ETC staff and board members in 2026
Nepal Staff – Main Office (Kathmandu)
Neela Malla
Nepal Director
Laxmi Bhakta Basukala
Education Director
Sapana Kandel Subedi
Women’s Empowerment Officer
Aakash Shah
Agricultural Development Officer
Neela Shrestha
Administration and Finance Officer
Sangita Shrestha
Administrative and Procurement Assistant
Dayaram Yakami
Office Assistant
U.S. Staff (Ithaca, NY)
Lisa Lyons
U.S. Director
Teressa Naylor
Sponsorships and Communications Manager
Nepal Staff – Field Office (Sunsari)
Pushpa Bahadur Bhattarai
Director, Save the Earth
Samir Karki
District Program Manager
Radha Chaudhary
Education Assistant
Hira Adhikari
WEP Social Mobilizer
Puja Rajdhami
WEP Social Mobilizer
Ram Narayan Chaudhary
Agricultural Technician-JTA
Sandesh Subedi
Veterinary Technician
Sabita Chaudhary
Office Assistant
Bishal Chaudhary
Agriculture program volunteer
Nepal Board of Directors
Mr. Sharad Babu Shrestha (President)
President, ALADIN Nepal (UNESCO system)
Ms. Rekha Tulachan (Vice President)
Consultant
Ms. Manju Singh Rana (Secretary)
Consultant
Ms. Mira Maiya Singh Rana (founding member)
former Executive Director, ETC-Nepal
Ms. Neerala Tiwari
Mr. Ganga Ram Gautam
Mr. Subash Pokhrel
Relationship Manager, Laxmi Sunrise Bank
Dr. Ram Prakash Yadav, Ph.D. (founding member)
Agricultural economist, World Bank-Nepal
Dr. Bal Gopal Baidya
Dr. Vijaya Shrestha
Ms. Jamuna Devi Lama
Mr. Raju Dhamala
Nepal Youth Foundation
Mr. Mitra Lal Shrestha
Ms. Bishu Karki
Mr. Dhan Kumar Shrestha
Mr. Laxmi Bhakta Basukala
former Education Officer, ETC-Nepal
Mr. Chandi Prasad Shrestha
former District Program Manager, ETC-Nepal
Ms. Bhagya Shree Rawal
Ms. Manjuri Singh Thapa
Dr. Binita Pant
U.S. Board of Directors
Elisabeth Prentice (President)
Retired non-profit executive
Former Peace Corps Volunteer – Nepal
Melvin Goldman (Vice President)
Founder, Intech Ventures
Former Peace Corps Volunteer – Nepal
Margaret Shackell, Ph.D., C.P.A. (Treasurer)
Visiting Scholar, University of Michigan
Assistant Professor, St. John Fisher University
Barbara Butterworth
International educator and development consultant
Former Peace Corps Volunteer – Nepal
Elicia Carmichael
Impact investing and international development specialist
Pete Fritts
Retired attorney
Former Peace Corps Volunteer – Nepal
Dave Hohl
Retired forester, environmental advocate
Former Peace Corps Volunteer – Nepal
Nick Ide
Retired technologist
Alumnus of Lincoln School, Nepal
Jim Johnston
Retired non-profit executive
Hannah Marqusee
Public Health Specialist
Former Peace Corps Volunteer – Nepal
Yogita Upadya Mumssen
Water Practice Manager, Africa West and Central, World Bank
Susanna Pearce
Consultant
Eliza Prager
Occupational therapist
Kavita Sethi
Infrastructure Economist (Retired), World Bank