience spans a number of industries including technology, education, healthcare, pharmaceuticals and legal. Always up for a challenge, he is constantly drawn to opportunities for continuous learning and process improvement.
Prior to earning an MBA from Harvard Business School, Alton served in the U.S. Navy as a nuclear submarine officer after graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy with a B.S. degree in Aerospace Engineering.
Alton loves spending time and taking ski trips with his wife and three kids. He also enjoys fishing, road cycling and volunteering as a blood drive coordinator and career network ministry leader at his church.
mira riley, COO
Mira Riley is the Chief Operating Officer with a passion for education and operational excellence. Mira has a Bachelors’ Degree with a concentration in Human Resources Management. Mira has been involved in various industries such as Aerospace Engineering, HR/Payroll Information Management Systems, and for the past ten years in K-12 Online Education.
Mira has over 20+ years of experience in delivering extraordinary customer service through operational efficiency, people management, and strong processes. Mira specializes in cross-functional collaboration, compassionate leadership, strategic planning, and operational delivery.
Mira enjoys working with a local non-profit agency that helps underserved youth in the community.
Cyndi Boyd, Operations Manager
A passionate advocate of using technology for learning, Cyndi Boyd is an Operations Manager at SMALLab. She has 20 years of experience involved with management of operations, sales & marketing, and customer service. She holds an MBA with a specialization in entrepreneurship and a particular interest in working with children, enhancing their learning capabilities through technology and interactive learning experiences to build critical thinking skills.