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Advisory Board

Ramesh Deshpande
(Chapter Advisor)

Ramesh Deshpande comes from a small village, Rajgurunagar, near Pune (India) He specializes in investment and finance including banking; agriculture and rural development, and public finance management. He worked for the Reserve Bank of India, the World Bank in Washington DC, and a US-based private consulting company on a number of projects in India and some twenty other countries. Among his voluntary activities, Ramesh has been instrumental in the formation of the Life In Yoga Foundation at Washington DC and has been its Chairman since inception in 2005 to 2012. Currently Ramesh works with India’s public and private sector institutions on restructuring, revitalization and reform issues concerning agriculture and rural development. He also devotes some time for activities of Sewa International, USA.

Narsimha Koppula
(Chapter Advisor)

Narsimha Koppula is passionate about US-India relations and service activities in India. He has been Executive Director US-India Security Forum (USISF) since 2009 where he was instrumental in conducting many successful events with experts in various security domains to help US and India to understand each other and increase cooperation on various defense and security fields. Prior to that, for many years he conducted events on US-India related issues under Deen Dayal Upadhaya Foundation in Washington DC. He actively participates with various service organizations including SEWA USA, EKAl Vidyalaya, IDRF, Chinmaya Mission, HSS and others. He supports local and national Indian organizations and promotes participation of Indian-American community in US political process.

Executive Committee

Swarup Kurella, M.S.
(Chapter Coordinator)

Swarup Kurella works for the Federal government as an IT Management Consultant and Coach. He has Masters degree in Engineering from Wright State University, OH. Swarup has been active in community service for many years and currently serves as Sewa International DC chapter coordinator. He continues to learn and teach spoken Samskrit, is a spirited long distance runner, and enjoys singing and playing Indian classical music on Flute.

Chetan Prabhune
(Project Coordinator)

Chetan is an IT/Project management professional working in Arlington, VA and lives in Fairfax, Virginia. He has been a part of Sewa DC since 2015. He actively participates in many social activities and projects. He has a keen desire to serve the community and helping those in need through volunteer work.

Kannan Sundaramoorthy
(Project Coordinator)

Kannan is an IT professional working in Arlington and lives in Fairfax, Virginia. He has been a part of Sewa DC Chapter for many years. He is a member of environment organizations such as Food and Water Watch and Chesapeake Bay Foundation and is deeply committed to protecting the environment and serving people in need.

Shweta Deshpande
(Project Coordinator)

Shweta Deshpande is a Financial Business Analyst working in Mortgage industry and living in Chantilly, Virginia. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Telecommunication from Pune University, Pune, India. She has been a part of Sewa DC Chapter since 2010 and has organized and participated in several Sewa activities like ADOPT a HIGHWAY, Blood Donation camp, tree plantation etc. She is jointly directing the “Sewa Yatra“ project, an effort to encourage people to visit Sewa projects in India and internationally.

Menaka Peri
(Project Coordinator)

Menaka Peri is an IT professional working in Herndon and living in Chantilly Virginia. She has a Master’s degree in Computer Applications from Osmania University in Hyderabad India. Menaka’s interests include yoga, philosophy, service and fine arts. She has been a part of Sewa DC Chapter since 2015 and has participated in several service opportunities through SERVE and Help the Homeless at Fannie Mae. She is an active volunteer for organizations such as Chinmaya Mission, Isha foundation and others.

Raghuram Srinivasa
(Project Coordinator)

Raghuram Srinivasa is the Co-founder and Chairman of a small business providing professional consulting services in Oakton, VA. His activities include volunteering at Carnatic music festivals, participating in temple activities, and teaching Math for middle school/High school students. He has been associated with Sewa DC Chapter since 2015 and has been participating in the Lunch Delivery Program for a shelter conducted by Sewa.

Rina Tiwari
(Project Coordinator)

Rina Tiwari is a Nutritionist. She worked with nonprofit nutrition organizations for more than 12 years. She has her Master’s degree in Food and Nutrition from Maharaja Sayajirao University in Baroda, India, and another from Nutrition Science and Policy from Tufts University, Boston, MA. She is Master’s Trainer of CMAM, Child Growth Assessment and IYCF Counseling Course of WHO. She worked with nutrition team of Suaahara project funded by USAID in Nepal.

Vijaya Dasika
(Project Coordinator)

Vijaya is an IT professional working in Maryland and living in Virginia. She received her Master's degree in Computer Science from the Andhra University, Vizag, India. Vijaya has been part of Sewa D.C. Chapter since May 2015. She has been avid supporter and contributor to various community service activities that include meals-on-wheels program to distribute food to senior citizen community; fund-raiser events to fight against breast cancer; and activities in local temples. Also she is a volunteer teacher at Manabadi, a school dedicated to preserve and teach Telugu language.