Team Members
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 | MBBS, MD in Pediatrics
Dr. Vani Kumar, BCaBA
BOARD CERTIFIED ASSISTANT BEHAVIOR ANALYST
Director – Clinical Services & Academic Program, Al Barsha | MBBS, MD in Pediatrics
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 | M Sc. Psychology, MCA
Shyni Gopal, BCBA
BOARD CERTIFIED BEHAVIOR ANALYST
Director – Early Intervention Unit and Young Adults Unit, Al Barsha | M Sc. Psychology, MCA
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 / M.Sc. Psychology, M.Sc. ABA, Ph.D. Student ABA
Maira Saeed
BCBA®, IBA®
Director – Training, Research and Outreach Services / M.Sc. Psychology, M.Sc. ABA, Ph.D. Student ABA
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 | B.A., Sociology
Priya Balasubramanian
REGISTERED BEHAVIOUR TECHNICIAN
Head of Department – Early Intervention Classrooms and Extra-curricular Activities, Al Barsha | B.A., Sociology
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 | B Sc., MBA, PG Diploma in Autism (KPMRC, Bangalore)
Vasanthi Sunder
BCABA -BOARD CERTIFIED ASSISTANT BEHAVIOR ANALYST
Head of Department – Day Program, Al Barsha | B Sc., MBA, PG Diploma in Autism (KPMRC, Bangalore)
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| BASLP (Bachelor of Audiology & Speech – Language Pathology)
Fazeela Fahad
ORAL PLACEMENT THERAPY (OPT) LEVEL 1 & 2 CERTIFIED
Head of Department – Speech Therapy Unit and Medical Director| BASLP (Bachelor of Audiology & Speech – Language Pathology)
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.
Dr. Vani Kumar, BCaBA
Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst
Director - Clinical Services & Academic Program, Al Barsha | MBBS, MD in Pediatrics
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.
Seema Sodani
Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst
Centre Head - Al Nahda
Seema Sodani graduated in commerce, pursued her passion in education with an undergraduate degree in Education and further specialized in working with people of determination through her Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst (BcABA) certification from the BACB, USA.
She has over 25 years of experience, starting her career with children of determination at Al Noor Training Centre for Special Needs, as well as other specialized centres like Manzil and Child Early Intervention Medical Centre, Dubai Healthcare City.
Along with developing individual tailor-made IEPs, Seema has dealt extensively with behavior modification programs modeled along the principles of ABA, integrated within an overall early intervention program.
Her key philosophy is that the student should be the focal point of everything we do and that is the recipe for best outcomes.
Shyni Gopal, BCBA
Board Certified Behavior Analyst
Director - Early Intervention Unit and Young Adults Unit, Al Barsha | M Sc. Psychology, MCA
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
BCBA®, IBA®
Director – Training, Research and Outreach Services / M.Sc. Psychology, M.Sc. ABA, Ph.D. Student ABA
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
REGISTERED BEHAVIOUR TECHNICIAN
Head of Department - Early Intervention Classrooms and Extra-curricular Activities, Al Barsha | B.A., Sociology
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
BCaBA -Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst
Head of Department - Day Program, Al Barsha | B Sc., MBA, PG Diploma in Autism (KPMRC, Bangalore)
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
Oral Placement Therapy (OPT) Level 1 & 2 Certified
Head of Department - Speech Therapy Unit and Medical Director| BASLP (Bachelor of Audiology & Speech – Language Pathology)
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
Sensory Integration Certified (SI Certified)
Head of Department - Occupational Therapy Unit | B Sc Occupational Therapy | MS Psychotherapy & Counseling
Membership & Licenses–
– Dubai Health Authority (DHA) Licensed
Ginsey has over 14 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.