Our People

Beth Halvorsen

Board Member at READ Global, Owner Halvorsen Consulting LLC

Carolyn Brehm

Board Member at READ Global, CEO and Founder of Brehm Global Ventures LLC

Deborah Jacobs

READ Global Boards Chair
Director, Global Libraries initiative, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Dr. Antonia Neubauer

READ Global Founder ; Founder and CEO, Myths and Mountains

Dr. B. Shadrach

Dr. Mohan Man Sainju

Emeritus Board

Dr. Nirmal Kandel

Advisory Board Member

Dr. Shankar Raj Pathak

Emeritus Board

Dr. Shanti Basnyat

Advisory Board Member

Dr. Suresh Raj Sharma

Emeritus Board

Ed Lhee

Former Board Chair of READ Global
Partner at New Harbor Capital

Irma Gogiashvili

Global Development and Operations Manager

Megan Volk

Asia Regional Director

Melissa Anderson, Psy.D

Consulting Lower School Psychologist, The Agnes Irwin School

Mr. Arjun Maharjan

Information Communications Technology (ICT) Program Coordinator

Mr. Arvind Kumar

Mr. Ashis Sanyal

Mr. Bhola Kumar Shrestha

Advisory Board Member

Mr. Chin Kaji Shrestha

Field Operations Head

Mr. Dileep Kumar Jha

Finance Assistant

Mr. Dorji Wangchuk

Field Coordinator

Mr. Durgesh Kumar Yogi

Monitoring & Evaluation and Capacity Manager

Mr. Haresh Shah

Mr. Hem Raj Gyawali

Advisory Board Member

Mr. Jai Vikram Bakshi

Mr. Jigme Samdrup

Field Officer

Mr. Kamlesh Kumar Jha

Program Officer

Mr. Kinley Penjoy

Finance and Administration Officer

Mr. Lal Bahadur (LB) Bhandari

Field Coordinator

Mr. Mahipal Singh Rawat

Production and Training Coordinator, Multimedia

Mr. Manohar Bhattarai

Advisory Board Member

Mr. P. Jayaraja

Mr. Parshu Ram Pandey

Finance and Admin Manager

Mr. Passang Dorji

Director of Investments, Druk Holding and Investments (DHI)

Mr. Passang Dorji

Program Coordinator, GNHC, Royal Government of Bhutan

Mr. Prakash Prasad Pokharel

Enterprise Development Officer

Mr. Praveen Aggarwal

Mr. Rabindra Puri

Advisory Board Member

Mr. Saajan Thapa (Tara Bahadur)

Youth Program Development Officer

Mr. Sanjeev Kumar

Office Assistant

Mr. Shivam Sharma

Programme Coordinator (M&E) (Sustaining Enterprises)

Mr. Thinley Palden

CEO, RSAP Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Tshering Dorji

Program Director, The Bhutan Foundation

Mr. Tshewang Tandin

Director General, Department of Adult and Higher Education

Ms. Arundhati Deosthale

Carey Bohjanen

Board Member at READ Global, Managing Director Sustainable Finance Advisory

Ms. Era Shrestha

Advisory Board Member

Ms. Geeta Malhotra

READ India Country Director

Ms. Kalpana Dasgupta

Ms. Karma Lhazom

Country Director

Ms. Kezang Choden

Country Manager

Ms. Pushpa Bhadel

Executive Director

Ms. Rinchen Choden

Field Coordinator

Ms. Rita Thapa

Emeritus Board

Ms. Shonali Datta

Ms. Smita Anand Rai

Director of Partnerships and Resource Mobilization

Ms. Sohini Battacharya

Ms. Tashi Pem

Administration and Finance Officer

Ms. Ugen Choden

Program Director, Bhutan Foundation

Naita Saechao Chialvo

Deputy Director

Sabina Ahmed

Board Treasurer of READ Global, Strategy Planning Manager, Wells Fargo Bank

Sanjana Shrestha

Senior Program Specialist

Sarah Street

Executive Vice President, Strategy and Innovation, XL Catlin

Tina Sciabica

Executive Director

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