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Our Team
RURAL DEVELOPMENT (GURGAON)
Anjali Godyal, Program Leader, Capacity Building Center, holds a degree in rural management from the Institute of Rural Management (IRMA), Anand, Gujarat. She has over 5 years of experience working with rural women and children in the areas of health, education and governance.
Email: a.godyal@irrad.org
Vikas Jha, Group Leader, Policy, Governance and Advocacy Center, is doctorate from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He has ten years of professional experience in the development sector, especially in projects related to policy analysis, governance and advocacy, capacity building (of government officials, elected representatives, civic leaders, NGOs) and community mobilization in both rural and urban regions of India. He has field experience of working in Brazil, South Africa, South East Asia and South Asia on social accountability and decentralized governance.
Email: v.jha@irrad.org
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 IRRAD.
Email:
r.kapahi@irrad.org
Pawan Kumar, Program Leader, Income Enhancement, holds an MSc in agriculture economics from G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, and an MSc in forestry, science policy and management from Oxford Forestry Institute, Oxford University. He has 16 years of experience working with small and marginalized farmers in agricultural development, watershed management, and natural resource management.
Email:
pawan.kumar@irrad.org
Aparna Mahajan, Director, Resource Mobilization and Partnerships, holds an MBA and a World Bank Institute (USA) certificate in corporate social responsibility and sustainable competitiveness. She has worked in the private and development sectors with leading organizations in India and abroad, including the UN as international consultant and country specialist/consultant. A World Guide expert contributor, she is author of the UAE chapter and co-author of the India chapter in The World Guide to CSR, by CSR International, 2010.
Email:
a.mahajan@irrad.org
Anjali Makhija, Group Leader, Capacity Building, holds a master's degree in social work from Delhi School of Social Work, Delhi University. She has 18 years of management and training experience working with various NGOs in the areas of education, health, and community development. She is an invited member of the UN Global Compact Subcommittee for Training.
Email:
anjali.makhija@irrad.org
Pradeep K. Mehta, Senior Scientist, Rural Research, holds a PhD in economics from Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bangalore; an MPhil degree from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay; and MA and BA degrees in economics (honors) from Punjab University, Chandigarh. He has 4 years of experience in teaching and research.
Email:
p.mehta@irrad.org
Pooja O. Murada, Director, Communications, holds a bachelor's degree in English (honors) from Delhi University; postgraduation in communications; management program from Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College, USA. She carries over 15 years of work experience in both corporate and development communications. She is an invited member of the UN Global Compact Subcommittee for Training and Communications.
Email: poojamurada@irrad.org
Navneet Narwal, Program Leader, Policy, Governance & Advocacy, is involved in policy trainings at the grass roots. He holds an LLB degree from Faculty of Law, Delhi University, with postgraduation in English from Punjab University, Chandigarh. He also holds a one-year post-graduate diploma in journalism from Bharti Vidya Bhawan, Chandigarh.
Email:
n.narwal@irrad.org
B.R. Poonia, Program Leader, Community Mobilization, holds a master's degree in rural sociology from the University of Udaipur, and has over 30 years of experience in community development. Prior to joining the Foundation, he was employed at CARE-India for 14 years. He is an invited member of the Planning Commission's Working Group on Panchayati Raj Institutions and Rural Governance for the formulation of the 12th Five-Year Plan.
Email: br.poonia@irrad.org
Salahuddin Saiphy,
Program Leader, Water Management, holds a master's degree in applied geology and postgraduate diploma in hydrogeology from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, and a postgraduate diploma in environmental monitoring and impact assessment from Jamia Hamdard University, New Delhi. Prior to joining IRRAD, he worked with the Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi, where he organized training programs and designed rainwater harvesting projects.
Email: s.saiphy@irrad.org
Niti Saxena, Associate Scientist, Rural Research, has a master's in human development from Lady Irwin College, Delhi University. Her expertise is working with children with special needs, and she has contributed to the concept of ECCD (early childhood care and development) through her writings.
Email:
niti.saxena@irrad.org
Jane E. Schukoske, CEO, holds a JD from Vanderbilt University and LLM from Georgetown University, USA. A Maryland lawyer, she has represented low-income clients, directed law school clinics, and taught on the faculty of the University of Baltimore School of Law. In South Asia, she conducted research at the University of Colombo as a Fulbright scholar and directed US Educational Foundation in India. She serves on the governing body of O.P. Jindal Global University in Sonipat, Haryana.
Email:
j.schukoske@irrad.org
Lalit Mohan Sharma, Group Leader, Natural Resource Management, is a civil engineer who 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. He is an invited member of the panel of experts for the War for Water and Water Technology initiatives under the Technology Mission of the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India.
Email:
lalit.sharma@irrad.org
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SUPPORT TEAM (GURGAON) |
Devika Batra |
Research Associate |
Sonia Chopra |
Librarian |
Pankaj Gaur |
Accountant |
Sam Kapoor
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Manager, Training and e-Learning |
Arti Manchanda |
Communication Associate
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Jagdish Prasad |
Administration Manager |
Tanya Rana |
Assistant Program Leader |
Manoj Sharma |
Manager, Information Technology |
C. Shekhar |
Assistant Manager, Accounts |
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LOGISTICS SUPPORT (GURGAON) |
Jitender Kumar, Shoorveer Singh |
Building Maintenance |
Arjun Singh, Kuldeep Chand, Ram Krishan, Surender Singh |
Drivers |
Mitra Lal Baral and Ram Bahadur |
Attendants |
Osaf Khan |
Caretaker, Ghaghas Community Center |
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Consultants
M.D. Asthana, has 38 years of experience as a member of India's premier central administrative service, the Indian Administrative Service, in the fields of public administration, good governance and public policy.
Email:
md.asthana@irrad.org
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 IRRAD.
Email:
r.clutter@irrad.org
Murali Dhar Gupta, a PhD in genetics from Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, established the crop improvement project in July 2002 at the ICRISAT campus near Hyderabad and had been its technical director until May 2007. He is now associated with SMSF as an honorary technical advisor. He has 37 years of experience in plant breeding research with national and international institutes and in seed enterprise management with two multinational companies.
Email:
m.d.gupta@cgiar.org
Ellora Mubashir, holds a PhD in biochemistry from Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi. She was manager of biotechnology regulatory affairs at Proagro Seed Company (now Bayer CropScience). Subsequently she was communications program leader at S.M. Sehgal Foundation for five years.
Email:
ellora.mubashir@irrad.org
Ajay Kumar Pandey, is a lawyer and a human rights practitioner. He has 16 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, USA. Currently he is Associate Professor and Assistant Director, Clinical Programmes at Jindal Global Law School.
Email: ajay.pandey@fulbrightmail.org
Crop Improvement (Hyderabad)
P. Vani Sekhar, Senior Scientist, holds a master's degree in genetics and plant breeding from ANGRAU, Hyderabad. She carries over 21 years of experience in the field of plant breeding. Prior to joining SMSF, she worked as a senior scientist with Hytech Seed India Pvt. Ltd. from 2007-2011 and as a breeder with Bayer CropScience Pvt. Ltd. (Formerly Proagro Seed Company Pvt. Ltd.) for 17 years (1989-2007).
Email:
p.vanisekhar@smsfoundation.org
N Mallikarjuna, Scientist, holds a PhD in plant pathology from the University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS), Bangalore. Prior to joining SMSF, he worked on maize pathology for six years at UAS, Agricultural Research Station, Nagenahalli, Mysore.
Email:
na.mallikarjuna@irrad.org
S.P. Deshpande, Special Project Scientist, Biotechnology, holds a PhD in genetics and plant breeding from Marathwada Agricultural University, Parbhani. He has six years of experience in the field of molecular breeding and biotechnology.
Email:
s.deshpande@cgiar.org
Support Team (Hyderabad)
G.P. Shravan Kumar, C. Venkatesh, K. Venkatesh, K. Chandrasekhar, K. Pandu, and Syed Ghouse
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION TEAM |
Mubarik Hussain |
Assistant Program Leader - Community Mobilization |
Salamuddin |
Facilitator - Firozepur Jhirkha Block |
Nasir Hussain |
Facilitator - Nagina Block |
Sunderlal |
Facilitator -Taoru Block |
Mahipal Singh |
Assistant Program Leader - Water Management |
Jafar Hussain |
Assistant Program Leader - Special Projects |
Kunti Gupta |
Specialist - School Program |
Urmila |
Specialist - Life Skills Education |
Mohammad Siddique |
Specialist-Water Management |
Dharmendra |
Specialist-Income Enhancement |
Hari Bhagwan |
Specialist - Income Enhancement |
Jaan Mohammed |
Specialist - Community Mobilisation |
Shaheena Khatoon |
Specialist - Rural Health |
Kamlesh |
Field Coordinator - Policy, Governance and Advocacy |
Susheela |
Field Coordinator - Policy, Governance and Advocacy |
Nagendra Gupta |
Administration in Charge |
Varsha |
Master Trainer |
Khushi Mohammad |
Master Trainer |
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Village Champions: Sayeed, Imran, Iqbal, Narendra Poonia, Sharafat Ali, Hakmudeen, Abdul Jabbar, Sanjiv, Pawan Kumar, Sanjay Kumar, Samaydeen, Geeta, Santosh Sanwaria, Ram Dia, Sajid Khan, Abdul Kadir, Arshad Hussein
Research Investigators: Shabeer Ahemd, Mohd. Sahil, Mohd. Jamshed, Jaan Mohd, Manju Sharma, Asif Khan, Mohd. Irfan
Governance Guides: Balram, Rajuddin, Farooq, Jamaluddin, Mohd. Arif, Jakariya, Niyaz Mohd, Prem
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