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Our Team
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GURGAON (RURAL DEVELOPMENT)
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Jay Sehgal, is the Managing Trustee and Executive Director of the Sehgal Foundation. Having sixteen years of experience in Information Technology he also directs the IT Program of the Foundation. Jay worked for six years in leading private sector organizations in USA after graduating from the University of Iowa. Prior to joining the Foundation he was Director of Information Technology at Proagro Group of Companies, India.
Email: jay.sehgal@smsfoundation.org |
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Anjali Makhija - Director, Capacity Building
, holds a master's degree in social work, Delhi School of Social Work. She has 14 years of experience in the area of health and integrated community development.
Email: anjali.makhija@smsfoundation.org
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Ajay Pandey - Director, Policy, Governance and Advocacy is a lawyer and a human rights practitioner. He has 14 years of experience of working with voluntary organizations. He holds an M. Phil. degree in International Law from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and an LL.M. degree in Clinical Legal Education from Vanderbilt University, Nashville on a Fulbright Fellowship.
Email: ajay.pandey@smsfoundation.org |
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Pooja O. Murada - Director, Communications, is a post graduate in mass communication and carries over 12 years of work experience. She has worked in the area of brand management for industries like Advertising, Information Technology and Healthcare before joining the development sector.
Email: poojamurada@smsfoundation.org. |
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Ramesh Kapahi - Director, Finance & Administration, holds a master’s degree in finance and marketing from Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management (LBSIM), Delhi. He worked as an internal auditor for 16 years before joining the Foundation.
Email: r.kapahi@smsfoundation.org
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B.R. Poonia, responsible for Community Mobilization, holds a master's degree in rural sociology from the University of Udaipur, and has over 28 years of experience in community development. Prior to joining the Foundation, he was employed at CARE-India for 14 years.
Email: br.poonia@smsfoundation.org |
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Lalit Mohan Sharma, Program Leader, Water Management and Infrastructure Building, is a graduate civil engineer, holds a master’s degree from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, and a postgraduate diploma in construction management, and is a Fellow of the Institution of Valuers.
Email: lalit.sharma@smsfoundation.org |
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Archana Chowdhury, Program Leader, Rural Health, graduated from Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi and specialized in community medicine from Lady Hardinge Medical College, Delhi. She is a specialist in the training of health functionaries.
Email: a.chowdhury@smsfoundation.org |
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Pawan Kumar, Program Leader Income Enhancement, holds a Masters degree in Forestry ; Science Policy and Management from Oxford Forestry Institute, Oxford University. He has 13 years of experience in Agricultural interventions and expertise in Natural Resource Management.
Email:pawan.kumar@smsfoundation.org
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Anjali Godyal, Program Leader, Life Skills Education. She holds a Rural Management Degree from the Institute of Rural Management (IRMA), Anand, Gujarat, and has completed internship in Business Cluster Development and SHGs. Anjali was recipient of the prestigious Amul Tata scholarship.
Email: a.godyal@smsfoundation.org
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Shweta, Program Leader, Resource Mobilization. She brings in 9 years of work experience with pioneer national and international NGOs as a Grants Manager and was involved in appraising, building capacities and monitoring the work of its partner NGOs in the field of poverty alleviation and women rights. She holds a Post Graduate Degree in Child Development from Lady Irwin College, University of Delhi.
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Niti Saxena, Program Leader, Impact Assessment holds a Masters degree in Human Development from Lady Irwin College, Delhi University. She carries experience of working in different capacities in various Research and Implementation organizations. Her expertise is in working with children with special needs and has contributed to the concept of ECCD through her writings.
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Arti Manchanda, Communication Associate, holds a Bachelor’s degree and Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism from Delhi University. Has done internship in various media houses and projects on Corporate Social Responsibility, World Trade Organisation.
Email:arti.manchanda@smsfoundation.org |
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Ryan Clutter, IT Consultant, holds a degree in computer science from Grand View College, Iowa, USA. He has worked as a senior network engineer at a leading US mortgage company, as well as at a regional US hospital prior to becoming a consultant for the Foundation. He has eleven years of experience in IT.
Email: r.clutter@smsfoundation.org |
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THE PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION TEAM
To pragmatically understand the socio-economic dynamics of a village and to work closely with a community, it is crucial to recruit field workers from the local area of operations. Our Project Implementation Team comprises facilitators, specialists, and the VCs, who are the immediate interface with the villages. The facilitators and specialists are the Foundation’s staff, who have gained experience over the years and assist the VCs in carrying out their work. The VCs are further assisted in implementing the ISVD model by the Community Health Volunteers, FLE instructors and Kisan Mitras (Friends of Farmers).
Project Implementation Team |
Responsibility |
Zafer Hussain |
Facilitator – Firojpur Jhirka Block |
Mubarik Hussain |
Facilitator – Nagina Block |
Mahipal Singh |
Facilitator – Kurukshetra Block |
Kamlesh |
Specialist – Rural Health |
Jaan Mohammed |
Specialist – Community Mobilisation |
Sarveshwari Mishra |
Specialist – Income Enhancement |
Urmila Gupta |
Specialist – Life Skill Education |
Mohammed Siddique |
Specialist – Water Management |
Village Champions |
Village Assigned |
Irfan Ali |
Dallabas, Dingerhedi |
Mohammed Ashlam |
Rangala Rajpur |
Arshad Hussain |
Goela, Jaffarabad |
Sayeed Ahmed |
Notkee, Karhera |
Mohammed Iqbal |
Raniyala |
Mohammed Saheed |
Agon |
Khushi Mohammed |
Bhond |
Alamddin |
Pathkhori |
Mohammed Imran |
Kotla |
Nasir Hussain |
Santhawadi |
Salamuddin |
Uleta |
Sunder |
Bhor |
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HYDERABAD (CROP IMPROVEMENT)
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M.D. Gupta, Technical Director, holds a PhD in genetics and plant breeding from the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Delhi. Dr. Gupta has 30 years of experience in plant breeding and seed enterprise management.
Email: m.d.gupta@cgiar.org
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T. Naga Lakshmi, Junior Scientist, Plant Pathology, holds a master’s degree in Plant Pathology from Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, Andhra Pradesh. She has worked as a Research Associate with Agricultural Research (Maize) Station, Karimnagar, (ANGRAU) and CRIDA (ICAR), Hyderabad.
Email: b.nagalakshmi@cgiar.org |
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J.N. Hanumantharya, Sr. Scientist, Corn Breeding, holds Master's degree in Seed Technology from University of Agriculture Sciences, Bangalore. Prior to joining The Foundation, he worked as Corn Breeder with Proagro Seed Company Pvt. Ltd., for a period of 15 years.
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