Lived Experience

• Indian-born female/femme immigrant born to a mixed Hindu and Muslim family who moved to the U.S. when young, navigating power dynamics that transcend borders and currently live as a settler on unceded Ohlone lands. 

• Immersed in diverse cultures and global perspectives through years of living, studying, and working in Spain, India, Nepal, Cambodia, and East Timor with a variety of communities and institutions.

Life's Work

• Advancing social justice initiatives, frameworks and collaboratives through partnerships with NGOs, UN agencies, and local communities, emphasizing structural, relational and policy changes.

• Building organizational capacity, aligning values, and fostering transparency and leadership within and across teams.

• Committing to gender justice, racial justice, immigrant rights across diverse cultural contexts.

• Developing, implementing, and evaluating programs across Asia, the US, and beyond, often in post-conflict or politically charged settings.

• Designing and leading collaborative efforts such as funder collaboratives, leadership retreats, fellowship convenings, and capacity-building initiatives.

• Incorporating wellness, embodied awareness, and trauma-informed practices into leadership development and organizational culture work.

Grounded Truths

• Embodiment: We carry wisdom and memories in our bodies and lineages. These are the places where lasting, collective transformation begins.

• Interdependence: We are inherently connected to one another and to all life. Embracing this truth strengthens our capacity for collaboration, empathy, and collective growth.

• Abundance: Living in sacred balance reveals the resources and resilience already present within ourselves, our communities and collectives, and the natural world.

• Trust: By moving at the speed of trust, we honor differences, engage with conflict as a tool for growth, and co-create shared visions.

Formal Learning

• Columbia University, Masters in International Affairs (Human Rights and Economic & Political Development) 

• George Mason University, Bachelor of Arts (Psychology, minor in Spanish)

• Universidad Complutense in Madrid

• Certifications / Courses in :

  • Coaching for Healing Justice and Liberation

  • The Embody Lab: Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy

  • Strozzi Institute / generative somatics

  • 200-hour Piedmont Yoga Teacher Training​