Kritik Sannmani, an ME graduate (Class of 2025) from KLS VDRIT Institute of Technology, Haliyal, serves as a Junior Engineer with the STEM Labs and E-Shiksha program. He has completed training in quality control at Fleetguard Filters Pvt. Ltd., Dharwad, and has gained industry exposure at Europa Locking Systems Pvt. Ltd., Pune. He has also worked on multiple college-level technical project models that strengthened his applied engineering capabilities.

Nancy Francis Naik is a graduate from Bangalore University (2018) with professional experience in the banking and transportation sectors. In 2024, she joined CherYsh Trust as an English Shiksha Cluster Trainer and Admin in the Haliyal region. Her role focuses on enhancing English education and inspiring both students and learning facilitators to embrace a positive learning mindset. Nancy is dedicated to driving meaningful change in attitudes toward education through her efforts.

Anita Singh has worked in the advertising and marketing industry for several years, handling brands across various industries, including IT services, consumer durables, and ice creams. She is a highly motivated strategic leader with more than 25 years of global corporate experience and success in aligning people, brand and organization propositions to deliver business value – both for scaling and growth.She is dedicated to supporting education and livelihoods for underprivileged women and children and supporting the needs of the elderly and less fortunate. As a Trustee for the CherYsh Trust, she works to better the prospects of women and children through programs that prepare them for future challenges.

Shantha Doddamani has a MSW from Belgaum and has been part of the CherYsh team since 2015, making her the first employee of CherYsh. Shantha’s interests lie in the education and livelihood sectors, and she is always eager to learn new things. To Shantha, CherYsh is like her baby, and she is deeply committed to the organization’s goal of improving the lives of girls and women in the Haliyal region through sustainable work. She is hopeful that her work will contribute to community development and help change people’s mindsets.

Sapna Ravindran is a highly passionate and decisive senior executive with over 27 years of experience in the development sector. Throughout her career, she has been engaged in program development, quality implementation, strategic partnerships and alliances, government relations, new business development, revenue raising, social marketing, franchising, and monitoring & evaluation.
Currently, as the CEO of CherYsh Trust, Sapna provides strategic leadership in steering the organization, fundraising, and managing and fostering stakeholder relationships. Prior to this role, she was the Vice President of Resources & Sustainability at Smile Foundation, where she was responsible for new business development, corporate partnerships, fundraising, and overseeing operations in South India. Sapna’s leadership, commitment to social change, and ability to build impactful partnerships have made her a respected and influential figure in the development sector.

Sanjiv Shanmugam, a third-generation industrialist, is the Managing Partner of MLC Estates LLP. He has diversified the company’s activities by including real estate, angel investing and solar power. He graduated from Wilmington College with a major in Business Administration and a minor in Economics. Sanjiv is an active member of society and holds various prestigious positions. He is a founding patron of Art Bengaluru, an avid golfer and a member of numerous clubs. Sanjiv has been a donor with CherYsh since a decade, a cause he holds dear, which aims to empower rural women and enhance the education of the girl child.

Kala Anand is a seasoned expert in international education, having extensive experience in building partnerships, coaching, and marketing initiatives across various industries. As the Vice President (Global) at upGrad Connect, she was spearheading the crucial strategies to enhance institutional relationships and provide transformative learning experiences for students worldwide. Currently as the Director(Sports Advisory at KPMG India, she is responsible for growth strategy and digital transformation initiative’s for organizations engaged in sports related products or services.