Meet Our Team

The Bouncy Brain is a collective of thinkers, creators, and do-ers committed to building a world where neurodivergence is achieved and celebrated. We work as collaborators, not as a hierarchy because no single brain has all the answers.

✺ Hello from Our Team! ✺

🍵 Tehnyat J. Sohail (she/her)

Neurodivergent Talent & Systems Strategist

Tehnyat is The Bouncy Brain’s Founder, Neurodivergent Talent & Systems Strategist. Tehnyat leads strategy and systems design, bridging empirical research with lived experience to build neurodivergent-friendly futures. She is committed to creating environments rooted in softness, slowness, and sensory kindness. Tehnyat believes in building systems that do not demand we become someone else to survive.

She is an autistic and ADHD Pakistani-American epidemiologist, researcher, and social work graduate student with over eight years of experience in public health and violence prevention. She holds an MPH in Epidemiology and is currently pursuing an MSW.

Her work bridges empirical research with lived experience to design neurodivergent-friendly systems to create environments where neurodivergent individuals can thrive without compromising their authentic selves.

Tehnyat’s personal journey through autism and ADHD diagnosis has fueled her commitment to neurodivergent inclusion and violence prevention. Outside of work and school, she enjoys spending time with her three rescued cats, sitting with a warm cup of matcha, hiking, and quiet reflection. She is currently based near Lake Tahoe / Nevada and California.

💫 Hanna M. Hagans (she/her)

Brand Voice & Community Strategist

Hanna is The Bouncy Brain’s Brand Voice & Community Strategist, leveraging her adaptability and creative problem-solving skills to create engaging, accessible content that centers the neurodivergent community’s needs and voices.

Hanna is a finance professional with a dynamic neurospicy attention span. Born and raised in Louisiana, she currently lives in Spokane, Washington. As a military spouse and avid adventurer, Hanna has lived in five states, traveled extensively, and cultivated a broad range of interests. Before her finance career, she worked in marketing and business development within the oil and gas sector and freelanced as a graphic designer. These diverse experiences honed her adaptability and creative problem-solving skills, which she now applies to her financial work and her role at The Bouncy Brain.

Hanna joined The Bouncy Brain inspired by Tehnyat’s Salt Lake Tribune article on job hunting as a neurodivergent individual, recognizing the gaps in business systems for bouncy brains. She is committed to contributing meaningfully toward creating more inclusive systems.

Outside of work and side projects, Hanna enjoys attending happy hours, kayaking with her dog, and exploring new activities.

🌈 Michael D. Troiner (he/they)

Consulting & Education Architect

Michael is a speaker and education consultant at The Bouncy Brain, using storytelling to share insights about neurodivergence and help others feel less alone in their experiences.

Michael discovered a passion for helping others twenty-five years ago as a math and writing tutor. Though he spent five years in college pursuing a mathematics degree, life circumstances, including a misguided marriage and severe autistic burnout, put his education on hold. Since receiving diagnoses of autism and ADHD, he has found clarity through self-education about neurodivergence. Now approaching fifty, Michael is a College Reading & Learning Association Level 2 Certified – Advanced Tutor at Salt Lake Community College, while working toward a degree in Writing Studies. Writing is his way of connecting lived experience with support for others navigating neurodivergence.

He is honored to contribute to The Bouncy Brain’s mission of providing affirming, accessible, and supportive resources for the neurodivergent community.

Outside of education and side projects, Michael enjoys hiking, biking, disc golf, crafting, tinkering, and building, with copious music always playing in the background.

👨‍💻 Arjunsinh Jadeja (he/him)

Software Developer & Technical Advisor

Arjunsinh is The Bouncy Brain’s Software Developer and Technical Advisor, bringing a versatile skill set in app, game, and website development with a product-minded focus on improving lives through technology.

Arjunsinh contributes to open source projects and enjoys shipping features used by users worldwide. He is passionate about leveraging emerging technologies and generative AI to innovate and explore new possibilities.

At The Bouncy Brain, Arjunsinh serves as Technical Advisor, collaborating closely with Tehnyat on the development of the Tinu app. He believes deeply in TBB’s mission to support and empower neurodivergent individuals.

Outside of work, Arjunsinh enjoys traveling and has visited over 10+ countries so far.