Leadership


The league of extra ordinary who manage Lovedale are like minded professionals & Individuals, who has the passion for social cause. They have several years of experience in Teaching, Medical, Academic, Hospitality and Non-Profit world. This enables the Foundation for a smooth operation as well as giving professional approach in every step.

Core Team

Jyoti Raj

- President

Jyoti raj - graduate in mba from Dit Dehradun, having 8 years of industry experience.done certification on CCAD - child and adolescent development.Her Immense passion for social causes especially education for the underprivileged will not go unnoticed in her day to day work.grounded her career in a simple belief that no matter where someone is born , no matter where they live , they should be able to lead a thriving and successful life.



Gautam Raj

- Secretary

He has a degree in an MBA from Amity. He has sterling work experience of 20 years in the corporate world. Children and education have been two subjects that have occupied his thoughts frequently though they had no direct relation with his work at the time.Gautam wanted to make a difference.
He says it is essential that change is meaningful for the person giving as well as the one receiving. If a child is given adequate educational opportunities, only then can change be sustainable. That is where Jyoti Hope Foundation came from.



Board Members

Meenakshi sharma

- Vice President

USA

"She facilitates the organizational activities by promoting them and building a wider coalition"

Meenakshi sharma is working for a non profit health care company in the USA, After earning a Bachelor degree in Economics., She pursued to get a Post G degree in banking and insurance management from All India institute of management . After marriage she moved to the USA . Her early education was in a convent school but she knows how hard it is for her parents to pay the high fee to get a good education for a girl. she comes from an average middle class Indian family. She has first hand experience middle class life in India and knows how crucial education is in empowering life of an individual and their family and friends. Meenakshi brings the great vision to cultivate Jyoti Hope Foundation’s initiatives to serve the needy underprivileged children in India.

Meenakshi always believed If you have the financial means to do so, giving to charity is one of the most important things that you can do. Especially when that charity is working to help underprivileged children.



Sanjay Sharma

- Joint Secretary

USA

"He has tremendous passion towards supporting the marginalised community and has been an integral part of the Foundations’s activities. "

Sanjay Sharma has worked as Software Engineer in India, Oman and now working in the USA. After earning a BSc., he persued to get Post Graduate degree in Materials Management from Symbiosis Institute of Business Management and later completed Master’s degree in Computers Management from Pune University India, Sanjay has worked in India, then moved to Oman to earn his living for few years, and residing and working in USA. His early education was in government funded school and comes from average middle class Indian family.
He has first hand experience middle class life in India and knows how crucial education is in empowering life of an individual and their family and friends. Sanjay brings the great vision to cultivate Jyoti Hope Foundation’s initiatives to serve the needy underpriviledged children in India.



Advisory Board

Srikanth kanada

A dynamic and successful Sales & Marketing Professional with 25 + Years of experience, held key positions in reputed Multinational Companies with outstanding track record in developing and maintain Customer,Partner and Vendor Relationships at all levels. Recognised for creating and driving Sustainable, Scalable Businesses by implementing Innovative Ideas and processes to deliver great Customer experience.



Management Team

Prabin Aryal

Melbourne, Australia

"His extensive PR skills help the Foundation to continue the mission successfully "

I have 10+ yrs. of working in network security domain with the exposure of deploying and managing security devices for large enterprises. I have planned, designed and deployed firewall products from industry leading vendor's including Palo Alto, Juniper, Checkpoint, Cisco. This are the highlights of my work experiences and the achievement in my career.



Varun Prabhakar

London

"A passionate dreamer and believer in the inherent potential of each child, he is a bundle of infectious energy. He is an avid public speaker. "

Varun is an industry leader with 19 years of experience in the IT Industry . He has worked at leadership positions in the areas of consulting, solution implementation and Sales. He also has been the torch bearer for large Enterprise transformation projects for many Fortune 500 organizations in more than 18 countries across the globe. The industries where he has been closely associated are Healthcare and LifeSciences, Manufacturing, IT services, Media and telecommunications.
He has worked and led transformations across CX Platforms like Salesforce , Oracle, Microsoft and SAP. In his past roles, he has led the Go-to-Market and Salesforce business for large GSIs in UK & I and India and P&L responsibility of $80M+ spread across global delivery locations.

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