Carole Sharma [Chair]: Carole has retired as a Drug and Alcohol Professional and a consultant in workforce development. Previously she has been Chair of Action Village India.
Anne Pugh [Vice-chair]: Anne has a Social Sciences degree from the OU and an MA in Librarianship from Leeds Metropolitan University. She worked as a librarian and business information manager, before moving into work-based learning. Until recently, she was Chair of Governors at a local primary school. Anne believes in the benefits of lifelong learning and hopes that one day the same opportunities will be open to everyone
Pam Miller [Trustee and Treasurer]: Pam is a Mixed-media artist, and she studied fine art at Lanchester Polytechnic where she specialised in painting and printmaking. She has spent most of her working life teaching art in secondary schools in London and the Northeast – and still moderates GCSE art for AQA examining board. She gave up teaching three years ago to concentrate on her own artwork and related pursuits. Website for her artwork is www.pammillerart.com
Jan King [Trustee]: Jan is a senior officer in British Territorial Army and a Freelance charity consultant at Freelance Consultancy.
David Lines [Trustee]: David is an MBA qualified civil servant and team leader with a track record of voluntary work, especially as a charity trustee. His passions including studying languages, cycling, current affairs, and travel.
Chloe Dickinson [Trustee]: Chloe is a non-profit professional specialising in organisational effectiveness, strategy, governance, risk and change management, and is now Director and Co-Founder of Ziptrix Ltd. She studied an MA in disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation at Kings College London, and an MEarthSci in earth sciences at Manchester University. She has lived and worked in Asia.
Ewan Newton [Trustee]:
Anna Lister [Trustee]: Anna has a degree in International Development and a particular interest in supporting children and families. She has previously worked in an international school in Thailand supporting children with their English as well as working in East London managing food banks for the charity Family Action. Anna currently works as a Parental Substance Misuse Lead for a pilot project in Lewisham. Outside of work Anna is a runner and has a love for travelling.
Pat Warrington [Trustee]: Pat worked in the UK Secondary Education system for 35 years before retirement in 2014. During that time, she fundraised and eventually led small groups of pupils to Burkina Faso to develop a school in the Sahel area. Her fundamental interests are in community-based projects, specifically in the education of those who might not have the opportunity of schooling unless given a helping hand.
Krit Sharma [Director]: Krit has studied MSc in International Development Management from the OU. He is founder of Nepal Village Foundation and previously, he has been vice president of ANMUK. He now runs his own business in Nepal.
Immediate past Trustees:
David Petts: David is a retired Biomedical Scientist, who specialised health care microbiology and infection control. He has a continuing interest in education and has been a governor of a primary and two secondary schools in the UK.
Rajeeb Sah: Rajeeb is a public health specialist and associate professor at Huddersfield University. He has several years’ experience of working with marginalised and disadvantaged communities in the UK, Nepal, Georgia and Turkey and he also authored a book titled “Parental attitudes and beliefs towards Childhood Immunisation”.
With a committed board of Trustees managing Nepal Village Foundation, our overheads remain low, allowing us to achieve meaningful impact year after year. We are always looking for someone who can contribute their valuable time, skills and resources to take the organisation higher.
Contact Us: Address: 61 Canon Beck Road, London, SE16 6DF
Email: info@nvf.org.uk and Mob +44 7954 37 6665 [WhatsApp call and message only]