Our Team

Dr Aviva Cohen: Founder and  CEO

Since 1994, Aviva has lectured in Philosophy, Psychoanalysis and Communications Theory. She has combined her academic work with a career as a Senior Communications Consultant, working with both public sector and private sector clients. In 2006, Aviva began creating projects to support family carers and people living with chronic illness; she is the founder of Research & Hope Ltd. and the Carers’ Sanctuary on-line magazine. Aviva has a PhD that traverses four disciplines.

Ian Kennedy:  CTO

Ian has over 24 years experience in the multimedia sector. He began his career in the audio recording industry in 1993 working with Sun Studios Dublin. Since then he has worked as a video and effects editor on numerous commercial projects. Ian is also an award winning prop designer for theatres such as The Gaiety and The Olympia. Ian has recently added 3D Animation and Games Design to his repertoire.

Milind Sonawane: M.Sc. Audiology and Speech Language Therapy

Milind holds a Master’s degree in Speech Language Therapy & Audiology from the University of Mysore, India. His work experience spans over 19 years across various health care settings in India and Asia Pacific. Currently he works as a senior speech and language therapist with clients presenting with wide a range of communication disorders. Milind is passionate to try and find a match between technologies and people with communication disorders.