Our Team
Board of Directors
Chris Pisarski
Director
Chris Pisarski is the founder and CEO of Chet, (www.chetnetwork.com). Previously, he was COO and President of PrivCo (www.privco.com), a venture-backed FinTech company. He was one of PrivCo's first employees and went on to head three different teams there: sales, product, and marketing before leading the entire 40-person company. Chris has a BS from Cornell University.
Hitan Kamdar
Director
Hitan Kamdar, M.S., M.B.A. is an Administrative Director for the Department of Radiology at Michigan Medicine. He has been in this role since October 2019, and previously held the role of Administrative Director of Patient Access, since December 2017. He came to Michigan Medicine from Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, where he was the Operations Manager for Patient Access and Patient Experience.
Hitan received a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, a Master of Science in Operations Management, and a Master of Business Administration all from Kettering University in Flint, Michigan. In addition, Hitan is a lifelong inventor holding 19 US patents for innovation of new products and services.
Hitan has been part of non-profits his whole life spending time in his youth volunteering at the local YMCA, to doing community projects, and serving on multiple boards in various capacities. Hitan is currently a board member of TEACH and involved in many committees. His passion is to help make a better experience for children and their families.
Flora Tan
Board Chair
Flora has been involved with TEACH since 2018. After graduating from MIT with a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Computer Science, she now works full time as a Software Engineer at Google in NYC. In addition to volunteering with TEACH, Flora has volunteered as a mentor in Google’s Mentorship and Development Program, a judge in the FIRST Robotics program, and as an Educational Counselor for MIT. In her free time, she enjoys exploring cafes, going to concerts, and doing yoga.
Marc Caccavelli
Treasurer
Marc has an extensive tax and finance background on the federal, state, local and international tax sides. He has an extensive tax planning, tax prep, and tax audit background having worked for 2 of the Big 4 accounting firms, as well as, several Fortune 500 companies and also a startup company which he helped bring to a public listing. Marc really enjoys helping on the finance and treasury side of things with Teach 4 Kids, and he is the treasurer for the company.
Dr. Isaac Snyder, DO
Board President
I’m Isaac, I am a Pediatric Resident at Newark Beth Israel, hailing from Staten Island. When I am not studying for boards or seeing patients, cooking, reading and research are my passions; well, besides TEACH, of course!
Judith Rios
Board Secretary
Judith is a retired NYC schools administrator. Currently, she wears many hats as a minister, educator, artist, student, curriculum writer, founder of Soul Stirring Ministries, and Helping Hands Office. She still makes time to work with TEACH. Judith is busier now than when she worked full time and enjoys every minute of it.
Advisory Board
Kamond Cheung
Kamond Cheung is Director of Clinical Applications at PruittHealth, which operates skilled nursing facilities, independent and assisted living facilities, home health, hospice and palliative care services across the southeastern United States. Prior to joining PruittHealth, Kamond served as an IS Site Manager at Cancer Treatment Centers of America, a Client Services Manager at Montefiore Medical Center, an IS Support Supervisor with Allscripts (formerly Eclipsys), a Manager of Network Services at Cabrini Medical Center and IS Coordinator at St. Vincents Hospital.
Kamond has over 25 years’ experience in information technology. Kamond has built and lead teams delivering products and services to healthcare organizations. Kamond’s passion for IT service delivery resulted in high customer satisfaction.
Kamond holds a Master of Public Administration (Health Services Management) from Mercy College, a Graduate Certificate (Leadership and Management) from University of Maryland Global Campus and a Bachelor of Business Administration (Accounting and Management Information Systems) from Pace University.
Nupur Banerjee
I’m Nupur, a Software Engineer from Cupertino, California. I work at Google on the Health Studies team, working to enable health research at scale. Outside of work, I’ve loved volunteering to teach hands-on lessons to children through programs like TEACH. I’m excited to be able to contribute to enhance the lives of children in hospitals, through the power of science!
Scott LeRoy
Currently the Statewide Infection Control Director for Corizon Health / Maryland DPSCS. Scott has been a Public Health & Environmental Protection Expert with a broad background driving measurable change to public health ecosystems on local and national levels. Proven history leading emergency planning and scaling solutions to meet emerging issues, including wastewater, food safety, and COVID-19. Adept at working collaboratively with senior-level leaders across industry, government, and private landscapes to propel strategic direction, performance, and success.
Ananda Kumar
Ananda Kumar holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Engineering. He is an Enterprise Architect, strategist, and digital transformation leader focused on creating Human Centered Solutions. He is currently associated with Rite Aid leading their platform modernization, and Cloud strategy.
Ananda has been involved with TEACH since 2019. He is also involved in mentoring high school students on leadership and technology, and supports causes promoting sustainable environment, and elimination of single use plastic. In his free time, he enjoys exploring nature, long road trips, doing yoga, working in his food garden, and spending time with his daughters and their dog Hunter.
Caroline Burnham
Caroline Burnham is a Director of Business Development for Marshall & Stevens Incorporated and Marshall & Stevens Transaction Advisory Services. Her responsibilities include leading the Northeast Region of Marshall & Stevens in their Sales and Marketing efforts.
Ms. Burnham works with trusted advisors, investors, and corporations, both public and private, providing valuation and transaction advisory services related to mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, financings and corporate tax matters, estate and gift tax reporting, insurance placement, and litigation support.
Before Marshall & Stevens, Ms. Burnham worked as a member of the sales team at SourceScrub, where she became a top selling business development representative and secured the largest sale the company had executed at the time since its inception. Ms. Burnham earned a Bachelor of Science, Economic Statistics, with a minor in Marketing from Pennsylvania State University. She is a member of the New York Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth ("ACG"), and the leader and founder of the Accelerated Professionals Network.
Caroline joined TEACH as an advisory board member in August of 2019, and currently sits on both the Financial Reform Committee as well as the Marketing Committee.
Ibi Ayorinde
Ibi Ayorinde is currently an Advisory Board member of TEACH, where he helps to promote the financial expansion and grant writing processes of the non-profit. Inspired by its mission, he joined TEACH given his passion for advancing healthcare outcomes and experiences, particularly among disadvantaged children.
In his full-time capacity, Ibi works as an investor in early-stage venture startups for venture capital firm, TI Platform. Prior to TI Platform, Ibi worked at JPMorgan for six years – first in the firm’s Debt Capital Markets investment banking group, and subsequently in its Digital Tech group as a Product Manager. Ibi earned his B.S. from Rutgers University, where he majored in Finance. In his free time, Ibi reads avidly and enjoys long-distance cycling; he currently resides in New York.
Michelle Gayari
Michelle Gayari is Executive Vice President, Global Operational Excellence and Innovation at MMS, a leading clinical research organization. In this role Michelle leads the global technical, medical, and scientific functions. She has more than 20 years of experience in clinical research, including career highlights at the Mayo Clinic and Pfizer, prior to joining MMS.
Michelle fosters a collaborative culture across the globe that attracts the best talent. Her global operational teams are responsible for all elements of clinical trial data strategies and tech-enabled services, including specialized expertise in all data and summarization steps leading to successful NDA submissions globally.
She earned her BS in Statistics, Mathematics, and Psychology from Central Michigan University. Michelle’s commitment to mentoring and education extends to the community, including a board position on TEACH and continued expansion of MMS Academy curriculum.
Brenda Maris
As an Educator, Therapist, and Philanthropist, Brenda has traveled the world as a United States
Student Ambassador to promote peace through understanding, educate disenfranchised children, and serve others in need. She believes that every child, regardless of diagnosis, should be given access to an appropriate education so that they may reach their full potential, and therefore experience an improved quality of life.
Brenda first joined TEACH in 2022 and is currently an Advisory Board Member where she sits on the Education, Expansion, and Financial Reform Committees. In addition, she also assists by recruiting volunteers to help with the Grant Research Internship program, and by representing TEACH at the annual ACLP conference for Child Life Specialists, which was most recently held in Grapevine, Texas.
Brenda has earned a dual degree Bachelor of Science in Speech- Language Pathology & Audiology from St. John’s University. Her passion for providing services to the pediatric population became evident over the course of her two-year undergraduate internship at the St. John’s University Speech & Hearing Clinic, where she provided Speech Therapy & Audiological Evaluations to children within the community. Her desire to advocate on behalf of children arose when a monolingual mother who only spoke Spanish, had asked Brenda to translate a letter from her son’s school, which unfortunately stated that he was “no longer eligible to receive services.”
After investigating the matter further, Brenda learned that the school’s Special Education Teachers alongside the school Psychologists were in fact responsible for conducting the evaluations which would determine eligibility for services. This prompted Brenda to enroll in a dual degree Master of Education Program in Inclusive Early Childhood & Special Education at Hofstra University, where she completed her intensive graduate program in just under three years, and graduated Summa Cum Laude. Brenda also took and mastered the National EdTPA (Educative Teacher Performance Assessment). In addition, she has earned the New York State Students with Disabilities Certification from the Department of Education as well as earned an Early Intervention Certification from the New York State Department of Health.
Since 2008, Brenda has gained hands-on experience in a multitude of educational settings; having worked in clinics, private schools, center-based programs as well as several public schools. Brenda is currently employed as a Bilingual Special Education Teacher, Early Intervention Therapist (ABA &SI), and Behavior Therapist, and provides Educational & Behavioral Consulting services to private clients both via tele-health and in-person modalities.
Brenda’s most current accomplishment includes earning a Project Management Graduate Certificate from Harvard University. As a Project Management Professional, she aspires to continue to affect change by helping TEACH reach its goal of further expanding to a global scale, so that children everywhere can experience a love of learning.
General Volunteer Staff
Tania Bogart
Assistant Director of Education
Hello, my name is Tania, and I am a mother of three amazing children and an active-duty military spouse. I am completing a master’s degree in education and will be graduating Spring of 2022. As a brain tumor and cancer survivor, I have always been passionate about the medical field, and it is my hope to one day be an in-hospital educator. This career interest led me to TEACH, and I am thrilled to be able to contribute to this incredible organization as the Assistant Director of Education. I dream of having a lasting impact on medically impacted students and ensuring they maintain their education while they are outside of the classroom.
Devin Rojas
Director of Education
I was born in the bay area of California but grew up in a rural part of Southern Oregon. Being from the country, I developed a love for hiking and other outdoor activities that I keep to this day. I graduated from Duke University in 2013 where I earned my degree in Biomedical Engineering. After graduation I served in the US Navy for 5 years as a Surface Warfare Officer and I deployed twice. I maintained a passion for medicine during that time and exited the Navy to pursue a post-baccalaureate program at Oregon Institute of Technology. I am now attending Oregon Health Science University in an MD program and hope to pursue family medicine as a career. I have tutored or been in a teaching role in some capacity consistently since high school and luckily found TEACH to allow me to continue to do what I love. I currently live in Portland, Oregon with my Boxer puppy Caramel.