About The Team
Siya Kulkarni
Dr. Christopher Lynch
Dr. Christopher Lynch
Founder of Project EnAble
Siya Kulkarni is currently enrolled in the 4+4 BS/MD program at Hofstra University with the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine/Northwell. She is extremely passionate about spreading autism awareness and used her Gold Award Project as an opportunity to set out on a mission to bridge the current gap in soc
Founder of Project EnAble
Siya Kulkarni is currently enrolled in the 4+4 BS/MD program at Hofstra University with the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine/Northwell. She is extremely passionate about spreading autism awareness and used her Gold Award Project as an opportunity to set out on a mission to bridge the current gap in society between misconception and inclusion. She is very excited to see this project making a difference in so many people's lives and is grateful for the opportunity to make a change, both locally and globally.
Dr. Christopher Lynch
Dr. Christopher Lynch
Dr. Christopher Lynch
Subject Matter Expert/Mentor
Dr. Lynch is a child psychologist who specializes in stress and anxiety management for children and teens who are on the autism spectrum. He is currently the Director of the Pediatric Behavioral Medicine Department at Goryeb Children's Hospital where he developed the Aspirations life management program. Dr. Ly
Subject Matter Expert/Mentor
Dr. Lynch is a child psychologist who specializes in stress and anxiety management for children and teens who are on the autism spectrum. He is currently the Director of the Pediatric Behavioral Medicine Department at Goryeb Children's Hospital where he developed the Aspirations life management program. Dr. Lynch has over 20 years of experience in working with children-including 5 years in Ireland. He has written 2 books on the topic of anxiety management and autism including the award-winning Totally Chill: My Complete Guide to Staying Cool and Anxiety Management for Kids on the Autism Spectrum. It is Dr. Lynch's ambition to further develop services and resources that provide children with the skills needed to both cope and thrive.
Rachita Chandak
Dr. Christopher Lynch
Rachita Chandak
Project Advisor
Rachita Chandak, Esq., is a parent and attorney based in New Jersey. She holds her Juris Doctorate from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and her LL.M in Taxation from New York University School of Law. She is an advisor with over 20 years of tax consulting and industry experience. She is also an appointed membe
Project Advisor
Rachita Chandak, Esq., is a parent and attorney based in New Jersey. She holds her Juris Doctorate from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and her LL.M in Taxation from New York University School of Law. She is an advisor with over 20 years of tax consulting and industry experience. She is also an appointed member of the Randolph Township Economic Development Committee, Girl Scouts Gold Award Advisory Board, Hindu American Foundation National Leadership Council, and Randolph Indian Association Board of Directors. She supports the Autism community as well as numerous charitable, service, and advocacy initiatives.
Sharon Staszak
Margarita Malave
Margarita Malave
Outreach Advisor
Sharon Staszak is the District Supervisor, Special Services in the Mount Olive School District, New Jersey.
Margarita Malave
Margarita Malave
Margarita Malave
Project Advisor
Margarita Malave is a Senior Manager, Projects & Vendor Management Lead in the Worldwide Safety Business Management group at Pfizer Pharmaceutical.
Margarita is also a Founder and Vice-President for Parents of ExtrAordinary Kids (PEAK). Eleven years ago, Margarita, together with a small group of parents came together with
Project Advisor
Margarita Malave is a Senior Manager, Projects & Vendor Management Lead in the Worldwide Safety Business Management group at Pfizer Pharmaceutical.
Margarita is also a Founder and Vice-President for Parents of ExtrAordinary Kids (PEAK). Eleven years ago, Margarita, together with a small group of parents came together with one goal in mind – to create opportunities for their children with special needs. For the past 11 years, Margarita with PEAK has been creating educational and recreational programs for the children in Mt. Olive and the surrounding areas. The group depend on volunteers from the community to keep growing and strong through fundraising, participation and instruction. PEAK believes that children with special needs deserve the same opportunity to learn, play and socialize just as their typical peers.
Although the programs are often centered around a sport or activity, they are more about interaction. Interaction between other participants, instructors, and neurotypical kids.
By creating a relaxed atmosphere, PEAK’s “special” kids get to learn from our “typical” kids, which brings the community together!
Dr. Samir Dalwai
Margarita Malave
Dr. Samir Dalwai
Subject Matter Expert/Mentor
Dr. Samir Dalwai is a Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrician. He is also the Founder and Director of New Horizons Child Development Center.
Dr. Dalwai is a recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Manav Sewa Award 2012 for Service to Children, Government of India. He is also a visiting consultant for Hinduja HealthCare
Subject Matter Expert/Mentor
Dr. Samir Dalwai is a Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrician. He is also the Founder and Director of New Horizons Child Development Center.
Dr. Dalwai is a recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Manav Sewa Award 2012 for Service to Children, Government of India. He is also a visiting consultant for Hinduja HealthCare and the Nanavati Super Speciality Hospital. He is on the Executive Board, Central IAP, 2018-19 and served as the President, Indian Academy of Pediatrics, Mumbai 2016-17. National Chairperson, IAP Chapter of Neuro Developmental Pediatrics, 2014-17. Trustee, Yashwantrao Chavan Pratishthan, Mumbai, India.
Masarrat Tavawalla
Masarrat Tavawalla
Masarrat Tavawalla
Subject Matter Expert/ Mentor
Masarrat Tavawalla is the Director of Sunderji's Global Academia. Sunderji’s Global Academia takes pride in creating the optimal learning environment for their students, and understands that each student learns differently. Their focus is having the students develop a vision for themselves and by transforming
Subject Matter Expert/ Mentor
Masarrat Tavawalla is the Director of Sunderji's Global Academia. Sunderji’s Global Academia takes pride in creating the optimal learning environment for their students, and understands that each student learns differently. Their focus is having the students develop a vision for themselves and by transforming their attitudes, taking ownership of the vision. Sunderji Institutions consist of the Sunderji Nursery School, Sunderji Teachers' Training Institute, Sunderji Early Intervention Center, and the Sunderji Institute of Special School.
Dr. Tejas Kakkad
Masarrat Tavawalla
Masarrat Tavawalla
Project Outreach Consultant (CIDA: Children's Institute of Development and Advancement)
MBBS, MD (Pulmonary Medicine, Gold Medal)
Dr. Tejas Kakkad is an eminent healthcare professional from Vadodara with a clinical practice in Pulmonology since 2008.
Dr. Kakkad is an MBBS, MD (Pulmonary Medicine) trained professional. His accomplishment of
Project Outreach Consultant (CIDA: Children's Institute of Development and Advancement)
MBBS, MD (Pulmonary Medicine, Gold Medal)
Dr. Tejas Kakkad is an eminent healthcare professional from Vadodara with a clinical practice in Pulmonology since 2008.
Dr. Kakkad is an MBBS, MD (Pulmonary Medicine) trained professional. His accomplishment of a Gold medal in MD (Pulmonary Medicine) bears testimony to his academic brilliance. In order to fortify his skills, Dr. Kakkad pursued training in Critical Care and Allergy disorders at Bombay Hospital, Mumbai and Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute (VPCI), New Delhi, respectively. Dr. Kakkad is well-versed with various pulmonary procedures. However, his key professional expertise lies in Bronchoscopy, Thoracoscopy, and Allergy Disorders.