ETC and Save the Earth (local program partner organization) staff and board members in 2024
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
Hari Chaudhary
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
Bal Gopal Baidya, Ph.D. (President)
Chairman, New ERA Ltd.
Vijaya Shrestha, Ph.D. (Vice President)
Consultant
Manju Singh Rana (Secretary)
Consultant
Rekha Tulachan (Treasurer)
Consultant
Sharad Babu Shrestha
President, ALADIN Nepal (UNESCO system)
Neerala Tiwari
Executive board member and team leader, Training and Program Development
Mira Maiya Singh Rana (founding member)
former Executive Director, ETC-Nepal
Dr. Ram Prakash Yadav (founding member)
Agricultural economist, World Bank-Nepal
Ganga Ram Gautam
Dr. Lazima Onta-Bhatta
National Program Manager, Community Owned Primary Education/UNDP
Jamuna Devi Lama
Raju Dhamala
Nepal Youth Foundation
Mitra Lal Shrestha
Bishu Karki
Dhan Kumar Shrestha
Manju Khadka
Laxmi Bhakta Basukala
Education consultant
Subash Pokhrel
Relationship Manager, Laxmi Sunrise Bank
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
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
Yogita Upadya Mumssen
Water Practice Manager, Africa West and Central, World Bank
Susanna Pearce
Consultant
Eliza Prager
Occupational therapist