Co-Founder & CEO
Jackie Raphael
Emmy-winning producer, strategist and coalition builder; assembled this team after her goddaughter Ava first spelled, “I want to start a revolution for my community.” Board seat.
The people building AvaKay.
Founders
Co-Founder
Lyron Bentovim
Veteran technology executive, co-founder of Glimpse Learning, formerly President and CEO of The Glimpse Group (Nasdaq: GGRP). Board Chairman.
Co-Founder
DJ Smith
Chief creative and technology architect, co-founder of Glimpse Learning, builder of Foretell, creator of the second-largest VR meetup community in the world. Board seat.
Advisor
Scientific Advisor
Dr. Diwakar Krishnamurthy
Founding Director of ETHEREAL Lab at the University of Calgary, researching immersive, assistive technologies, and AI for nonspeaking communication. Advises AvaKay in his personal capacity.Advisory agreement in progress.
Community
Chair, Community Advisory Board
Molly Sebastian
Co-founder of Invictus Enterprises, one of the most trusted voices in the nonspeaking autistic community and Chair of AvaKay’s Community Advisory Board. Ava’s mother.
Community Lead
Alison Myers
Co-founder of Invictus Enterprises, working directly with nonspeaking students and families; brings participant experience and real-world implementation directly into AvaKay’s product development.