About PSF
In Loving Memory
The overriding spirit of the Pratyush Sinha Foundation is the vision of our son Pratyush, whose humanity and caring for the less fortunate, is behind each endeavor of this foundation.
Years ago when I compared the contribution of Bill Gates to an average person, who devoted a certain portion of his salary to helping the less fortunate, his response had jolted me to realization. He said, "Mom if somebody gives up their last piece of bread to the hungry, is their contribution any less than Bill Gates?" We have to do what we can to make our community and this world a better place for our kids.
We are his hands and doing what he would have done.
- Prabha Sinha
Our Work
Our Board
Highly energized, committed leaders who care for the community they live in and are focused on guiding the Pratyush Sinha Foundation towards realizing its goals.
Judith Hunsicker,
President
FEO, COO, CFO,
Embassy Bank for the Lehigh Valley
Janet F. Mitchell, Vice President
Engineer, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
Dr. Melissa Kamyab Secretary
Professor of Education at Cedar Crest College
Edward T. Sydlik Treasurer
Research Scientist, Air Products (Retired)
"Education is freedom from conditioning."
- J Krishnamurti
Lynette
C. Smith
Ex-Adjunct Instructor At LCCC, Penn State Lehigh Valley
Ex Principal Parkland and East Penn School Districts
Julie
Thomases
Ex-Program Director for Allentown’s Community Action Development Corporation Founder of the Sustainable Business NetworkCurrent member of the Board of Directors for Promise Neighborhood, LV (PNLV)
Prabha Sinha,
Ex-Officio
Executive Director,
Pratyush Sinha Foundation
Katrina
Pelekanakis
Owner/Instructor Sky Yoga, Manager Hanover Office Plaza
Rev. Maritza Torres Dolich
Pastor of Outreach, Christ Lutheran Church
Exec. Dir., St. Stephens Outreach Center
Our Instructors
PSF Instructors are committed, compassionate individuals who want to make a positive impact in the world. They come from varied backgrounds with a wealth of knowledge, experience, and extensive training in yoga and meditation. Additionally, all instructors have gone through training with the one of the world’s leaders in the field of mindfulness in education: Mindful Schools.
Alicen Arnold
Amy Dangler
Debbie Graul
Jason Doughtery
Jennifer Csordas
Jennifer Miller
Kate Christensen
Larissa Noto
Lynn Schiff-Wiener
Matt Wolf
Patricia Wright
Prabha Sinha (Executive Director)
Jason Sizemore (Program Director)
Our Research Development Team
PSF is very blessed to now include a committed and enthusiastic Research Development Team comprised of highly qualified individuals:
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Sara Martinez holds a Masters in Public Health Degree with a concentration in Health Educational Behavioral Science (HEBS) from Rutgers University. In addition, she is a Certified Child Life Specialist.
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Ben Mitchell holds a Masters Degree in Data Analytics from Penn State University and also holds certification in Human Subjects Research.
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Dr. Melissa Kamyab is an Associate Professor of Education at Cedar Crest College, where she teaches both graduate and undergraduate level courses.