About Us

Your Life’s Work Powered by Our Vision

A Message from Our Team

We’re a diverse team of speech-language pathologists, technology experts, and designers. We empower professionals, teachers, and parents to deliver a level of excellence in special needs and disability services.

Working closely with distinguished thought leaders, our professional team helps you stay ahead of changing educational landscapes and build on clinical expertise. We provide you with the highest-quality courses and learning experiences.

"Created With Passion. Delivered With Purpose"

Executive Leadership

Pradeesh Thomas
Pradeesh Thomas

Founder and CEO

Pradeesh Thomas

Pradeesh Thomas serves as the founder and Chief Executive Officer of XceptionalLEARNING. He brings 20+ years of experience in creating and scaling educational and healthcare companies in the Special Education & Autism fields. Before venturing into XceptionaLEARNING, Pradeesh Thomas was the founder and CEO of AlphaVista Services Inc., a California based special education company. Pradeesh led AlphaVista for 10+ years and built a company that includes 200+ clinicians, serving 50+ school districts in California, and supports 10,000+ students. This company became part of the Stepping Stone Group to create the largest school-based special education service companies in the United States. He is also an active investor in the fields of education, healthcare, and technology.

Mai Ling Chan
Mai Ling Chan

Cofounder and Chief Partnership Officer

Mai Ling Chan

Mai Ling is a speech-language pathologist, industry historian, global connector, and technology entrepreneur. Building on 16 years of clinical and a lifetime of entrepreneurial experience, she focuses on supporting disability-focused thought leaders and creating digital products that make a difference in the international special education ecosystem.

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Dr. Jino Arushi

Co-founder and Chief Operations Officer

Dr. Jino Arushi

An established practitioner in audio-vestibular clinics, Dr. Jino began his career serving persons with disabilities, managing multiple speech therapy and audiology clinics, and guiding professionals at rehabilitation centers. His passion for education and advancement also has roots in his service as a lecturer at a Government Medical College in Kerala, India. Jino has over 20 years of multifaceted experience in clinical service, administration, and investment. An enthusiast in research, development, and healthcare, he was also the founder and former COO of a popular multi-speciality hospital in the Middle East. Currently residing in Canada, operating in India and the Middle East for digitalizing therapy and learning in rehab.

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Francis Xavior

Director of Research & Development

Francis Xavior
Janakiraman
Janakiraman

Head of Global Delivery & Operations

Janakiraman

Janakiraman, aka JR, a postgraduate in management, has over 30 years of experience in operations and global delivery across India and the United States. At XceptionalLEARNING he will be overseeing Indian operations, global solution delivery, and enterprise customer onboarding and support.

Ganesh Sankar
Ganesh Sankar

CFO

Ganesh Sankar

Operations Leadership

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Dominic John

Chief Technology Officer

Dominic John

25 years of experience in projects and product life-cycles, including initiation and proposals, architectural and UI designs, QA, delivery, business liaison and stakeholder management, post-implementation review, and project closeout and handover. Hands-on experience in the design, development, and implementation of various client-server, mobile, and web-based applications, which include software for Banks, Media, Educational Institutions, Construction Companies, Trading Companies, Travel Agencies, Accounting software, etc.

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Brilliant Maria Anto

Admin Asst. Product Specialist

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Kumar R
Kumar R

Manager - Technology Operations

Kumar R

Kumar, a postgraduate in management, has more than 15+ years of diversified experience in digital operations that include website development, digital marketing, and product UI/UX. At XceptionalLEARNING he heads the PMO office and ensures that the development team is focused on achieving the project milestones.

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Danielle Reed, M.S., CCC-SLP

Director of Content Strategy

Danielle Reed, M.S., CCC-SLP

Danielle is a speech-language pathologist with over 12 years of experience in paediatric therapy. She currently serves as the related service provider lead and assistive technology team co-lead in an Arizona school district. Danielle is pursuing her doctorate in organisational leadership with an emphasis in special education. At XceptionalLearning, Danielle works to ensure that the most complete set of professional content tools are available to special educators and clients through high-quality materials and engaging and practical continuing education.

Dawn Flores, M.S., CCC-SLP
Dawn Flores, M.S., CCC-SLP

Director of Continuing Education

Dawn Flores, M.S., CCC-SLP

Dawn Flores is a Speech Pathologist with over 26+ years of experience and a focus on assistive technology and early childhood. Dawn is an AAC device evaluator and trainer, a presenter, and the Director of Continuing Education at XceptionalLEARNING. She enjoys helping others reach their goals, whether that is creating online courses so they can spend more time doing what drives them or helping individuals communicate through the use of assistive technology. What drives Dawn is her family. She has three wonderful teenage children and a very supportive husband.

Mary Meyer, M.S., CCC-SLP
Mary Meyer, M.S., CCC-SLP

Product Specialist/Account Manager

Mary Meyer, M.S., CCC-SLP

Mary is an Arizona native who graduated from Arizona State University in 2008 with her B.S. in Speech and Hearing Science and from Northern Arizona University with her M.S. in Clinical Speech Pathology in 2013. She was certified as a Certified Autism Specialist through the IBCCES in 2017 and joined the XceptionalLEARNING family in January 2021. Mary lives in Alabama with her fiancé and three dogs, where she enjoys exploring the outdoors, reading science fiction novels, making candles, and adding to her houseplant collection.

Nicole Zeno
Nicole Zeno

Director of Marketing

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Christie Mayer

Director of Branding

Christie Mayer

Christie believes that great creativity has the power to transcend cultures, markets, and technologies. She has the drive to find the human truth behind every idea and a passion for exploring new ways an idea can spark, connect, and resonate with people. This passion inspired Christie to challenge herself to work as a creative leader for the past 20+ years in multiple platforms and landscapes of brand identity, visual design, and digital marketing, all with the goal of bringing storytelling, products, and platforms together.

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Ashla Lucy

SMM & CRM Executive

Ashla Lucy

Ashla is a graduate with a bachelor’s in business administration, specialising in marketing. She has diverse experience in digital operations, which includes digital marketing and website development. At XceptionalLEARNING, she works as the Customer and Social Media Executive and ensures that the social media and digital presence of the company remain intact.

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Rakshitha S, MASLP

SLP Product Specialist

Rakshitha S, MASLP

Rakshitha holds a postgraduate degree in audiology and speech-language pathology and is a gold medalist from Mangalore University. A certified professional with RCI and ISHA registration, her work experience began as a paediatric audiologist and deltiologist in one of the hospitals in Mysore. She has also worked as a speech-language pathologist in a clinical setting, performing various language, voice, fluency, and articulation assessments, therapy sessions, and counselling both online and offline.

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Jinson Alias, MA, BEd (Sp Ed)

Special Educator - Product Specialist

Jinson Alias, MA, BEd (Sp Ed)

Jinson Alias is a special educator and consultant psychologist. Currently working with XceptionalLEARNING India as a product specialist and special educator, he manages the team that creates the necessary content for digital teaching, participates in it, and also trains special educators and trainers in digital teaching.

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Vyshak Thankachan

Sp Ed & Incharge - Digital Content

Vyshak Thankachan

Vyshak, a creative and artistic Special Educator with seven years of experience in speech and education rehab, works for XceptionalLearning as the digital content creator for rehab therapy. His experience also includes working with SLP and Audiology specialists for individualised educational programs. With his easy approach to making clients comfortable in therapy, he is also in charge of therapy content development.

Advisory Leadership

Sajeev Nair

IT Advisory Leadership

Sajeev Nair
Abdul Zalil
Abdul Zalil

Advisory Leadership

Abdul Zalil
Advisory Leadership
Thomas Chennikara

Advisory Leadership

Thomas Chennikara

Our Background

XceptionalLEARNING is formed by a leadership team that has decades of rich experience in the fields of special education, speech therapy, ABA therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, virtual reality, online education, and information technology. We are very passionate and strongly believe that enabling the right blend of technology and resources can help achieve goals with better and more positive results for your students and your practice.

We are committed to supporting the special education professionals who have dedicated their lives to empowering children with special needs to reach their fullest potential life.

We strive towards enriching our marketplace with advanced tools and features that will empower special education professionals and clinicians to have the best experience.

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Our Vision

To be the preferred solution partner in the special education domain by delivering best-in-class tools and resources that constantly meet the dynamic needs of the industry.

Our Mission

To support special education teachers, therapists, clinicians, schools, and rehabilitation centers with affordable, best-in-class advanced tools, including teletherapy, professional development resources, and client/content management.

To empower caretakers and advocates of persons with special needs to access affordable tools, technology, and talent for improving therapy and learning outcomes for their wards.

To impact the world by bringing global best-practices in SLP, autism, and special education to the developing world with the support of our technology platform and tools.

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