Setu Developmental Intervention Centre, Ahmedabad

Mrs. Madhvi Dhru (B. Sc. Speech and Audiology), Senior Speech Therapist & Audiologist, is the Chairperson of the Board of Trustees. She looks after language and communication program. Her main areas of interest are language development in children with autism and training children who have undergone a cochlear implant surgery.

Ms. Minal Doshi (M.Sc.- Child Development, MPH- Social and Health Protection, PGDip.-Special Education) is an Ashoka Fellow and the Founder Member/ Managing Trustee of Setu. Minal has had stints as a Visiting Scholar, Department for Studies on Human Rights, Columbia University, NYC (2006) and as a Guest Fellow, The International Center for Tolerance Education, NYC (2006). Minal recently completed a Masters in Public Health in an across Europe mobility course sponsored by the European Commission. She is keen on research in the areas of economics of disability and quality of life. Minal looks after fund raising and programme planning activities of Setu.

Mr. Snehal Soneji (2005-2010). Snehal, Program Manager, Oxfam, India is a graduate of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM),Ahmedabad. Snehal was a Member Trustee for five years and guided the organization in management and human resource related developments. His areas of interest are non-profit management and disaster relief. He was actively involved in the post Tsunami activities in Tamilnadu and post earthquake activities in Jammu and Kashmir. Before joining Oxfam, Snehal was the Program Manager for Handicap International, Gujarat office. Snehal is currently based in Phillipines. Consequently, he felt it was unfair to remain a trustee and not be involved in the Trust's activities. He remains available to us for guidance and informal consultations.

Mr. Akhil Paul (2004- 2009). Akhil heads Sense International India apart from being involved in other very important projects and committees. He was a Member Trustee for 5 years. He guided the organization to refine its vision and became a staunch supporter and spokesperson of its activities in all interactions he had concerning Setu in his official as well as personal capacity. He stepped down in January 2009 due to a conflict of interest consequent to launching of Project Chrysalis where his wife's organization is one of the partners. We are very unhappy to let him go but as a trustee, he exemplified the values of the organization and has reiterated an important lesson: practice before preach. He continues to be involved, but in an unofficial capacity.

Mr. Venkat Krishnan N. (2000-2006). Venkat heads Give Foundation. He is one of the founder members of the organization and actually provided seed money to launch Setu in 2000. He helped crystallize the vision and the mission of the organization by forcing us to ask WHY for every activity we wanted to launch. He made us realize that it is not what you do but how you do that is important. He also taught us the value of resources and instilled in us a sense of responsibility towards not only our client group, but also resources available. He stepped down in 2006 due to excessive work commitments, both to Give and to the other company he founded with his IIMA colleagues. These did not allow him to devote sufficient time to Setu and he felt it was unfair to be a trustee and not remain available and involved. He remains a driving force and a mentor.

Shri D. D. Mansouri. Former team member, ISRO and the grand parent of a child in Setu. Mansouribhai retired as a mechanical engineer from Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). He is the grand father of a child attending services at Setu. Furthermore, he is a concerned stakeholder in Juhapura.

Dr. Jigisha Shastri. Former Associate Professor, MS University, Founder Learning Inputs. Dr. Shastri has extensive teaching and research experience as a faculty of the Department of Human Development and Family Studies. Designing child friendly curriculum and capacity building of educators are two of the core areas of interest. She is also the founder member of Learning Inputs.

Dr. Mohammad Irfan Khan. Professor and Associate Director, Taleem Research Foundation. Prof. Khan has extensive experience in planning and designing innovative as well as policy oriented development research projects. His areas of interest are large scale population health, media and social development projects.

Dr. Raju Shah. Senior pediatrician and Ex-president of Indian Association of Pediatrics, Ex- president of Pediatrics Association of SAARC. Dr. Shah is one of the most senior pediatricians in Ahmedabad and a long-time supporter of Setu. He has also been associated with a variety of international forums and platforms for developmental disorders and pediatric research. We started our first onsite screening and management of developmental disorders for the younger group of children in his clinic.

Mr. Rajnishkumar Sinha, Manager- Programmes (BOT, PGDip in Healthcare Management)

Ms. Payal Chotalia, Manager- Research and documentation (B. Com., PGDip. in Development Management, PGDip. in Mass Communication and Journalism)

Ms. Hemanshi Vakhariya, Administrative Officer (BBA- Finance)

Ms. Shahinabnu Shaikh, Field worker- sub centre (12th)

Ms. Nazima Shaikh, Field worker- sub centre (12th)

Mr. Saket Kumar- Occupational Therapist(BOT)

Mr. Ranjeet Patel- Occupational Therapist(BOT)

Ms. Payal Trivedi- Special needs educator (B. A., Dip. in Special Education- HI)

Ms. Nikita Pandya, Special needs educator (B. A., Dip. in Special Education- HI)

Ms. Reeta Rathod, Special needs educator (M. A., Dip. in Special Education- MR)

Ms. Hetal Patel, Special needs educator (B. A., Dip. in Special Education- MR)

Ms. Meeta Upadhyay, Special needs educator (B. A., Dip. in Special Education- MR)

Ms. Janki Trivedi, Special needs educator (B. A., Dip. in Special Education- MR)

Ms. Preeti Kapoor, Speech Therapist and Audiologist

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Trustees
	Mrs. Madhvi Dhru (B. Sc. Speech and Audiology), Senior Speech Therapist & Audiologist, is the Chairperson of the Board of Trustees. She looks after language and communication program. Her main areas of interest are language development in children with autism and training children who have undergone a cochlear implant surgery.
	Ms. Minal Doshi (M.Sc.- Child Development, MPH- Social and Health Protection, PGDip.-Special Education) is an Ashoka Fellow and the Founder Member/ Managing Trustee of Setu. Minal has had stints as a Visiting Scholar, Department for Studies on Human Rights, Columbia University, NYC (2006) and as a Guest Fellow, The International Center for Tolerance Education, NYC (2006). Minal recently completed a Masters in Public Health in an across Europe mobility course sponsored by the European Commission. She is keen on research in the areas of economics of disability and quality of life. Minal looks after fund raising and programme planning activities of Setu.
	Ms. Meena Bhatt (B.Ed and M.A.- Special Education Needs), is the parent of a young boy with autism. Meena is a special needs educator and a Member Trustee and is very keenly involved with all activities of the organization. Meena conceptualized and initiated remedial support activities in the organization and roped in mainstream schools in Ahmedabad to participate. She, with the help of a motivated team, designed and developed the curricula for remedial support groups. Autism and inclusion are her main areas of interest.
Past Trustees
	Mr. Snehal Soneji (2005-2010). Snehal, Program Manager, Oxfam, India is a graduate of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM),Ahmedabad. Snehal was a Member Trustee for five years and guided the organization in management and human resource related developments. His areas of interest are non-profit management and disaster relief. He was actively involved in the post Tsunami activities in Tamilnadu and post earthquake activities in Jammu and Kashmir. Before joining Oxfam, Snehal was the Program Manager for Handicap International, Gujarat office. Snehal is currently based in Phillipines. Consequently, he felt it was unfair to remain a trustee and not be involved in the Trust's activities. He remains available to us for guidance and informal consultations.
	Mr. Akhil Paul (2004- 2009). Akhil heads Sense International India apart from being involved in other very important projects and committees. He was a Member Trustee for 5 years. He guided the organization to refine its vision and became a staunch supporter and spokesperson of its activities in all interactions he had concerning Setu in his official as well as personal capacity. He stepped down in January 2009 due to a conflict of interest consequent to launching of Project Chrysalis where his wife's organization is one of the partners. We are very unhappy to let him go but as a trustee, he exemplified the values of the organization and has reiterated an important lesson: practice before preach. He continues to be involved, but in an unofficial capacity.
	Mr. Venkat Krishnan N. (2000-2006). Venkat heads Give Foundation. He is one of the founder members of the organization and actually provided seed money to launch Setu in 2000. He helped crystallize the vision and the mission of the organization by forcing us to ask WHY for every activity we wanted to launch. He made us realize that it is not what you do but how you do that is important. He also taught us the value of resources and instilled in us a sense of responsibility towards not only our client group, but also resources available. He stepped down in 2006 due to excessive work commitments, both to Give and to the other company he founded with his IIMA colleagues. These did not allow him to devote sufficient time to Setu and he felt it was unfair to be a trustee and not remain available and involved. He remains a driving force and a mentor.
Advisory Committee
	Shri D. D. Mansouri. Former team member, ISRO and the grand parent of a child in Setu. Mansouribhai retired as a mechanical engineer from Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). He is the grand father of a child attending services at Setu. Furthermore, he is a concerned stakeholder in Juhapura.
	Dr. Jigisha Shastri. Former Associate Professor, MS University, Founder Learning Inputs. Dr. Shastri has extensive teaching and research experience as a faculty of the Department of Human Development and Family Studies. Designing child friendly curriculum and capacity building of educators are two of the core areas of interest. She is also the founder member of Learning Inputs.
	Dr. Mohammad Irfan Khan. Professor and Associate Director, Taleem Research Foundation. Prof. Khan has extensive experience in planning and designing innovative as well as policy oriented development research projects. His areas of interest are large scale population health, media and social development projects.
	Dr. Raju Shah. Senior pediatrician and Ex-president of Indian Association of Pediatrics, Ex- president of Pediatrics Association of SAARC. Dr. Shah is one of the most senior pediatricians in Ahmedabad and a long-time supporter of Setu. He has also been associated with a variety of international forums and platforms for developmental disorders and pediatric research. We started our first onsite screening and management of developmental disorders for the younger group of children in his clinic.
Project team
	Mr. Rajnishkumar Sinha, Manager- Programmes (BOT, PGDip in Healthcare Management)
	Ms. Payal Chotalia, Manager- Research and documentation (B. Com., PGDip. in Development Management, PGDip. in Mass Communication and Journalism)
	Ms. Hemanshi Vakhariya, Administrative Officer (BBA- Finance)
Field Staff
	Ms. Shahinabnu Shaikh, Field worker- sub centre (12th)
	Ms. Nazima Shaikh, Field worker- sub centre (12th)
Therapeutic team
	Mr. Saket Kumar- Occupational Therapist(BOT)
	Mr. Ranjeet Patel- Occupational Therapist(BOT)
	Ms. Payal Trivedi- Special needs educator (B. A., Dip. in Special Education- HI)
	Ms. Nikita Pandya, Special needs educator (B. A., Dip. in Special Education- HI)
	Ms. Reeta Rathod, Special needs educator (M. A., Dip. in Special Education- MR)
	Ms. Hetal Patel, Special needs educator (B. A., Dip. in Special Education- MR)
	Ms. Meeta Upadhyay, Special needs educator (B. A., Dip. in Special Education- MR)
	Ms. Janki Trivedi, Special needs educator (B. A., Dip. in Special Education- MR)
Consultants
	Ms. Shahin Sayed Javed Ali, RCH
	Ms. Preeti Kapoor, Speech Therapist and Audiologist
	Mr. Kantibhai Suthar, Accountant
Support Staff
	Prabhu
	Kamarunnisa Banu
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