Our Team
Our team members come with a diverse range of expertise and backgrounds, but one factor that holds them together at BE is their passion give the very best for our children. The motto of each and every team member is to do what it takes to help our children learn and tap their potential to live a happy and independent life.
MANAGEMENT
RAMESH RAMANI
CHAIRMAN & INVESTOR
Behaviour Enrichment Group
The Chairman, Mr. Ramesh Ramani, whose background in data privacy, information security, and risk management brings a wealth of expertise to our organization..
He is the sole investor who started this endeavor with a firm commitment to serve children who need such services the most. With a career spanning over five decades, Mr. Ramani has established himself as a visionary leader in the field, demonstrating an unwavering commitment to safeguarding sensitive information and mitigating potential risks. His passion for data security and privacy aligns seamlessly with our commitment to providing a safe and secure environment for children of determination. Ramani’s unique blend of technical acumen and compassion for those we serve positions him as a catalyst for innovation and excellence in the intersection of technology and childcare.
MEERA RAMANI
MS BCBA, QBA and The IBA | FOUNDER & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (CEO)
Behaviour Enrichment Group
Meera is a 25+ year veteran in the field of mental health and is one of the first Board Certified Behaviour Analysts (BCBA) in Dubai.
Meera is the Founder and Program Director of Behaviour Enrichment, where she is transforming lives by bringing ABA to the doorstep of those who need it.
Having worked with over 2000 children and their parents, care givers, therapists and consultants, Meera draws on her rich experience to teach and administer language and behavior intervention services to children with learning difficulties. A staunch believer in hands-on training, Meera actively mentors 30+ Registered Behaviour Technicians (RBTs), 3 BCaBAs and 2 BCBAs, who deliver personalized behavioral intervention programs to over 100 families in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Ajman.
Previously, Meera was head of the Autism Department and Parent Training Department at the Al Noor Center for Children with Special Needs, Dubai, where she designed and directed intervention treatments to 92 children.
Meera holds a Post-graduate certification in Applied Behaviour Analysis from Florida Institute of Technology, USA, a Masters in Education and is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA), USA.
RAJASHREE BALASUBRAMANIAN
BCaBA, B.A., LLB | CO-FOUNDER & CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER (COO)
Behaviour Enrichment Group
Rajashree is part of the Founding team at BE.
A former M&A lawyer, Rajashree left a lucrative career in corporate law in 2016 to lead BE’s management team. With her passion to make a difference, combined with a commitment to provide quality, affordable therapy services, Rajashree has been instrumental in growing the team at BE from a 2 therapist team focussed on ABA to now, a multi-disciplinary team of 35 therapists across 3 locations.
Rajashree’s role at BE varies from providing company-wide strategic and financial leadership, organization building, recruiting, to ensuring parent & employee satisfaction. She strongly believes in engagement with all stakeholders, from parents to employees, and creating an environment where trust and quality of services are paramount.
An entrepreneur at heart, she has started several therapy units (such as the half-day learning support unit, speech & occupational therapy units) from scratch, while maintaining BE’s uncompromising quality of service.
Besides her role as COO, Rajashree also focusses on developing awareness of evidence-based intervention for children with determined needs in the region and abroad, by liaising with schools, institutions & government bodies and bringing international leaders in the field to conduct workshops on topics related to ASD and other learning and developmental delays.
SUPERVISORS
Dr. Vani Kumar, BCaBA
Director - Clinical Services & Academic Program, Al Barsha
Dr. Vani Kumar, BCaBA
Director - Clinical Services & Academic Program, Al Barsha
Dr. Vani Kumar earned her degree in medicine from India and followed her passion to work with differently abled children. She comes with six years of experience working in the UAE and more than a decade of experience in the medical profession in different countries like Egypt and India. Her special interest is in inclusion and school programs for children with autism and learning disabilities. She has completed her BCaBA certification (from the Florida Institute of Technology, USA) and is presently working towards her BCBA.
Shyni Gopal, BCBA
Director - Early Intervention Unit and Young Adults Unit, Al Barsha
Shyni Gopal, BCBA
Director - Early Intervention Unit and Young Adults Unit, Al Barsha
Shyni Gopal is an enthusiastic professional and an aspiring Behavior Analyst, who has more than seven years of experience in the field. Shyni currently heads the BE’s Enrich program focusing on pre-vocational, functional & academic skills for adolescents with autism. Shyni has completed her BCaBA certification (from the Florida Institute of Technology, USA) and BCBA credential from the Behavior Analyst Certification Board, USA.
Maira Saeed
Director – Training, Research and Outreach Services
Maira Saeed
Director – Training, Research and Outreach Services
Maira has over 14 years of experience in the field of applied behavior analysis working with individuals on the autism spectrum, ADHD and other developmental delays.
Maira has worked with over 60 families and has reintegrated more than 30 children into mainstream schools. She is also a telehealth consultant and has trained therapists and parents on managing challenging behavior, toilet training and daily living skills. Maira has also successfully provided three girls with ASD training on menstruation and taught several clients how to use self-management strategies, functional math skills, reading and writing.
Maira continues to disseminate the science of ABA by participating in panel discussions, staying up to date with research, and giving presentations in ABA in the UAE and abroad.
Maira has a Master’s in Psychology from Middlesex University (Dubai) and a Master’s in ABA from Bay Path University (U.S.A). Maira is also pursuing her Ph.D. in ABA at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology (U.S.A). She is also a CE provider for the IBAO board.
Priya Balasubramanian
Head of Department - Early Intervention Classrooms and Extra-curricular Activities, Al Barsha
Priya Balasubramanian
Head of Department - Early Intervention Classrooms and Extra-curricular Activities, Al Barsha
Priya has more than 4 years of experience in this field. She has worked for two years with young adults as an art therapist. She is passionately engaged in BE’s Day Program, helping learners gain school readiness skills in all domains – including learning to communicate, social, academic, self-care, motor, play and leisure skills. With her positive attitude and patience, she provides quality behavioral services to students under her care.
Vasanthi Sunder
Head of Department - Day Program, Al Barsha
Vasanthi Sunder
Head of Department - Day Program, Al Barsha
Vasanthi comes with 21 years of experience in Autism as a mother and now a therapist. The diagnosis of her son changed her life and its course. From being a lecturer in marketing at the aviation college, Dubai, she turned into a “full time” mom, doing various therapies for her son. She travelled the globe, attending seminars, training programs and courses, trying to unravel the mysteries of autism. After undergoing a 1-year diploma program in Autism, she joined the SEN department of Delhi Private school, Sharjah. She later completed the RBT course in ABA under Ms. Meera Ramani and has worked as a therapist with Behavior Enrichment for 3 years now. Vasanthi is currently a lead instructor at BE’s Enrich program for adolescents. She has completed her BCaBA certification (from the Florida Institute of Technology, USA).
Fazeela Fahad
Head of Department - Speech Therapy Unit and Medical Director
Fazeela Fahad
Head of Department - Speech Therapy Unit and Medical Director
Membership & Licenses
– Dubai Health Authority (DHA) Licensed
– Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI)
Fazeela Fahad is an experienced DHA licensed speech and language pathologist with over eight years of experience across UAE and India. She has obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Audiology, Speech, and Language Pathology from AWH Special College, India. Fazeela is also a member of Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI).
She has a special interest in childhood language disorders and assesses and treats children with difficulties in speech and language including delay in speech and language skills, articulation errors, phonological process, stuttering, cleft palate, cerebral palsy, developmental delays, hearing impairment and various syndromes associated with speech and language delays. She has also worked in the field of Neurodevelopmental Disorders such as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Fazeela is certified in Oral Placement Therapy (OPT) Levels 1 & 2.
Ginsey Shaji
Head of Department - Occupational Therapy Unit
Ginsey Shaji
Head of Department - Occupational Therapy Unit
Membership & Licenses–
– Dubai Health Authority (DHA) Licensed
Ginsey has over 17 years of experience in pediatric occupational therapy with various schools and rehabilitation centers across the UAE. She has several years of experience assessing and providing intervention for children having a wide range of challenges including Sensory Processing Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Learning Disability, ADHD, Down’s syndrome, Developmental Delays, Dyspraxia and other paediatric conditions.
She was awarded a Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy and a Masters Degree in Psychotherapy and Counseling. She is also certified in Sensory Integration from the University of Southern California and holds a Dubai Health Authority (DHA) license.
Ginsey’s clinical interests include working on handwriting skills, activities of daily living training, development of play and leisure skills, dealing with sensory challenges, improving gross and fine motor skills and supporting parents with a collaborative approach.
CLINICAL TEAM
SPEECH THERAPIST
Madushika Weerasinghe
– Dubai Health Authority (DHA) Licensed
– Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC) Licensed
– Ceylon Medical College Council (CMCC) Lifetime Member
Madushika is an experienced speech language pathologist with over 6 years of experience across UAE, Sri Lanka and India. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Speech Language Pathology & Audiology from Bangalore University, India. She has experience treating ASD, ADD, LD, ADHD, Feeding Disorders, Voice disorders, Articulation and Phonological disorders, hearing impairment, Dysarthria, Dysphagia, Stuttering, Cleft lip and Palate and Receptive and expressive language disorders.
Madushika also has experience in a hospital setup where she treated children with feeding and swallowing disorders. She was a facilitator conducting classes for medical students in Kothelawala Defence University, Sri lanka, teaching them treatment for feeding disorders, dysphasia management and voice disorders. She has also conducted training for parents and school teachers regarding Auditory Verbal Therapy and Mapping in Cochlear implants as she is a certified AVT Therapist. Madushika is certified in Oral Placement Therapy Level-1&2 and PROMPT level -1.
Madushika is a firm believer of early identification of speech language and communication difficulties.
Feby Sara Jacob
OCCUPATION THERAPIST
Karishma Rajpal
ABA THERAPIST
Paul Rozario Thomas
Mamta Sawlani Lakhmi
Mamta is a trained ABA professional with over two years of experience in with autism, learning difficulties, and ADHD. She enjoys being part of Behavior Enrichment team and is passionate about promoting inclusive education and positive learning techniques. She has been trained in different behavior modalities. She has also worked as a Learning Support Assistant (LSA) in school before becoming a full-time therapist.
Gopinath K
Divya Maria D'souza
Divya comes with over 8 years of experience in the field of ABA. She has worked both in India and the UAE. Divya has completed her postgraduate studies from St. Philomena College Mangalore and earned her Master’s in Social Work (Medical and Psychiatric Social Work).
Puneetha Kaspadi
Puneetha is an experienced ABA professional with over 8 years experience in the UAE & India.
She graduated from University of Mangalore with a Bachelor Degree in Arts She has earned her Master Degree in Social Work from St.Philomena College, Mangalore University. She had provided ABA based training to both parents and teachers.
Suman Sharma
Cherian Kurian
Laura
Laura is an experienced ABA professional with over 17 years of international experience. She changed her career to working with differently abled children in 2006 after moving to Dubai. Since then, she’s been privileged to work with children between 18 months to 18 years old in different settings and countries; special education and mainstream schools and clinics in Dubai, Saudi Arabia, and Hong Kong. Laura graduated with a BA in Nursing from Finland and is a Registered Behaviour Technician certified by the Behaviour Analyst Certification Board (BACB), USA.
Tom Mathew
Tom is an experienced ABA Therapist with over 4 years’ experience in UAE and India. He has completed his ABA Foundation course and Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) credential under the supervision of Ms. Meera Ramani.Tom has also also presented a paper titled “Effectiveness of weekly parent observation and use of ABA Strategies by Parents of Children With ASD” in an international conference held at Christ University, Bengaluru in December 2019. He graduated from Mahatma Gandhi University with a Bachelor degree and holds a Masters in Social Work (Specialized in Medical & Psychiatry and Community Development) from Christ University, Bengaluru, India.
Alvin P Shaji
Avinash Kumar
Stephy Elizabeth Varughese
Stephy is an experienced Registered Behaviour Technician (RBT), with over 2 years’ experience in the field of Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) in the UAE and India. She is caring, well-organized, and passionate about working with children of determination and providing the highest quality of services to clients. She did her post-graduation from Christ University, Bangalore, earning a Master of Social work specializing in Clinical and Community Practice, and graduated from the University College of Fine Arts, Mysore with a Bachelor in performing arts.
Trupthi Keshava
Trupthi is an experienced ABA therapist with 5 years’ of experience in India and UAE. She believes in taking a stand for acceptance and inclusion. She has been privileged to work with children and adults between 4 years to 34 years in different settings. She also has experience in vocational training and working in readiness programs with adults. Trupthi holds a Master’s degree in Psychology from Bangalore University.
Trishia Mhae
Cynthia Cerilo
Flency Thankachan
DAY PROGRAM
Arooj Omer
Madelyn Dela Cruz Licay
Josna
Nasiyath Thayathakath Rasheed
Priyanka Chaudhari
Fatima Samun
Maria Ingrid Samano
Ashmeet Kaur
Shanila Abdu Rahiman
Jenny Sunny
Rintu Tom
Daya Paul
Helen Sam
Helen Sam is an experienced ABA professional with over 3 years’ experience in UAE and India. She is passionate about ABA therapy. She graduated from India holds a Master’s Degree in Psychology (Clinical Specialization) from North Bengaluru University and Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Delhi university. She earned her RBT (Registered Behavior technician) in Applied Behavior Analysis from India in 2022. She is also certified as an IBT ( International Behaviour Therapist) from the International Behavior Analysis Organization (IBAO), USA in 2022. She has also published her 2 papers in national and international journals. She is devoted and passionate when it comes to working with children. She has experience in delivering a variety of interventions and strategies designed to elicit and reinforce positive behaviors and to offer more learning opportunities for each client.
Namratha Shivkumar
Vijayalakshmi Suresh
Noorul Hana
Muhammed Shinan
Sana Kalam
Shahna Sheraff
John Gilbert
Mahammad Irshad
Aksa P Sunny
Allyzandra Glinka R. Paralejas
Aneena K Cyril
Dhanya Samuel
ADMIN TEAM
Jamshed Ali
Senior Accountant General BBM, MBA Finance
Jamshed Ali
Senior Accountant General BBM, MBA Finance
Aghila Sara Thomas
HR & Administrative Executive
Aghila Sara Thomas
HR & Administrative Executive
Jackie Jane
Receptionist
Jackie Jane
Receptionist
Genieva Jane Lubao
Reception and Administration Executive
Genieva Jane Lubao
Reception and Administration Executive