Management Team

Monique Cuvelier and Peter Maureemootoo founded Talance, Inc., in 2000. The Boston-based strategic web development firm focuses on making simple, easy-to-use websites and online learning projects for nonprofit, academic and corporate organizations.

Monique Cuvelier

Monique Cuvelier launched her first website in 1994. Since then, she has launched, managed, kick-started and consulted on many Web projects. She is an entrepreneur (Talance's co-founder) who is passionate about sharing knowledge with others. She's widely admired for her friendly, responsive demeanor and valued for her ability to put complicated technologies into easy-to-understand terms.

She is a frequent presenter and has written professionally on technology for 20 years for top-tier publications such as Wired News and The Jewish Daily Forward, is the author of a book, and has contributed to many other book projects. She has worked with many of the best-regarded nonprofits and was contributing editor of social media for the notable UK publication for information professionals FreePint.

Peter Maureemootoo

Peter Maureemootoo is passionate about usability and information design. As Talance's co-founder and CIO, he is voiced in a wide variety of technologies and has helped clients in an array of industries solve tough technical issues, from straightening out CRM tangles to developing content publishing systems.

He brings new meaning to the word "focus," and thrives on all things new. He likes to see how the end user will respond to a product. Peter received a Master's Degree in Human-Computer Interaction from DeMontfort University in Leicester, England, UK, and also holds a Bachelor's Degree in Broadcast and Electronic Engineering from University of Brighton in Brighton, England, UK.