Senior Management
Merry Barua |
Founder & Director |
Reeta Sabharwal |
Director Finance & Operations |
Dr Nidhi Singhal |
Director Research & Trainings |
Indrani Basu |
Head Parent and Family Trainings |
Preeti Siwach |
Head Adult Services |
AFA Governing Body
Rajat M Nag |
President |
*Merry Barua |
Member |
*Reeta Sabharwal |
Secretary |
Madhu Chawla |
Member |
*Gopal Kale |
Treasurer |
*Indrani Basu |
Member |
*Beena Mohan |
Member |
*Dr Shubhangi Vaidya |
Member |
*Celine George |
Member |
*Nidhi Dutta |
Member |
*Rakshita Shekhar |
Member |
* Parent of a person with Autism. Being a parent led organisation, some of the members of AFA’s governing body are also parents of persons with disability.
*As per policy of the organisation, none of the governing body members are related to each other.
*The governing body is elected every two years.
*No member of the governing body receives honorarium.
AFA Ethics Committee
Name |
Designation / Discipline |
Sex |
Dr Shubhangi Vaidya |
Chairperson Social Scientist |
Female |
Mona Rai |
Member Secretary |
Female |
Ramamani Sunder |
Economist Researcher |
Female |
Dr Tamara Daley |
Senior Study Director |
Female |
Pawan Sinha |
Professor, Researcher |
Male |
Nandita DeSouza |
Medical Professional |
Female |
Anjali Joshi |
Occupational Therapist |
Female |
Suhan Mukerji |
Legal Expert |
Male |
Jo Chopra |
Representative of non-governmental agency |
Female |
Shikha Nag |
Member, Psychologist |
Female |