Adi Mishra, Chair

Adi is the CEO and Founding Partner at ANCHOREO LLC, developing apps for business and healthcare. His work includes pro bono projects in the non-profit space to enable the delivery of innovative therapy. Adi loves exploring ways to bring 3D gaming, and mixed reality experiences into productivity and health apps.

Adi graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with an MS in Computer Engineering in 1991. He has founded and worked at multiple successful startups since then.

Robert Hollingsworth, Treasurer

Robert is a retired technology executive, having spent 40 years working in Engineering, Marketing, Sales, and General Management roles in companies developing systems solutions including hardware, software, and semiconductors. Robert and his wife, Donna, are active Angel Investors and have been members of the Central Texas Angel Network since he retired in 2012. Robert is Board Chairman for Tekvox, Inc, a Texas-based company supplying innovative Audio/Video solutions for classrooms, conference rooms, and meeting spaces. Robert and Donna have been supporters of Austin Speech Labs for more than 4 years and they see the opportunity for Robert to serve as a member of the Board as a means to enhance their contribution to the organization, the Austin community, and stroke survivors everywhere.

Ali Dossani

Ali began his career as an intern in the Deal Advisory and Forensic Accounting practice at LCS in Houston before joining the Transaction Advisory Services practice at Maxwell Locke & Ritter in 2022. Prior to his time in transaction services, Ali attended the University of Houston, where he earned BBAs in Accounting and Finance.

During his transactions career, Ali has worked on a wide range of platform acquisitions, strategic add-ons, and sell-side transactions primarily focused on SaaS and technology-enabled Services, Professional Services, and Manufacturing. He has experience working alongside management teams, private equity firms, investment banks, and lenders to ascertain investment details about prospective target companies.

Benjamin Thomas Durham

Ben, the Business Development Manager at Maxwell Locke & Ritter, directs his efforts towards the firm's strategic expansion. Actively engaged in the Austin business community, Ben cultivates significant relationships and possesses a strong enthusiasm for the region’s innovation and authenticity.

Ben earned his bachelor’s degree in business from Eastern Kentucky University. Relocating to Central Texas in 2019, he has built his career with notable roles at Johnson Controls, ADP, Paylocity, eQ8, and currently, ML&R.

Sherrie Frachtman

For the last 30 years, Sherrie Frachtman, a community volunteer, has served in numerous leadership positions in local nonprofits and area schools. Sherrie joined Austin Speech Labs in 2009 as an Advisory Board Member and transitioned to the Board in 2016. Since then, she has been a key member of our fundraising committee, and for the past three years, she has co-chaired our One Word At A Time event.

Dr. Harish Gagneja

Dr. Gagneja graduated from the Government Medical College, Guru Nanak Dev University in Punjab, India in 1990. He completed his internship and residency training at the Cleveland Clinic Health System affiliated hospitals in Cleveland, OH in 1997. He completed his gastroenterology and hepatology fellowship with State University of New York at Buffalo, NY in 2000. Dr. Gagneja accepted a position as an assistant professor of medicine at The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX. He also served as co-director of the GI fellowship program there. He moved to Austin in 2002 and joined Austin Gastroenterology in 2004. He maintains his academic interest and actively participates in the teaching of medical students and residents of Austin Medical Education Programs. He was chosen consultant of the year by the resident class of 2003-04. Dr. Gagneja was a lead interventional endoscopist at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. He has a special interest in therapeutic endoscopy and newer technology in endoscopy. Dr. Gagneja has presented at many national meetings and has authored many abstracts, manuscripts, and book chapters. Dr. Gagneja is fluent in English, Hindi, Punjabi, and Urdu. Dr. Gagneja has practiced in Austin since 2002.

Addie Gulati

Addie Gulati received her bachelor’s degree from Oklahoma State University and brings over 10 years of experience in business operations and facilities management. At Securonix, a leading cybersecurity firm, Addie served as Global Facilities Manager, where she led strategic planning, streamlined workplace operations, and oversaw daily logistics to support global growth and operational efficiency.

After relocating to Austin, Addie discovered her passion for the nonprofit sector and now focuses on fundraising and event coordination to support and grow community-driven initiatives. She is proud to contribute to Austin Speech Labs’ mission by building meaningful partnerships and strengthening connections throughout the community.

Dr. Kapil Jain

Kapil Jain, Ph.D., has been an educator, advisor, and keen student of marketing for over 40 years – in the US and internationally. He retired in 2019 from the marketing faculty at the McCombs School of Business at UT Austin after 17 years.  He has previously been on the marketing faculty at universities in Arizona, Rhode Island, and Florida.  His interests are mainly in the marketing strategy arena with a commitment to the principle that being customer-empathetic is the most wholesome path toward sustained growth for all stakeholders. He has a Ph.D. in marketing (Columbia University), an MBA (Bombay University), and a B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering (IIT Delhi).  He was also the co-founder of Marketing Intelligence, LLC, a market research & strategy consulting company in Tucson, Arizona.

Zubin Khambatta

Zubin is a partner in Perkins Coie’s Healthcare industry group. He has devoted his career to representing major hospital systems, free-standing hospitals, specialty and pediatric physician practices, clinical laboratories, telehealth providers, academic medical centers, and behavioral health and other providers in complex transactional, regulatory, and reimbursement matters. As a member of the Technology Transactions & Privacy practice group, he counsels startups as well as mature organizations in healthcare technology and data-related matters. Zubin has served on the Austin Speech Labs Board since 2018.

David E. Little

David is an attorney who maintains a general civil litigation practice, D.E. Little Law Firm. He also serves as a chaplain at Baylor Scott & White Health. David was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps in 1991 and served on active duty from 1993 to 1996. As a Marine Judge Advocate, he defended more than 100 Marines before courts-martial and administrative discharge hearings. David survived a stroke in 2008 and is a former client of Austin Speech Labs. He is also the founder of the non-profit, A Link to Hope, and enjoys mentoring others in faith and leadership.

Catherine Lucchesi

Catherine has a lifelong passion for connecting diverse leaders and communities through social impact. A graduate of NYU and McCombs School of Business, she has over 8 years of experience in the nonprofit sector. During her time in the nonprofit sector she organized citywide programs serving over 110,000 people and raised over $57 million for the Austin community. She is currently working in ESG consulting at The CSR Group, helping businesses define their sustainability strategy. Passionate about building equity in healthcare, she is committed to supporting the future of ASL and has served on ASL’s OWAAT Committee since 2017. Catherine is a Young Patron of Yellowstone Forever and Board Member of Pease Park Conservancy.

Sammie Schacht

Sammie is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a partner at Husch Blackwell LLP in the firm's real estate, development, and construction group. Sammie's practice focuses on acquisitions and dispositions, construction, and leasing across a variety of industries product types, including hospitals, medical office buildings, and senior living facilities. Sammie was originally drawn to Austin Speech Labs after witnessing firsthand the challenges the stroke survivors face after her dad suffered a traumatic brain injury. Sammie is originally from Wisconsin and relocated to Austin in 2022.

Dr. Steven Warach

Steven Warach, MD, Ph.D. is Professor of Neurology at Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin, and Executive Director of the Seton Dell Medical School Stroke Institute. He is a Neuroscientist and Vascular Neurologist. Previously, Dr. Warach was Founding Chief of the Section of Stroke Diagnostics and Therapeutics at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, and Chief of the Cerebrovascular Division in Neurology at Beth Israel Hospital, Harvard Medical School, where he had completed his medical and neurological training. Among his many research accomplishments, he is most noted for the introduction of diffusion-weighted MRI into clinical practice for improved diagnosis of acute stroke and for the use of advanced brain imaging to guide the development and application of new stroke treatments.