Sangath Leadership
At Sangath, our leadership reflects the diversity, vision, and commitment that shape our work in advancing mental health and wellbeing. We are guided by a multidisciplinary team of public health experts, researchers, clinicians, community leaders, and development professionals who bring rich perspectives and lived experiences to the table. By fostering trust and credibility within our communities, our leaders play a critical role in translating ideas into action and delivering real-world impact across low-resource settings.
Managing Committee Members
Executive Council Members
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General Body Members
Abhijit Nadkarni
Co-Director, ARG, Sangath
NIHR Prof. of Global Health Research, Dept. of Population Health, LSHTM, UK
Asawari Nayak
Asst. Prof, Govt. College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Khandola, Goa
Carolyn Noronha
Operations Manager (Retired)
Dr. Anthony (Tino) de Sa
Chief Secretary, Madhya Pradesh (retired)
Dr. Pradeep Padwal
Indian Medical Association
Indian Public Health Association
Dr. Ravindra Agrawal
Psychiatrist & Clinical Research Fellow, Sangath
Dr. Vikram Patel
Co-founder, Sangath
Paul Farmer Professor & Chair of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School.
Isabel Santa Rita Vas
Founder member, Mustard Seed Art Company
Monica Bariya
Treasurer, Sangath Managing Committee
Nitin Kunkolienker
Co-founder and Director, Attort Legal Consultancy Pvt. Ltd.
Prashanti Talpankar
TV, Radio, Theatre and Film artist
Member, Sangath Managing Committee
Sangeeta Naik
Managing Committee Member, Child Rights in Goa (CRG)
Partner, Digital Goa
Smita Naik
Resource person, SCERT, Goa
ICT teacher, government-aided institution in Goa
Sujai Joshi
Lawyer, Goa
Thomas Pereira
Vijay Nallawala
Founder, Bipolar India
Anil Vartak
Founder President, Eklavya Foundation for Mental health, Pune
Ashwin Tombat
Director, Adventure Breaks, Goa
Devaki Nambiar
Public health professional, George Institute
Dr. Babugouda S. Patil
Associate Prof., Salgaoncar Law College
Dr. Prashanth N.S
Director & Senior Fellow, Institute of Public Health, Bangalore
Dr. Shelley Thakral
DRC spokesperson, UN World Food Programme
Fredric Azariah
Director, Global Research and Development, citiesRISE
Kalpana Joshi
Experience with Indian Association of Adoption & Early Childhood disabilities
Nazneen Sarosh Rebello
Vice Chairperson, Sangath Managing Committee
Percy Cardozo
State Advisory Board on Disability, Goa,
National Core Group, Centre for Disability Studies, NALSAR University, Hyderabad
Ridhima Shirodkar
Ass. Prof., Govt. College of Arts , Science & Commenrce, Khandola, Goa
Shailendra G. Bhobe
Public Prosecutor, Goa High Court
Sudhir Krishna
Professor Emeritus, Trans disciplinary University, Bangalore
Sulaxa Gawas
Clinical Counselling
Urvita Bhatia
Deputy Director, ARG, Sangath
Research Fellow, Department of Population Health, LSHTM, UK
Aresh Naik
Chairperson, Sangath
Bidisha Banerjee
Dr. Amit Dias Assistant Professor
Dept. of Preventive & Social Medicine, Goa Medical College
Dr. Nishtha Desai
Ass. Prof., dept. of Women's Studies, Goa University (retired)
Dr. Pushkar
Director & Chief Executive, The International Centre Goa
Dr. Soumitra Pathare
Director, Centre for Mental Health Law & Policy (CMHLP), Indian Law Society, Pune
Member, Sangath Managing Committee
Gauri Divan
Director, Child Development Group, Sangath
Lalana Zaveri
Entrepreneur & Corporate trainer, Bangalore
Newton Sequeira
Ass. Editor, Times of India, Goa
Prachi Khandeparkar
Project Lead, SMHPP, Sangath
Sandesh Prabhudesai
Journalist & Editor, Goanews.com
Shrikrishna Dessai
School headmaster (retired)
Suheil Farell Tandon
Director-Founder, Pro-sports Development
Sulochana Suresh Pednekar
Ass. Prof., Women’s studies, Goa University
Veena Hegde
Psychaitrist