A brief Profile of the Trustees and Honorary Committee Members.

Board of Trustees:-

Chairperson Emeritus :-
Smt. Jayashree Vaidya

- Formerly Director of Swastik rubber products Ltd.
- Past President Pune Women’s council.

Chairperson:
Smt. Suman Kirloskar:-
- Of Kirloskar Group of Industries.
- Chairman : Mahila Udyog Ltd. Pune.
- Trustee K.M. Mahila Seva Gram, Pune.

Hon- Secretary :
Dr. B.R Sabade:-
- Ex. Secretary General, Malhratta Chamber of Commerce Industries and
agriculture , Pune.
- Consultant, Labour Commission Directorate New Delhi.
- Consultant to several small scale industries.

Vice-Chairperson:-
Shri Charudatta Sarpotdar:

- Director, Poona Guest House, Pune
- Chairman : Hotel Management and Catering Committee.
- Trustee Dr. Kashinath Ghanekar Pratishthan.

Vice-Chairperson:-
Shri Nana G.Shahane:

- Executive Committee member, Symbiosis Institute of Foreign trade.
- Chairman: HRD wing, Mahratta Chamber of commerce, Industries & Agriculture.
- Chairperson, Mahila Seva Mandal Pune.

Hon. Treasurer:
Shri Shyam Mehendale:

-Electrical Engineer have transport Business and is interested in social
work.
-Mr. Mehendale has been in business since 1982. He has been the
president of All India Motor Transport and is also involved with
Mehendale Transport. As a individual he has been involved in Manohar Mangal Karleya.

Hon. Committee Members:


Ms. Ritu P.Chhabria

- Basically, a house wife, a home maker and involved in social worker
over the last 8 years.

- Any Other – Fund Raising in various project.

Smt. Meena Kurlekar:

- Has been working in the field of social work for the last two decade.
- Has worked with Mahila Seva Gram for several years.
- Director of Vanchit Vikas has done a lot of rehabilitative work with commercial Sex workers and their children.


Shri Yogesh Limaye.

- MBA has considerable experience in the field of banking. He is a consultant for Bank Loans and top management placement.
- He has a keen interest in social –work.

Smt. Nirmala Lahoti

- Member, Maheshwari Vidya Prachark Mandal, Pune –5.
- President, Ajit Lahoti Charitable Foundation, Pune – 9.
- Director of Shefali Lahoti Cultural Foundation, Pune – 9.

Smt. Deepika Maharaj Singh:
 - Research Journalist for the Eastern Economist & Indian Institution of Public Opinion.
-Volunteer, St. Johns Home (1968- 1974) and Centre for Learning
Resources, Research & Script writing.
-NAAF ( National Association of Adoptive Families)
felicitated her for life time contribution to adoption.
- Child Care Coordinator, B.S.S.K.

Smt. Harsheela Mansukhani:
 - Hon. Consultant & Head of Dept of Medical Social Work, K.E.M
Hospital, Pune.
- Medical Social Worker, Sassoon General Hospital, Pune.

Shri Yashwant D. Mehendale:

- Senior Positions in HRD for more than 40 years in various industries.
- Hon. Director, Maharshi Karve Educational institutes, Pune.


Shri Ravindra Deshpande:

-MBA, LLM, MCOM, DTL,SET
-Current occupation- Head- IPR of C-DAC Pune.
-Total experience - 27 years in a variety of fields such as administration, accounts, human resource, material management, Intellectual property act.

Director of Social Services:  Mrs. Madhuri Abhyankar

  • Master's degree in Social Work -  from University of Bombay
  • Working with SOFOSH since 1984
  • Oversees the complete working of the SOFOSH team.
  • Represented SOFOSH at various national / international conferences and seminars
  • Presented papers on "adoption" at various fora.
  • She is on the Advisory Board of National Aids Research Centre, Akashwani
    ( Pune ) Camp Education Society, Bharati Vidya peeth and Pune University.
  • She has received a number of awards and falicitations notable among which is the late Pramila Kamathekar Award in 2002, Falicitated by Susanwad
    ( Pune) with the title of mother of all orphan, also falicitated by Rotary club and Jawaharlal Nehru Open University.
  • She is frequently called upon to share her views and experience in the field of adoption by various reputed organization , clubs and electronic media like Radio Station (Akashwani) and (T.V.)Doordarshan.
  • She is also interviewed by the Press for her option on child related issues frequently

Staff members: All professionally qualified Social Workers.

Counselor (part time)

:

Ms. Mira Kodikal

Social Work Administrator of Adoption

:

Ms. Jyoti Ronghe

Social Work Administrator of Foster Care

:

Ms. Sangita Pawar

Social Work Administrator of Shreevatsa

:

Ms. Sharmila Sayed

Resident co-ordinator-Shreevasta : Ms.Anagha A Salvi
Consultant-Adoption : Ms.Bena Philip.

Social worker – Adoption

:

Ms. Urmila Gatne

Social worker : Ms.Manisha R Jadhav

Social Worker- Adoption

:

Ms. Sangita Darandale

Senior Medical Social Worker

Medical Social Worker

Medical Social Worker

:

Ms. Ratna Bhagwat

Ms. Preeti Warlekar

Ms. Purva Thakar

Medical Social Worker

:

Ms. Asha Kanade

Residential coordinator of Shreevatsa

:

Ms. Manisha  Jadhav

 

 

 

Office administrator

:

Ms. Vijaya Chorge

Accounts in charge

:

Ms. Manasi Hasabnis

Typist-cum-clerk

:

Ms. Rubina Khan

Other Professionals

Director of Social Services:  Dr. Jayant Navarange M.D. (Pediatric), Pediatrician incharge of Shreevatsa and the Foster Care program since 1980.
Dr. Jayant Navarange MD ( Pediatric ) Pediatrican in-charge of Shreevatsa and the Foster Care Programme since 1980.
  • MBBS ( Pune ) , DCH ( Mumbai) M.D (Pune) L.L B (Pune) Passed all the above exams with a first class, is a Gold Medallist and recipient of many awards.
  • Hon. Consultant and Prof. with Bharati Vidyapeeth ( Indian Law Society’s Law college (Pune).
  • Is a visiting consultant at Pune Hospital, Deenanth Mangeshkar Hospitals, and Seventh Day Adventist Hospital.
  • Associated with Bhartiya Samaj Seva Kendra, Pune Since 1983

Dr. Mona Shah Visiting medical officer, Shreevatsa and foster family care program.

Dr. Rajesh Pusalkar Homoeopathic consultant. Visiting Medical Officer

Mr. Rajendra Agarwal :

-Lawyer. Oversees all legal matters for adoption on the behalf of SOFOSH since 1989.
-Education : B.Com, L.L.B. (Pune)
-Phone No. (Res) 26854802.
-Has been a legal practioner in Adoption law ( In-country and Inter-country adoption ) & Family Court since 1989

Volunteers

Committed team of close to 40 volunteers. Prominent amongst them are: - Tehmi Karbhari, Ann Rodgers, Hira Chiplunkar.

Other staff

Apart from all the professionals mentioned above, SOFOSH has close to 60 workers such as nurses, cooks, house keepers, helpers, ayahs, etc.

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