AbleProject.org - Management team - Wheelchair, scooter, walker, commode, lift, shower, chair, bench, walker, therapy, disabled, handicapped, aging, senior, ramp, modification, health, canes, crutches, children, assistive

Board members:

Mr. Arash Kouchesfehani
He is an experienced technology professional with both hands-on and managerial experience. He managed and directed secure IT environments to support multimillion dollars corporations and projects. Before that he managed Caspio and Autoweb.com’s Web development team and has also directed the architecture and implementation of the database driven Web sites for a number of firms with e-commerce solutions.
Mrs. Susan Porter
Mrs. Porter has been a working as Occupational Therapist for 15 years specializing in neurological rehabilitation and assistive technology. She is currently the O.T. supervisor on the inpatient spinal cord injury unit at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, CA. She is also a staff therapist for Rehab Without Wall, a community based rehab program in the Bay Area. She has volunteered with various sport/leisure programs within the disabled community.
Mr. Kyle A. Smith, MPT, ATC
Mr. Smith is the founder of ORION Physical Therapy that specializes in the rehabilitation of patients with orthopedic and neurological dysfunctions. He has been a Physical Therapist for 8 years and an Athletic Trainer for 11 years. Outside of his practice he volunteers with organizations that provide athletic opportunities for those with disabilities, such as the National Sports Center for the Disabled, Special Olympics, and the Paralympic Games. His volunteer efforts include presenting stroke awareness and education lectures for the Peninsula Stroke Association.
Mr. Ahmad Tehrani, MBA
Mr. Tehrani is Able Project Chair person and vice president of Morgan Stanley at Cupertino office in California. He is a board member of many non-profit organizations. He has extensive network capibility among many communities such as professionals, non-profits and media.
Dr. Dirk Wassenaar
San Jose State University Professor in Marketing/Decision Sciences. Dr. Wassenaar has worked in the Bay Area at Varian Associates in both engineering and marketing capacities. Dr. Wassenaar teaches courses in Marketing and International Marketing at both the Undergraduate and Graduate levels. He received the Outstanding Graduate Instructor Award in both 1990 and 1987. He loves teaching and is very active in curriculum development. Research and Consulting interest and experience include Direct Mail Marketing, Franchising and Tourism Research.

Advisory Board:

Mrs. Brenna Bolger
CEO of PRX, a marketing and public relation firm. She has extensive experience in working with people with disabilities as PRX focus is on hospitals and non-profit organizations.
Mr. Gordon Decker
President, Affinity Group, a business solution consulting firm. Mr. Decker has over 20 years of experience with for profit and non-profit organizations. He has served as a board member on numerous non-profits serving people with disabilities including Project Hired and TransAccess.
Ms. Denise Ginsberg, CPA
Ms. Ginsberg has over 10 years of experience as Director of Finance for non-profit organizations. She has audit experience with KPMG Peat Marwick as well as auditing over 25 non-profit organizations throughout the Bay Area. She has worked and served as a board member on numerous non-profit organizations that focus on providing training and tools to people so that they can help themselves.
Dr. Jonathan Katz
Neurologist at Stanford Hospital. Dr. Katz leads Muscular Dystrophy Associations' clinic at Stanford. He has extensive networking capability among hospitals and other neurologists. He is recognized by the disability community as a leading authority on the need to provide the proper equipment and services for people with disabilities.
Mr. Frank Zamani
He is former founder and CEO of Autoweb.com. The company went public in 1988 and was bought by AutoByTel.com in 2001. The Project Able web concept is similar to the business model for Autoweb.