Staff Profile
We come from all the countries in the HKH region and many countries beyond, at present some 15 different nationalities in all, and we cover the diverse range of subjects related to sustainable mountain development.
| Directorate | Strategic Planning and Monitoring | KMC | Thematic Areas | Regional Programmes| Administration | Country Offices | SANDEE |
| Directorate |
David James Molden, Director General Eklabya Sharma, Director Programme Operations Shekhar Ghimire, Director Administration and Finance Anju Rana, Senior Executive Associate Samjhana Rana Thapa, Senior Executive Associate Neha Bisht, Executive Research Associate, Ecosystems Analyst |
| Strategic Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation |
Farid Ahmad, Head Strategic Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Ayushma Basnyat, Senior Associate - Monitoring and Evaluation |
| Knowledge Management and Communication |
Anja Møller Rasmussen, Senior Manager, Knowledge Management and Communication Amy Elizabeth Sellmyer, Publication and Editing Officer Anil Kumar Jha, Information and Resource Centre Associate Asha Kaji Thaku, Senior Communication Associate, Cartography/Design Artist Deependra Tandukar, Knowledge Management, Multimedia and Web Officer Dharma Ratna Maharjan, Senior Communication Associate, Graphic Design Jitendra Raj Bajracharya, Photographer and Photo Database Editor Jiwan Tamang, Knowledge Park Assistant, Godavari Laxmi Balami, Web Intern Naina Shakya, Private Sector Partnership Specialist Nira Gurung, Senior Communications Officer, Media and Dissemination Poonam Pradhan, Communication Associate, Graphic Design Ram Sharan Thapa, Information and Resource Centre Associate Samden Lama Sherpa, Knowledge Park Officer, Godavari Shiva Hari Khatri, Communication and Distribution Associate Subasana Shrestha, Communications Associate, Media and Dissemination Sudas Sharma, Knowledge Management Coordination Officer Suman Jaiswal, Knowledge Management and Database Assistant Sushil Raj Pandey, Knowledge Management and Communication Specialist, ICT4D Tek Jung Mahat, Knowledge Management and Network Officer Udayan Mishra, Knowledge Management and Communication Associate Ujol Sherchan, Knowledge Management and Communication Officer, Networking Utsav Maden, Consultant, APMN |
| Thematic Areas |
| Livelihoods |
Golam Rasul, Theme Leader, Livelihoods Anu Joshi Shrestha, Value Chain Development Analyst Basant Pant, Research Associate, Livelihoods Bhaskar Singh Karky, Resource Economist Bikash Sharma, Consultant Brigitte Hoermann, Strategic Leader- Poverty, Senior Economist Dyutiman Choudhary, HVP Specialist Erling Valdemar Holmgren, Senior Climate Change Adaptation Specialist Hari Krishna Nibanupudi, Senior Disaster Risk Reduction Specialist Jean-Yves Gerlitz, Survey Research Specialist Lipy Adhikari, Intern Lynn Bennett, Senior Social Scientist, Livelihoods Mamata Shrestha, Programme Associate Manohara Khadka, Gender Specialist Marjorie van Strien, Tourism Specialist Min Bahadur Gurung, Institution Development Analyst Nani Ram Subedi, Livelihoods and Governance Specialist Narpat S. Jodha, Senior Associate Scientist Nil Hari Neupane, Economic Analyst Omaid Seddiqi, Young Professional Officer, Livelihoods Ritu KC, Intern Ritu Verma, Strategic Leader - Gender, Senior Gender Specialist Rucha Ghate, Senior Governance Specialist Sabarnee Tuladhar, Consultant Sarah Nischalke, Consultant, Food Security Analyst Soumyadeep Banerjee, Migration and Population Specialist Suman Bisht, Senior Gender Specialist Uma Partap, Agriculture and Beekeeping Specialist Yukta Kumar, Livelihoods Analyst |
| Ecosystem Services |
Wu Ning, Theme Leader, Ecosystem Services Anju Pandit, Consultant Aye Myat Thandar, Young Professional Officer , Ecosystem Services Bandana Shakya, Biodiversity Analyst Gopal Singh Rawat, Chief Scientist , Ecosystem Services Kamal Prasad Aryal, Natural Resources Management Analyst Karma Phuntsho, Senior NRM Specialist Krishna Prashad Oli, PhD, Senior Ecosystem Management Specialist Kuenzang Tshering, Young Professional Officer, Ecosystem Services Laxmi Dutta Bhatta, Ecosystem Management Specialist Muhammad Sohail, National REDD+ Project Manager, Pakistan Nabin Bhattarai, Consultant Nawraj Pradhan, Ecosystem Management Analyst Prabha Shrestha, Senior Programme Associate Pradyumna J.B. Rana, Research Associate, Ecosystem Management Pratikshya Kandel, Intern Ritu Meher Shrestha, Consultant Seema Karki, Research Associate, Natural Resource Management - REDD Shanti Shrestha, Intern Srijana Joshi Rijal, Ecosystem Analyst Sunita Chaudhary, Research Associate Biodiversity Zhu Dan, Ecosystem Analyst |
| Water and Air |
Aditi Mukherji, Theme Leader, Water and Air Bidya Banmali Pradhan, Associate Coordinator Atmosphere Initiative, Atmospheric Environment Specialist Dorothea Stumm, Senior Glaciologist Joseph Michael Shea, Glacier Hydrologist Madhav Prasad Dhakal, Hydrological Analyst Masoud Ghulami, Young Professional Officer, Water and Air Neera Shrestha Pradhan, Water and Adaptation Specialist Patrick Wagnon, Visiting Scientist Philippus Wester, Chief Scientist Water Resources Management Pradeep Man Dangol, Research Associate, Atmosphere Rajendra Bahadur Shrestha, Cryosphere Specialist Ramesh Vaidya, Senior Advisor Renate Fleiner, Senior Watershed Management Specialist Sagar Ratna Bajracharya, Hydrometeorological Analyst Sarita Joshi, Senior Programme Associate Sharad Prasad Joshi, Glacier Analyst Smarika Manandhar, Consultant Sundar Kumar Rai, Water and Adaptation Analyst Valerie Gamao, Borlaug-Ruan Intern Vanisa Surapipith, Atmospheric Modeller |
| Geospatial Solutions |
Manchiraju Sri Ramachandra Murthy, Theme Leader, Geospatial Solutions Bijan Debnath, Remote Sensing and GIS Consultant Bikash Dangol, Research Associate GIS Web Programming Deo Raj Gurung, Remote Sensing Specialist Faisal Mueen Qamar, Remote Sensing Specialist Finu Shrestha, Research Associate GIS Gauri Shankar Dangol, Research Associate Digital Cartography Govinda Joshi, GIS Analyst Hammad Gilani, Remote Sensing Analyst Him Lal Shrestha, Remote Sensing Analyst Kabir Uddin, GIS and RS Analyst Khuram Shehzad, Consultant Kiran Shakya, RS Database Specialist Lizong Wu, Consultant Mostafa Ali, GIS Database Specialist Rajan Bajracharya, System Analyst Sameer Bajracharya, Research Associate GIS Samjwal Ratna Bajracharya, Remote Sensing Specialist Sarina Lama, Consultant Sebastian Wesselman, Senior Geospatial Capacity Building Specialist Shova Bhandari, Programme Associate Sudan Bikash Maharjan, Research Associate Remote Sensing and GIS Sudip Pradhan, GIS/DSS Development Specialist Suyesh Pradhan, Research Associate Capacity Building Geospatial Solutions Yan Naing Min, Exchange Scientist |
| Regional Programmes |
| Adaptation to Change |
Dhrupad Choudhury, Senior Adaptation and Livelihoods Specialist, Programme Manager, Adaptation to Change Bhawana Syangden, Programme Associate Christian Mazal, Programme Coordinator - HIMALICA Initiative Krisha Shrestha, Programme Associate Nand Kishor Agrawal, Programme Coordinator - HICAP Initiative Sami Joshi, Senior Programme Associate Sumitra KC, Intern |
| Transboundary Landscapes |
Rajan Kotru, Regional Programme Manager, Transboundary Landscapes Himaa Rai, Programme Assistant Muhammad Ismail, Associate Coordinator Karakoram-Pamir Landscape Initiative - NRM Specialist Nakul Chettri, Programme Coordinator, Kanchenjunga Landscape Initiative Rekha Rasaily, Programme Assistant |
| River Basins |
Arun Bhakta Shrestha, Senior Climate Change Specialist, Regional Programme Manager, River Basins, Cryosphere and Atmosphere Govinda Shrestha, Programme Associate Kezang Dorji, Intern Mandira Singh Shrestha, Programme Coordinator HYCOS Initiative, Senior Water Resources Specialist Nani Keshari Bajracharya, Senior Programme Associate Santosh Nepal, Assistant Coordinator Koshi Basin Initiative, Hydrologist Shahriar Wahid, Programme Coordinator Koshi Basin Initiative, Senior Hydrologist Vijay Khadgi, Assistant Coordinator HYCOS Initiative |
| Cryosphere and Atmosphere |
Arun Bhakta Shrestha, Regional Programme Manager Arnico Panday, Senior Atmospheric Scientist, Programme Coordinator Atmosphere Initiative Linda Maharjan, Intern Liza Manandhar, Programme Associate Neetu Ghale, Programme Associate Pradeep K. Mool, Programme Coordinator Cryosphere Initiative, Remote Sensing Specialist |
| Mountain Environment Regional Information System (MENRIS) |
Basanta Raj Shrestha, Regional Programme Manager, MENRIS Birendra Bajracharya, Programme Coordinator, Regional Databases Initiative Anjeli Shrestha, Senior Programme Associate |
| Himalayan University Consortium |
Anja Møller Rasmussen, Senior Manager, Knowledge Management and Communication Aneeta Gauchan, Programme Assistant Himalayan University Consortium |
| Administration |
Shekhar Ghimire, Director Administration and Finance |
| Budget and Finance |
Rajendra Prakash Mali, Senior Finance Officer, Unit Head Finance Prem Krishna Manandhar, Senior Officer, Programme Finance Kiran Man Shrestha, Senior Finance Associate Nabindra Raj Shrestha, Senior Finance Associate Malvika Joshi, Programme Accountant Pramila Shrestha, Finance Associate |
| Human Resource and Organization Development (HRD) |
Miriam Lindwer, Senior Officer, Human Resources / Organizational Development, Unit Head HR/OD Chandra Bir Singh Kansakar, Senior Officer, Security and Staff Relations Shreemani Amatya, Human Resources Officer Pallavi Pradhan, Human Resources Associate |
| Travel and Events Management |
Rajen Upreti, Travel and Motorpool Officer, Unit Head Travel and Events Rishi KC, Travel Associate |
| Events Management |
Prerna Thapa, Events Management Officer |
| Motorpool and Procurement |
Bishnu Magar, Senior Driver Chini Kaji Maharjan, Senior Driver Dhruba K.C., Senior Driver Jai Bahadur Subedi, Senior Driver Kishore Shrestha, Senior Motorpool Assistant Krishna Maharjan, Senior Driver/ Movement Coordinator Ram Maharjan, Senior Driver Sabak Kumar Singh, Senior Driver |
| Admin and Logisctics |
Mohan Krishna Shrestha, Admin and Logistics Officer, Unit Head Admin and Logistics Sudama K.C., Admin Assistant |
| Store |
Jenny Vaidya, Senior Admin Associate, Store and Inventory Rabindra Ranjit, Admin Assistant, Store and Inventory Dewakala Rai, Intern |
| Security and Maintenance |
Narendra Bajracharya, Admin Associate, Maintenance Coordination Kishore Maharjan, Senior Technician Birkha Jirel, Senior Security Guard Shambhu Thapa, Senior Gardener |
| Reproduction/Audio-visual |
Ganga Bahadur Rana, Reproduction Clerk Shyam Shrestha, Reproduction Clerk |
| Front Office |
Dipshikha Gurung, Admin Associate - Front Office Communications Pashupati Sadashankar, Sr. Mail Messenger Rekha Khatri Thapa, Admin Assistant - Front Office Communications |
| IT Admin |
Saisab Pradhan, IT Officer Jay Karmacharya, Systems Admin Associate Raksha Roy, IT Intern |
| ERP |
Rahul Dabas, ERP Coordinator Radheshyam Shukla, ERP Associate Yuvraj Sharma, IT Associate |
| Country Offices |
Abdul Azim Doosti, Country Representative - Afghanistan Abdul Wahid Jasra, Country Representative - Pakistan |
| South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE) |
Priya Shyamsundar, Programme Director-SANDEE Mani Nepal, Senior Environmental Economist Anuradha Kafle, Training Officer Neesha Pradhan, Programme Associate |