Nepal Staff – Field Office (Sunsari)

Govind Chaudhary
District Program Manager

Hira Adhikari
Social Mobilizer

Radha Chaudhary
Education Coordinator

Ram Narayan Chaudhary
Agricultural Technician

Puja Rajdhami
Social Mobilizer

Sandesh Subedi
Agricultural Technician

Maheshwor Chaudhary
Program Assistant

Shibendra Chaudhary
Agricultural Intern

Nepal Board of Directors

Bal Gopal Baidya, Ph.D. (President)
Senior Research Associate, New ERA Ltd.

Vijaya Shrestha, Ph.D. (Vice President)
Consultant

Rekha Tulachan (Treasurer)
Assistant Program Officer, USC Nepal

Bal Maya Bishwokarma
Education Officer, Save the Children, Alliance

Jamuna Devi Lama
Director, Samjauta Nepal

Manju Rana
Consultant, JICA Nepal

Mitra Lal Shrestha
Financial expert

Sharad Babu Shrestha
Social worker and businessman

Neerala Tiwari
Consultant (gender issues, women’s development, microcredit)

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)
Assistant Professor, School of Business, Ithaca College

Barbara Butterworth
International educator and development consultant
Former Peace Corps Volunteer – Nepal

Elicia Carmichael
Impact Investing and International Development Specialist

Michael Esposito
Human Resources Manager, Cornell Cooperative Extension

Pete Fritts
Retired attorney
Former Peace Corps Volunteer – Nepal

Dave Hohl
Retired Forester, Environmental Advocate
Former Peace Corps Volunteer – Nepal

Jim Johnston
Retired non-profit executive

Yogita Upadya Mumssen
Water Practice Manager, Africa West and Central, World Bank

Susanna Pearce
Independent consultant

Eliza Prager
Occupational Therapist

U.S. Advisory Council

Katherine Anderson
Director of Development for International Affairs, Cornell University

Linda Farthing
Writer and former ETC Executive Director

Kathryn March, Ph.D.
Emeritus Professor of Anthropology, Feminist/Gender/Sexuality Studies, and Public Affairs, Cornell University

Katharine Rankin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Geography and Planning, University of Toronto

Sara Shneiderman, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of British Columbia

Colleen Thapalia
Director of International Graduate Admissions & Recruitment, Clarkson University