About Us

Straight Up Language Learning, Inc. is an international team of people dedicated to building the highest quality language education and professional development tools and instructions.  Our first line of products, Straight Up English, is geared for English language teachers and students around the world.  We are based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, which has a strong tradition of international immigration and cultural tolerance, in addition to educational excellence.  Our team members have lived and worked in many other countries including Korea, China, India, Japan, Russia, and Germany.  We speak a variety of additional languages including Spanish, Japanese, German, Russian, and Hindi, and all have experienced the challenges of learning a new language.  We appreciate the value of an engaging, interactive language classroom, whether that is with a teacher who makes learning easy and fun or with a self-study program with authentic feedback and success, and we bring that value to the world of English language teachers and learners like you!

Our team:

Sinae Pitts

Laura Sciolla

Kostas Nasis

Anton Kalandia

Vinod Ravichandran

Jeremy Lipson