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 Ghananath
Ojha
Nepal Advisory Group Coordinator
Ghananath Ojha earned his MA and BL at TU, Nepal.
He pursued his Postgraduate studies in Public
Administrarion at Victoria University, UK. Furthermore,
he received nine months’ management analysis
training at Connecticut University, USA. He has
extensive experience within the civil service
sector. His past roles include: Chief district
officer, Asst.Zonal Commissioner, Executive Director,
Joint Secretary, and Secretary of the Government
of Nepal. Currently, Mr. Ojha is working within
the social service sector.
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Dr.
Bhima Raj Adhikaree
Professor Bhima
Raj Adhikaree is the Registrar of the Tribhuvan
University.In his 30 years’ tenure,
Dr. Adhikaree served in the key academic positions
of the Tribhuvan University in various Campuses.
He has a credit of publishing over two dozens
of articles and has supervised more than 75
theses for Masters and PhD programs in Economics.
He is also associated with several professional
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 Chhing
Lamu Sherpa
Chhing Lamu
Sherpa possesses participatory management skills,
an inspiring leadership quality and an ability
to build equitable and safe working environments.
She has 27 years of experience working in various
institutions, including, government organizations,
bio-lateral
organizations, International Non-government Organizations
and National Non-government organizations. She
has experience at both the National and at the
International level as a development implementer,
a facilitator, an evaluator, a leader, a manager
and a member of civil societies. She is a founding
member of Mountain Spirit, TEWA, Imagine Nepal,
SAGUN-NEPAN and a member of Chandra Gurung Conservation
foundation. For the last five years, Ms. Sherpa
has been working as a Program Unit Manager for
a Child Centered Community Development organisation,
Plan Nepal.
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 Keshav
Raj Kanel
Received his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota-
St. Paul, in Natural Resource Economics. He has over
thirty years of experience in the fields of resource
planning and policy analysis; which includes work in
community forestry, forest products marketing; Climate
Change; common property management system and institutions
etc. He has
contributed to his field by working on the Master Plan
for Forestry Sector Projects, the Terai Community Forestry
Project, Nepal. He worked as the Chief Coordinator of
Foreign Aid under the Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation,
and as a consultant for the USAID,
IFAD, World Bank, FINNIDA, IUCN, FAO, and many other
international organizations. He has worked as the Chief
of Community Forestry Division, Director General of
the Department of Forests, and the Department of Soil
Conservation and Watershed Management. He has also worked
as the Secretary of the Ministry of Land Reform and
Management, Government of Nepal, Kathmandu.
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 Lhakpa
Sherpa
Lhakpa Sherpa is the President of Mountain Spirit.
He received his doctorate in Forest Resources
form the University of Washington, USA and specializes
in environmental conservation and sustainable
development. He also has extensive experience
in conserving culture and languages. Dr. Sherpa
has worked for the Government of Nepal as protected
area planner and manager. He joined The Mountain
Institute in 2000 to become an internal expert
in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. Dr. Sherpa
became an enthusiast of AI and participatory methods
while working with remote mountain communities
of Nepal and Tibet. Currently, he is a Fulbright
Post-doctoral Fellow at Yale University, USA.
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 Pasang
Sherpa
Pasang Sherpa was born in Hangdewa, Taplejung,
and is the first Sherpa Lecturer of Sociology
in the Department of Sociology Anthropology, Trichandra
Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu,
Nepal. For the past 12 years he has taught at
various colleges of Tribhuvan University, Purbanchal
University and Pokhara University.
Mr. Sherpa has carried out various academic and
action research projects concentrating mainly
on ethnic minorities in different parts of Nepal.
He has published articles on caste system, Sherpa
culture, Janajati and Dalit issues. He is affiliated
to Sherpa Association of Nepal, Sociological anthropological
Society of Nepal, Janajati and Dalit Study Centere
UNESCO Nepal, University teachers associations
and Forum for Intellectuals of Nepal. As a member
of High level Task force, Mr Sherpa is currently
working to revise the existing list of Indigenous
nationalities.
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 Dr.
Poorna Kanta Adhikary
Dr Adhikary has an interdisciplinary background
with Mathematics, and Natural and Social
Sciences. He has worked on short and long
term assignments with several governments,
multi-lateral and bi-lateral agencies and
I/NGOs and academic institutions in several
countries in North and South Americas, Western
Europe, Middle East, South and Eastern Africa,
South and South East Asia, and Japan. He
is the President of Institute for Conflict
Management Peace and Development (ICPD),
Kathmandu. He is known to have been associated
with a number of civil societies in Nepal
including social and political movements.
He has provided post-graduate level courses
in education, strategic planning and conflict
management. He is nationally and internationally
known for his professional works as an educationist,
peace builder, development thinker and consultant
and expert in application of participatory
technology.
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 Renchin
Yonjan
Renchin Yonjan is a Social Architect who
has many years of experience working with
environmentalists, women, youth and performing
artists. Over the years she has succeeded
in introducing sporting activities such
as rafting, canoeing, hang gliding, hot
air ballooning and micro lites in addition
to developing the first Nepali pickle
brand Navaraas, the first animated music
video for children and public space landscaping.
She uses the spirit of Appreciative Inquiry
to bring social artistry to all aspects
of her work.
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 Sashin
Joshi
Sashin Joshi is currently CEO of NIC Bank, a leading
commercial bank in Nepal. He is also the President
of Nepal Bankers' Association, Chairman of Nepal
Banking Training Institute and Director on the
Board of Nepal Clearing House. He has also worked
in Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, Melbourne
and ANZ Grindlays Bank, Calcutta in the nineties.
He started his banking career in 1986 with Nabil
Bank, then a subsidiary of Emirates Bank International,
and, in 1989, moved to Nepal Grindlays Bank.
He is one of the founding Directors of Rural Micro-finance
Development Centre (RMDC). He is currently also
an Independent Director nominated by Asian Development
Bank on the Board of Kathmandu Water (KUKL) a
water utility operator. He holds an MBA in Finance,
a Post-graduate Diploma in Marketing and is Credit-Accredited
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 Shambhu
Nath Gautam
Shambhu earned his EMBA from KU, School of Management
and his B. Sc. Ag. from TU, Institute of Agriculture
and Animal Science. He is a Senior Bank Executive
at Siddhartha Bank Limited. He has 25 years of
professional experience, furthermore 23 years
of his experience has been with various institutions
within the Banking sector. He has received professional
training on leadership kills/ communication/ managerial
skills enhancement, banking, risk management etc.,
from various national/international organizations.
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 Shanta
Laxmi Shrestha
Shanta Laxmi Shrestha is an educationist,
a human right activist, and an AI practitioner
in development and organizational management.
She has gained real life education from
the people of Nepal, Eritrea, Tanzania and
Zambia where she has worked in Schools,
Universitys, Government and International
Non Government Organizations. Her life has
been guided by the principle, ‘Think
positively live simply’. Using this
principle, she has managed various organizations,
including: Redd Barna-Nepal’s Training
Section, Lutheran World Federation- Nepal
Programme, Lutheran World Federation Eritrea
Programme, Local Community Competence Building
Programmes in Tanzania and Zambia, World
Education Australia Limited’s CBGEEOW
programme, and Britain Nepal Medical Trust.
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 Sujeev
Shakya
Sujeev Shakya is a business executive
with a social conscience.. By training he
is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Graduate
Diploma in International Marketing from
Boston University. He was awarded the Hubert
H. Humphrey Fellowship by the US Department
of State in 2002. And prior to starting
Beed Management (www.beed.com.np), a management
consulting and advisory firm he was the
President of Tara Management (earlier Soaltee
Group Private Limited) and of theBhotekoshi
Power Company. He also chairs the Nepal
Economic Forum, a not-for-profit private-sector
led economic policy centre. He is the author
of a bestseller book, Unleashing Nepal Past,
Present and Future of Economy; published
by Penguin.
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 Sumitra
Manandhar Gurung
Sumitra Manandhar Gurung is a Nepalese
geographer who works as a development
consultant and a social development
activist. She specializes on social
inclusion in Nepal’s development
context. She completed her Ph.D. from
the University of Hawaii, USA (1988),
and was also educated at the Asian
Institute of Technology, Bangkok (1982),
at the University of Colorado, USA
(1979) and at Tribhuvan University,
Nepal, where she did her Masters in
Geography (1979). Her main interest
is the improvement of life for disadvantaged,
women, indigenous peoples and minorities,
and in empowering these groups with
a voice in the development process.
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 Tana
Gautam
Tana Gautam received his M.Sc. in
Natural Resource Planning and Management
from Thailand and Master in Public
Administration from Nepal. He has
served as Secretary to several Ministries
of Government of Nepal and is currently
working as Chief Officer at National
Vigilance Centre. He has been in the
service of Government of Nepal since
1984. |
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