Our People
Practitioners committed to dignity and equity, working in step with communities.
Governance & Stewardship
Anup Kumar Mahapatra
Treasurer, Governing Board
Arati Pandya
Member, Steering Committee, General Body
Biren Bhuta
Member, Steering Committee, General Body
Gyana Ranjan Das
Member, Governing Board
Joe Madiath
Liby Johnson
Executive Director & Ex-officio Secretary
Namrata Chadha
Member, Governing Board
Neelima Khetan
Member, Governing Board
P V S Suryakumar
Member, Governing Board
Pradosh Chandra Mohanty IRS (Retd.)
Member, Governing Board
Sanjeev Nayak
Member, Governing Board
Suprava Patnaik
Member, Steering Committee, General Body
Veena Joshi
Member, Steering Committee, General Body
Programme Leadership
Strategic Leadership Team
Chandramohan Patnaik
Strategic Lead, Finance
Sukanta Bhattacharya
Strategic Lead, Performance
Management Groups
Akanksha Awasthi
Management Group Member, Sanitation & Health, Education & Youth
Alex Sam Thomas
Strategic Leadership Team – Programme Unit
Ambika Prasad
Management Group Member Administration & Logistics
Benstin Jenith.B.G.
Management Group Member Water
Bharti Kumari
Strategic Leadership Team – Programme Unit
Bukky Das
State Finance Lead Finance & Accounts
D.P. Debashis Hota
Management Group Member, Human Resources, Administration & Logistics
Dillip Kumar Subudhi
Management Group Member Finance & Accounts
Jannatun Begum
Management Group Member, Village Institutions, Sanitation & Health
Jobin Chacko
Strategic Leadership Team – Programme Unit
Krishna Chandra Dikshit
Management Group Member, Livelihoods
Krushna Chandra Hembram
Management Group Member, Livelihoods
Laxminarayan Panda
Management Group Member, Water
Lipika Verma
Executive Director’s Office Planning & Monitoring
Madhusmita Pattanayak
Strategic Leadership Team – Programme Unit
Malay Kumar Panda
Management Group Member Water, Habitat & Technology
Manjary S
Strategic Leadership Team – Programme Unit
Nirmal Chandra Mohanty
Senior Manager, Livelihood, Habitat & Technology
Pratap Chandra Panda
Senior Manager, Women’s Economic Empowerment programme
Sangita Patra
Management Group Member Documentation & Communications, Human Resources
Sanjeev Nayak
Strategic Leadership Team – Programme Unit
Sanjoy Kumar Sabud
Management Group Member Water, Livelihoods
Sebin Mathew
Management Group Member Village Institutions
Shakti Sekhar Panigrahi
Strategic Leadership Team – Programme Unit
Sheethal T S
Management Group Member Sanitation & Health
Sudhir Ranjan Sahu
Management Group Member Finance & Accounts
Sumant Kumar Biswal
Management Group Member Administration & Logistics
Tanmaya Kumar Jena
Management Group Member Sanitation & Health
Thomas Sunil K
Management Group Member Village Institutions, Education & Youth, Human Resources
Varun Namineni
Management Group Member Sanitation & Health, Planning & Monitoring, Habitat & Technology
District Managers
Biswajit Sahu
District Manager, Kandhamal and Kalahandi District Office
Dibakar Choudhury
District Manager, Ghumusur and Ganjam District Offices
Ranjan Patnaik
District Manager, Gajapati District Office
Implementation & Support Teams
Programme Implementation
Abhimanyu Nayak
Field Expert, Livelihoods
Abnaijar Raika
Junior Manager, Farm Livelihood Technology Group
Ahalya Mahananda
Field Expert, Sanitation & Health
Amarsing Majhi
Thematic Coordinator, Village Institutions
Amit Kumar Paikray
Junior Manager, Water Quality Labs
Ananta Kishore Das
Thematic Coordinator, Water
Arabinda Nayak
Thematic Coordinator, Village Institutions
Artatrana Sunani
Thematic Coordinator, Livelihoods
Arun Kumar Nayak
Thematic Coordinator, Village Institutions
Aruna Gamango
Thematic Coordinator, Sanitation & Health
Aruna Kumar Sahu
Thematic Coordinator, Water
Ashish Kumar Sabar
Thematic Coordinator, Livelihoods
Asrita Katta
Thematic Coordinator, Livelihoods
Astina Kumar Raika
Thematic Coordinator, Livelihoods
Babru Bahan Bhoi
Thematic Coordinator, Water
Bachha Pana
Thematic Coordinator, Sanitation & Health
Bairagi Karjee
Thematic Coordinator, Enterprise Development Resource Group
Banamali Parida
Thematic Coordinator, Water
Basant Naik
Thematic Coordinator, Water
Bata Krushna Nayak
Thematic Coordinator, Water Resources Technology Group
Bibekananda Pradhan
Thematic Coordinator, Water
Bibhudas Gamango
Thematic Coordinator, Water
Bibhuti Patra
Thematic Coordinator, Rural Creche Initiative
Bijay Kumar Sahu
Farm Custodian
Bikram Kumar Pradhan
Thematic Coordinator, Village Institutions
Binita Mandal
Thematic Coordinator, Spearhead
Brundabati Sabar
Thematic Coordinator, Rural Creche Initiative
Buddhadev Deep
Thematic Coordinator, Spearhead
Buyaja Dalabehera
Thematic Coordinator, Village Institutions
Chandra Singh Majhi
Thematic Coordinator, Education & Youth
Chhabi Mohanty
Thematic Coordinator, Water
Dalei Mallik
Thematic Coordinator, Sanitation & Health
Damayanti Das
Thematic Coordinator, Village Institutions
Dauda Sabar
Thematic Coordinator, Village Institutions
Deuel Sabar
Field Expert, Water
Dharmita Nayak
Thematic Coordinator, Livelihoods
Dulhaba Odandra
Project Manager, Building Water Secure Gram Panchayats
Gananath Padhan
Field Expert, Water
Gautam Chandra Rout
Thematic Coordinator, Village Institutions
Gouri Shankar Sabar
Field Expert, Livelihoods
Govind Chik Baraik
Thematic Coordinator, Village Institutions
Hemant Naik
Thematic Coordinator, Village Institutions
Herman Kerketta
Thematic Coordinator, Water
Jayanti Raita
Thematic Coordinator, Rural Creche Initiative
Jeebita Bhuyan
Thematic Coordinator, Sanitation & Health
Jogindra Dakua
Thematic Coordinator, Water
Jyotsnamayee Padhan
Field Expert, Village Institutions
Kali Charan Panda
Thematic Coordinator, Sanitation & Health
Kalpana Moharana
Thematic Coordinator, Village Institutions
Khageswar Pradhan
Thematic Coordinator, Spearhead
Kiran Kujur
Thematic Coordinator, Sanitation & Health
Krushna Chandra Maharana
Thematic Coordinator, Water
Kuna Gochhayata
Thematic Coordinator, Village Institutions
Lalit Kumar Naik
Thematic Coordinator, Water
Manas Ranjan Mund
Field Expert, Water
Manoj Kumar Swain
Block Programme Lead, Swayamshree
Mariyanush Kujur
Field Expert, Water
Mihir Kumar Bhuyan
Thematic Coordinator, Sanitation & Health
Monalisa Behera
Project Manager, Bal Marg
Narayan Pradhan
Thematic Coordinator, Village Institutions
Narayan Sahu
Project Manager, Holistic Rural Development Programme
Paikas Toppo
Field Expert, Livelihoods
Parakhita Nayak
Thematic Coordinator, Village Institutions
Paramananda Sethi
Thematic Coordinator, Water
Parsuram Palli
Field Expert, Water
Pinyas Gamango
Thematic Coordinator, Spearhead
Prasanta Kumar Nayak
Field Expert, Livelihoods
Prasanta Kumar Sahu
Junior Manager, Water Resources Technology Group
Puspanjali Bhuyan
Thematic Coordinator, Water
Rajani Karjee
Field Expert, Sanitation & Health
Rushi Mallick
Thematic Coordinator, Water
Sabitri Ojha
Thematic Coordinator, Water
Sachin Gurung
Thematic Coordinator, Water Resources Technology Group
Sanjay Kumar Baral
Thematic Coordinator, Livelihoods
Santosh Kumar Padhy
Thematic Coordinator, Village Institutions
Santosh Kumar Patra
District Coordinator, Resource Mobilisation Support Group
Sarita Majhi
Field Expert, Livelihoods
Sasmita Jena
Thematic Coordinator, Livelihoods
Shanti Kujur
Thematic Coordinator, Sanitation & Health
Shivtahal Singh
Field Expert, Water
Siba Kumbhar
Thematic Coordinator, Sanitation & Health
Sitaram Mohanty
Thematic Coordinator, Water
Subash Gamango
Thematic Coordinator, Livelihoods
Subin Das
Project Manager, Gram Saksham
Sudhansu Sekhar Rath
Thematic Coordinator, Sanitation & Health
Sujit Swain
Thematic Coordinator, Water
Sukadev Swain
Thematic Coordinator, Water
Sumanta Raita
Thematic Coordinator, Water
Sumati Devi
Thematic Coordinator, Village Institutions
Sunil Kumar Sahu
Thematic Coordinator, Sanitation & Health
Susanta Kumar Pradhan
Thematic Coordinator, Water
Trinath Pradhan
Thematic Coordinator, Water
Tusharkanta Behura
Thematic Coordinator, Livelihoods
Programme Support
Bhagya Laxmi Puhan
Civil Engineer, Civil Engineering Support Group (CESG)
Bhisma Kumar Bai
Junior Manager, Communications
Bidyutprava Praharaj
District Monitoring Lead, Swayamshree
Dibya Ranjan Shaw
Programme Technician
Dipanchi Dutta
Junior Manager, Planning & Monitoring, Documentation & Communication
Gouri Shankar Naik
District Coordinator, Resource Mobilisation Support Group
Kalu Shankar Pani
Programme Technician
Manikamala Swain
District Monitoring Lead, Swayamshree
Prangya Nibedita Mishra
Coordinator, Planning & Monitoring
Prasanta Kumar Naik
District Monitoring Lead, Swayamshree
Premananda Nayak
Civil Engineer, Civil Engineering Support Group (CESG)
Santosh Kumar Rout
Coordinator, Documentation & Communications
Trilochan Jena
Manager, Source Coordination (Safe & Dignified Migration)
Finance & Accounts
Ajit Kumar Raut
Accountant, Head Office Accounts
Chandan Kumar Sahu
Compliance, Head Office Accounts
Niranjan Sahu
District Accountant, Kandhamal
Prabhat Kumar Pattnaik
District Accountant, Ganjam
Purna Chandra Panda
Accountant, Head Office Accounts
Rajendra Jena
Accountant, Head Office Accounts
Rajib Lochan Mohapatra
District Accountant, Gajapati
Sukanta Kumar Acharya
Accountant, Head Office Accounts
Sunil Kumar Jena
District Accountant, Ghumusur
Susmita Sahu
Admin & Accounts Assistant, Head Office Accounts
Taraka Nath Padhy
District Accountant, Keonjhar
Y Chandra Kumar
Accountant, Internal Audit
Administration & Logistics
Ajoy Kumar Baral
Artist
Apriya Maharana
Coordinator, Facility Upkeep
Bapini Das
Gate Security
Bijay Kumar Pradhan
Office Custodian
Hina Pradhan
Campus Custodian
Jayaram Nayak
Office Custodian
John Paul Khujur
Transport Support
Krushna Chandra Panda
Coordinator, Campus Management
Nilambar Dash
Transport Support
Norbert Soreng
Coordinator, Campus Management
Pramod Kumar Das
Coordinator, Campus Management
Rabindra Kumar Padhi
Coordinator, Stores & Data
Rajendra Kumar Tripathy
Gate Security
Samir Kumar Das
Coordinator, Facility Upkeep
Shyam Nayak
Campus Custodian
Srikanta Parida
Coordinator, Information Technology
Tuna Das
Campus Custodian Gram Vikas Mohuda Campus
Explore Our Work
See how our teams translate strategy into long-term, community-led action.
Water Secure Gram Panchayat
Securing equitable access to water for climate resilience, better health and shared prosperity in rural communities.
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Safe and Dignified Migration
Building community-rooted systems at scale, informing policy and practice for safer migration.
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