AI Readiness for Alexandria Families
AI & ALX
Building AI-Ready Communities: A Partnership for Family AI Literacy in Alexandria
Mission
Empowering parents and families with foundational AI awareness, knowledge, resources, and skills to navigate AI with clarity and confidence.
Empowering parents in the age of AI to guide their families, and themselves, with clarity and confidence.
The Challenge We're Addressing
Families today face a critical knowledge gap when it comes to artificial intelligence. Without access to clear, practical guidance, parents and children are navigating AI tools with limited understanding of both the risks and opportunities these technologies present.
This gap leaves children vulnerable to potential harms while simultaneously preventing families from leveraging AI's benefits—from reducing parental mental load and personalizing learning to supporting career exploration and developing future-ready skills.
The need for accessible, family-centered AI education has never been more urgent.
Who We Are
We're two Alexandria moms who spent decades in education and technology—Dr. Elizabeth Hoover in district leadership, Julie Kelleher in edtech—both starting our careers in the classroom.
Over the past three years, we've been deeply immersed in AI across our professional and personal lives. We've lived the questions parents are asking. We've navigated what our own kids are encountering. And we realized families in our community need more than warnings—they need practical guidance and confidence.
We founded this partnership to make AI literacy accessible for Alexandria families. We combine systems-level expertise with real-world implementation experience, and we bring something equally important: we're figuring this out alongside the families we serve.
Our mission is simple: empower parents, students, and educators to navigate AI with clarity and confidence—not fear.
Dr. Elizabeth Hoover
LinkedIn: Dr. Elizabeth Hoover
Elizabeth Riddle Hoover, Ph.D.
Founder & Principal Consultant, RiddleWise LLC
Former CTO, Alexandria City Public Schools
K–12 Technology • AI Strategy • Digital Safety • Innovation • Leadership
Dr. Elizabeth Hoover brings deep expertise in educational technology and leadership, with a track record of helping schools and communities navigate technological transformation.
Dr. Elizabeth Hoover is a nationally respected education and technology leader with more than 30 years of experience in public education, including 17 years as a district Chief Technology Officer. She is the founder of RiddleWise LLC, a consulting and advisory practice known for its steady, human-centered approach to technology, leadership, safety, and change. Alongside her advisory work with K–12 leaders and education organizations, Elizabeth is deeply committed to helping families and communities navigate artificial intelligence with clarity and confidence—translating complex technology into practical, ethical guidance that supports learning, well-being, and opportunity.
Elizabeth Riddle Hoover, Ph.D.
Founder & Principal Consultant, RiddleWise LLC
Former CTO, Alexandria City Public Schools
K–12 Technology • AI Strategy • Digital Safety • Innovation • Leadership
Julie Kelleher
Julie Kelleher is the founder of LIKEAMOTHER.AI and Kelleher Consulting Group, pioneering the "Parent-in-the-Loop" approach to AI literacy that positions parents as informed guides rather than gatekeepers in their children's AI experiences.
Julie Kelleher lives and works at the intersection of education, technology, and parenting. She is the founder and leader of two complementary businesses: LIKEAMOTHER.AI and Kelleher Consulting Group.
At LIKEAMOTHER.AI, Julie empowers parents, especially those of elementary and middle schoolers, to become essential guides in how their families experience AI. Through training, coaching, and community, her Parent-in-the-Loop™ approach positions families as informed decision-makers in the AI education ecosystem.
At Kelleher Consulting Group, Julie partners with EdTech companies and nonprofits on data-driven go-to-market strategy and AI-powered execution. As a fractional leader and advisor, she blends 18 years of EdTech leadership with proven best practices to help organizations increase the reach and impact of educational technology, programs, and services.
Julie's commitment to education is grounded in her experiences as both a mother and classroom teacher.
Julie holds degrees from Harvard Graduate School of Education and Georgia Tech and lives in Alexandria, Virginia.
Julie Kelleher, M.Ed.
Founder & Principal Consultant, LIKEAMOTHER.AI
Founder & Principal, Kelleher Consulting Group
LinkedIn: Julie Kelleher
Julie Kelleher, M.Ed.
Founder & Principal Consultant, LIKEAMOTHER.AI
Founder & Principal, Kelleher Consulting Group
What We Offer
We provide customized AI literacy programming designed to meet the specific needs of your community, including:
- Bridging the gap between school AI policies and home practices
- Building shared understanding among educators, administrators, and families
- Creating cohesive approaches to AI integration across learning environments
- Understanding AI's capabilities and limitations
- Responsible and ethical AI use
- Using AI as a learning thought partner, not a replacement for thinking
- AI knowledge and skills for career readiness
- Understanding responsible use to guide children's AI use with confidence
- Understanding what's happening with AI in schools
- Leveraging AI for household productivity and mental load reduction
- Supporting children's AI literacy at home
How We Deliver
- Workshops & Workshop Series: Interactive sessions on targeted topics for specific audiences
- Keynote Presentations: Inspiring talks that set the vision for AI-ready communities
- Coaching & Consultation: Ongoing support for implementation and sustainability
- Community Resources: Practical tools and frameworks families can use immediately
- Workshops & Workshop Series: Interactive sessions on targeted topics for specific audiences
- Keynote Presentations: Inspiring talks that set the vision for AI-ready communities
- Coaching & Consultation: Ongoing support for implementation and sustainability
- Community Resources: Practical tools and frameworks families can use immediately