Ms. Seemantinee Khot- President
Education – Master of Arts & Social Work from TISS , Experience in the Sector – 36 Years
She has 25 years of all-around experience in the development sector. Worked with PRIA, BAIF, and an expert in developing & managing the implementation of comprehensive development programs on gender, coordinating multi-stakeholder analysis & policy research. She remained the Global Director of Suzlon Foundation, the CSR arm. Currently, she is a freelance consultant.
Mr. Mohan Surve – Vice President.
Education – M.S.W , Experience in the Sector – 31 Years
Currently, he is the CEO of Vikas Sahayog Pratishthan, a network organization working on the issues of poor & deprived sections of the society in Maharashtra. He has been working in the development sector for the last 30 years.
Mr. Laxmikant Padole- Secretary.
Education – M.Sc , Experience in the Sector – 26 Years
Mr Padole is primarily an agriculturist who is also the Director & Head of operations of Neem Foundation Research and Technology Development Centre, Nagpur. He has developed & implemented several innovative ideas in the development of Neem processing machinery, Neem products, and awareness among the farming community since the year 2000.
Mr. Raghunath Chauvan – Treasurer.
Education – B.Com , Experience in the Sector – 31 Years
Mr. Chavan is an expert in Credit & Cooperative Societies. He has conducted extensive studies in Rural Areas. He is handling 12 different cooperative credit societies with an A+ grade classification certified by the Auditors.
Dr. Mrunalini Fadnavis – Joint Secretary.
Education – PhD in Economics , Experience in the Sector – 36 Years
She is presently retired as the Vice Chancellor of Solapur University. She was associated with Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Nagpur, as the Principal from 1984 to 2019. She is a renowned economist and is associated with National & International forums and organizations.
Ms. Anita Borkar – Member
Education – M.S.W , Experience in the Sector – 36 Years
She is based in India and has been working as the Regional Coordinator, Training for Transformation Program of the Asia South Pacific Association for Basic and Adult Education (ASPBAE – www.aspbae.org), for over a decade. ASPBAE is a membership-based network with around 120 member organizations in 30 countries of the Asia Pacific region. She organizes co-learning and enabling processes on relevant educational themes for the ASPBAE membership.
Her training has been in social work, and she co-founded Abhivyakti (meaning Expressions), an NGO in India, which works on adult education and lifelong learning with various marginalized community groups and has been active in the education sector for over 35 years.
Mr. Pareparambil Luckose Mathew – Member.
Education – M.Phil. in Philosophy, Experience in the Sector – 32 Years
He is a professional development scientist. He has a rich and varied experience and is exposed to multi-sectoral approach to development, including health, education, water, sanitation, livelihood, & rural and urban development. He is based in Pune and is facilitating a team of 86 spread across four states of India in the area of Youth Development at the Centre for Youth Development and Activities, Pune. He is also the consultant to CLTS training, Sanitation, capacity building, SLWM training, WASH in schools, Visiting faculty in TISS, and Symbiosis: skill building and entrepreneurship.
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