About Us
About Us
Founded in 2015, NoticeAbility is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping students with dyslexia identify their unique strengths and build self-esteem. We incorporate the neuroscience of dyslexia, the best practices of special education, and the power of EdTech to construct enrichment curricula and teacher training programs for global distribution.
NoticeAbility was founded with the encouragement and mentorship of professors at Harvard University, MIT and Boston University. NoticeAbility’s enrichment curricula provide educators with practical tools to empower their students. Each course introduces students to professions that highlight the neurological strengths of the dyslexic mind (entrepreneurship, engineering, architecture, and art). Delivered through blended instruction (e-learning and classroom activities), NoticeAbility’s curricula enable students to access academic content through multiple modalities (video instruction, graphics, illustrated aids & audio presentations) while participating in project-based exercises that foster social-emotional learning and executive functioning skills.
Today, NoticeAbility’s curricula are being used to empower students with dyslexia in 31 states and 26 countries.
Our Team
Dean Bragonier
Founder & Executive Dyslexic
Dean Bragonier is the Founder and Executive Dyslexic of NoticeAbility, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping students with dyslexia identify their unique strengths and build self-esteem.Shaped by his own challenges with dyslexia and struggles in traditional education, Dean ultimately discovered a love of learning at Bates College. After graduating, he embraced entrepreneurship, launching a business on Martha’s Vineyard that grew into a successful full-scale enterprise. Through that experience, he came to better understand and harness the strengths of his dyslexic mind.As a social entrepreneur, Dean has founded his own nonprofit organizations and served as a board member and advisor to numerous others. NoticeAbility is the culmination of Dean’s passion for education and his conviction that the advantages of dyslexia far outweigh its associated challenges.
Katie Henry
Administrative Director
Reese Kelly
IT & LMS Intern
Cristina Bequer
Ambassador (United States)
As a first-generation American, Cristina’s Cuban and Mexican heritage left her with a strong desire to succeed. However, her undiagnosed dyslexia left Cristina discouraged. Today, the former local Miss America titleholder uses her influence to destigmatize neurodiversity.
Bodhi Bragonier
International Youth Ambassador & Course Instructor
Board & Committees
Board
Dean Bragonier, Founder & Executive Dyslexic, NoticeAbility, Inc.
Brad Marchand, Left Wing, Florida Panthers
Tom Israel, CEO, Ingleside Investors
James L. Ferraro, Chairman, The Ferraro Law Firm
Sarah Selden, Athena Health
Benton B. Bodamer, Partner, Dickinson Wright, PLLC
Kai Cutter, Entrepreneur
Johnathon Schaech, Actor & Writer
Jennifer Knopf, Esq., President | REED Charitable Foundation
Michael Vollero, Portfolio Manager, HHR Asset Management
Advisory Members
Gabrielle Rapport-Schlichtmann, Ed.D.; Executive Director & Chief Scientist, EdTogether Inc; Adjunct Lecturer, Harvard Graduate School of Education
Dr. Kriner Cash, Superintendent, Buffalo Public Schools
William Marroquin, MEd, Doctoral Candidate ’19, Senior Facilitator for the Public Education Leadership Program, Harvard University Graduate School of Education
Dr. Brock Eide, Author and Co-Founder, The Dyslexic Advantage
Nancy Foy, Head of School, The New Community School
David Flink, Founder & Chief Empowerment Officer, Eye to Eye
Chris Malloy, Professor of Financial Management, Harvard Business School
Goodwin Procter LLP, External Legal Advisor
Our Sponsors
