Team, Advisory Board, Board of Directors

Our Team include Advisory Board, Promoters, Board of Directors, Friends and Associates

Our Experts includes Engineers, Scientists, Educators, Architect, Designers, and Doctors, who have varied experience in school, universities, industries, technology and sustainability. Our programs have been designed after thoughtful analysis of present scenario globally that needs innovation in Education, and Technology for Sustainability of the Mother Earth. These programs cater to necessities of systems making learning fun, based on real-life concerns through linking industries, academics, and community. We are continuously evolving training's, products centred on interaction with teachers, professionals, students and community members. Our team using system thinking address issues at different levels for capacity building in several domains.

Our team members are recognised in the areas of natural resources management – water, soil, energy, forestry, ICT, education, emission and noise analysis, developmental planning, implementation at national and international platforms. We endeavour to develop intelligent, smart solutions that inculcate a sense of well-being at individual, ecological, and societal levels for the HaritaDhara (Smart Green Sustainable Earth).

Partha Sarathi Roy

Currently Geospatial Chair Professor, Center for Earth & Space Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad and former Deputy Director of National Remote Sensing Centre and leading multidisciplinary natural resource scientists. Dr Roy, professionally an ecologist has made scientific contributions in developing remote sensing based methods to study vegetation, landscapes and ecosystems. He is part of international geospatial mapping and validation team (South Asia) for Global Land Cover - 2000; initiative undertaken in Millennium Ecosystem Program of UN-FAO and ESA. His most significant contribution is in the planning, designing and execution of the consequential National Database for Emergency Management (NDEM) - a multi-institutional initiative of Ministry of Home Affairs to create national database for handing multiform contingencies at three different levels. He has instituted Masters, Postgraduate Diploma and Certificate programme at Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) with technical collaboration with International Institute of Geo-information Science and Earth Observation Science (ITC), The Netherlands. He has published more than 116 papers in peer reviewed national and international journals, edited 4 books and contributed 29 chapters in different books. He is Fellow of Nature Conservators, National Academy of Sciences (FNASc), Indian Geophysical Union, National Academy of Agriculture Sciences (FNAAS), National Institute of Ecology. As an advocate for geospatial technologies, his goal is to promote sustainable development, appropriate technology, service learning, and system thinking in his area of scientific research that includes disaster management, spatial analysis and modeling, surveying, satellite remote sensing mapping, monitoring of natural resource, landscape ecology and biodiversity conservation.

Krishna Prakash Tripathi

At present, Secretary, Agri Innovation Foundation (AIF), Lucknow and former Principal Scientist (S&WCE), CSWCRTI, Dehradun (Uttarakhand). He has handled Research, Training, Planning, Evaluation & monitoring and consultancy in the field of Watershed Development, Watershed Hydrology, Soil and Water Conservation, Stream Training (Drainage Line Treatment), Assessment of extractable quantity of River Bed Material and farm development. He had undertaken eighteen external funded projects totalling around Rs. 460.097 Lakhs. Member of Consortium Monitoring Unit (CMU) and the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) plan of the project entitled “Improvement in livelihood security of rural people living in disadvantaged districts of Uttar Pradesh through diversification in Agriculture” being implemented at C.C Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur (UP) under National Agricultural Innovation Project (NAIP), ICAR, MoA, Govt. of India, New Delhi sanctioned for 2008-2009 to 2011-12 at an estimated cost of Rs. 678.794 lakhs. He was member of editorial board of various journals, chairman Agricultural Engineering Division Board, IEI, Kolkata and IEI, UKSC for the session 2010 – 2012. He has published around 140 papers, book chapters, manuals, and reports. He has done M. Tech. (Agril Engg, IIT Kharagpur) in 1977 with specialization in S&WC, B. Tech. (Agril Engg, Pantnagar, 1974) and joined Indian Council of Agricultural Research (I.C.A.R.) as Scientist-S1 (Soil and Water Conservation Engineering) through Agricultural Research Service (A.R.S.) in 1977.

Steve Kostoff

CEO of Green Business Audit & Training, Australia. Whilst he has held numerous senior management and business development positions throughout his career, his roots are from the small business sector. From a lifetime in family business, he understands the constant pressures placed upon the small business operator and seeks to overcome them. This strong affinity has not been lost today as he actively consults and facilitates workshops in business management, environmental education and sustainable commercial practices. With qualifications in environmental management (1978) and business management, he has been able to incorporate strategies for sustainable business and energy efficiency (including waste management, recycling, efficient design, life-cycle analysis, EMS) into all of the work places he has managed. These have included hotels and hospitality complexes, commercial tenancies, and significant franchise operations. He has travelled the world extensively and lived in Boston and London. Steve is fluent in the Macedonian language and has a strong cultural and social conscience. His sector experience includes Business, Environmental, Telco, Retail, Hospitality, Community Development, RTO, Welfare, Management, Franchising and Project Management, with Industry and Government Board and Panel positions. His certification include Cert IV in Home Sustainability Assessment, Cert IV in Business Sustainability Assessment and Cert IV in Carbon Management.

Anil Kumar Garg

Chief Consultant (Town & Country Planning). He has hold very senior level post such as Ex. Chief Town Planner and Ex. Chief Coordinator Planner (NCR), Govt. of Haryana. He acted as advisor for SEZs, residential, commercial, and industrial projects, development strategies, tourism master plan, and environment impact assessment. He has been consultant to Consulting Engineering Services (India) Pvt. Ltd., Uppal, Reliance, Ansal, and Sahara group. He is head and managing Gurgaon, Haryana efforts of HRDEF. He has done B. Arch. from University of Roorkee (now IIT, Roorkee) and PG (Dip.) TCP (HCP)

Apoorve Kumar Garg

At present, Head - Commercial (Plant) at ADM Agro Industries Latur & Vizag Pvt. Ltd part of Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), USA. A competent professional having 15 years’ experience with over 12 years post qualification experience with Agro Commodity Industry in the area of: Strategic Planning, Commodity Trading, Risk Management, Process Development, Internal Controls & Compliance, Management Reporting. One year international experience and proficient in handling issues related to operations, structured financing, sales, execution etc. He drive profitable growth and expansion by building robust systems & processes having problem solving, decision making and analytical capabilities. An effective communicator with good leadership, planning, interpersonal and people management skills. He is qualified Chartered Accountant from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

Richard Labelle

Consultant, Technology for Development (ICT4D, Cleantech), currently working with Canadian engineering firm, Caribbean based private sector operators, Asc-IST, The Aylmer Group. Previously worked with Govt. of Canada, World Bank, UNDP, and ICRAF (World Agroforesty Centre). He has extensive international experience in development, technology, environment, sustainable agriculture, governance, sustainability in general, trade and related issues. Focus on using ICTs, sustainable technologies (cleantech) and related technologies and management practices for poverty reduction, economic development, economic inclusiveness, trade enhancement, capacity building, governance and empowerment, sustainability, climate action and low emissions development (LED). He has worked in 58 emerging and developing countries for policy analysis, strategic and operational assessments and planning, participatory development and consultative processes, high level negotiation, training and coaching, project management and monitoring and evaluation. Further he is expert in Competitive analysis, country & sector analysis, rapid assessments of demand / need, cross cultural skills, community engagement & empowerment, participatory assessment, social networks, technology trend analysis, sustainability assessments, trade integration, mobile money, poverty reduction, financial inclusion, climate change, climate mitigation technologies & strategies, proposal writing, ICT4D, ICT for environmental & climate action, region/economic integration. He has done M. Sc. (Plant Physiology) from Queen’s University and diploma in Resource Management, Environmental Science from University of Toronto.

James A. Gregson

Associate Dean and Professor, College of Education, University of Idaho, USA having research interest in Development of a “green collar” workforce, Sustainability Education. He has done Ed.D., in Comprehensive Vocational and Technical Education from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA. He has published more than 40 nationally refereed publications, authored seven book chapters, made more than 80 national peer reviewed presentations, and served as Associate Editor for three national journals related to workforce development. He has received eight national honors from various professional organizations for his scholarship. He has been the Principal Investigator for over two million dollars of grants and contracts related to research, instruction, and service. Dr. Gregson has served as a consultant to the United States Agency for International Aid, Mongolian Gobi Economic Growth Initiative; the Brazilian Federal Technological Education Schools and Centers, and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, University of Tennessee. Before coming to the UI, he managed his own company, Earth Friendly Construction.

Amulya Garga

Entrepreneur, Strategist, Innovator, Results oriented, high energy leader with deep knowledge of technology and understanding of the market. Former Senior Manager, Strategic Planning and Development at Lockheed Martin, USA. He was involved with product and research engineering and taught at Penn State University. He excels at strategy, partnerships, program management and technology innovation with over $10 million R&D to government and industry. His expertise includes Data Analytics and Data Fusion, Prognostics, Serious Games, Nanotechnology and Electronics. He is winner of IEEE Third Millennium Medal, LM Qualified Information Systems Architect, American Helicopter Society Best Paper, and having 2 patents with more than 40 publications. Further, he is skilled at listening to customers to understand their needs, forming high performance teams, mentoring, and growth of talent. He completed executive education from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, PhD, MS from Penn State University and BS from University of Pittsburgh.

Ashwani Kumar

Former Head of the Department of Botany, and Director Life Sciences, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. Ex-Member Board of studies and Academic Council of several Universities, Advisory committee on Biotechnology, Govt of Rajasthan, Medicinal plant board of state Government, member selection committees of Rajasthan and Himachal Public Service Commissions. He was awarded Alexender von Humboldt Fellowship in 1977-1979, British Council Visitor-ship, U.K. (1986) Visiting Professorship at Tomyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Japan (1999-2000) INSA-DFG visiting Professorship at Germany, 1997 and DAAD award 1999. He has published around 180 papers in National and International journals and is member of editorial board of IBS several journals including Current Trends in Biotechnology and Pharmacy, He has also been awarded fellowships by different societies including FABAP -Fellow Association of Biotechnology and Pharmacology, FBS (Fellow of Botanical Society), FPSI (Fellow of Phytopathological Society), FISMPP Indian Society of Mycology and Plant Pathology, FMA-Fellow Mendelian Association. He has guided research to 35 students to Ph.D. in various branches of botany including plant pathology, plant tissue culture and morphogenesis, plant biotechnology, plant physiology, pharmacognostisc, ethnobotany and renewable sources of energy. He is still continuing his researches on renewable sources of energy mainly Jatropha curcas and has been consultant in World Bank Project sanctioned to SPRI-HPPI.

Wynn Calder

Wynn is director of the Association of University Leaders for Sustainable Future (ULSF) and Sustainable Schools, LLC. Wynn is review editor for the Journal of Education for Sustainable Development (Sage). He facilitates professional development workshops, consults on topics such as sustainable operations and sustainability in the curriculum, and conducts campus sustainability assessments. He is involved with NAIS, AASHE as adviser and prior to joining ULSF, Wynn worked for six years at Harvard University in academic advising, undergraduate admissions and departmental administration. He received his Bachelor’s degree from Harvard University in 1984 and his Master’s from Harvard Divinity School in 1993

Paul Bana

Paul has a 17 year career in a variety of business management roles focused on organisational learning, development and change management and is a WIAL certified Action Learning coach. He has developed and applied learning programs on strategic planning, sustainable development, resource efficiency and effective communication. He also conducts training in business management, carbon management and energy efficiency. He is strongly motivated to help individuals and organisations on their path of discovering better ways to develop and implement their strategies, to build new relationships and enhance learning capabilities. He has had the privilege of working with a wide range of local and international clients. Paul has trained and mentored many business start-ups, establishing need analysis, developing action plans, setting key performance indicators and communicating with stakeholders. He is Trainer, Business Development Practitioner, Home Sustainability Assessor, and Solar PV Design Consultant. He is also fluent in Lithuanian and Russian, and has delivered training programs in India and Lithuania. He holds a Masters of Business Administration qualification and a graduate certificate in Education and Training for Sustainability, in addition to other qualifications in energy auditing and carbon management.

Vijay Kumar Garg, President

A professional and activist having around 46 years of experience in manufacturing, sugar cane bagasse energy cogeneration, and social activities. Retired as Chief Engineer from U.P. Cooperative Sugar Factories Ltd. from professional life but after that continued other social activities. He was credited to solve very complex technical problems through simple approach during his professional work and nominated and selected for Bharat Gaurav Award 2006 by Council for National Development, New Delhi.

Suman Garg, Vice-President

A maker of several lives through her motivated, constant, and continued guidance to people comes across her sphere. She influenced and shaped her close associates through her common-sense approach towards life that is sustainable simple life style. She is ardent propagator of education in all dimensions of society. She taught and supported several children with her noble intentions of well-being.

Anant Bhaskar Garg

Engineer, Educator, Explorer having done MS from BITS, Pilani, & BI, Mumbai, BE Computer Science from MNNIT, Allahabad, ADST -CDAC, Mohali, PhD (P) with 26+ years of experience in various capacity in academia and industries. He has completed Online Course on Decision Support Systems in River Basin Management from UNESCO-IHE, Delft, Netherlands in 2011. His biography published in Marquis Whos Who in the World 32nd edition. He has research experience on information science, neural networks, user interfaces, HWID, history of HCI, AI, CogSci and their applications in automotive sector, water resources management. Regional Mentor of Change (RMoC), AIM, NITI Aayog, GoI; Mentor, Climate Reality Leader; Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert (MIEE)-2018-2021. Published two books, 71 papers in Intl. Journals, Seminars, 2 chapters in Springer’s book, Invited Speaker at 98th Indian Science Congress, member of Professional Societies IEI, ACM, ISCA, CSI, IETE, ISTE. Senior Member award (2011) of Association of Computing Machinery (ACM), USA, Honorary Secretary - The Institution of Engineers (India), Uttarakhand State Centre, Dehradun (2012-14) and Honorary Coordinator (North India) of Indo-European Systems Usability Partnership (IESUP) 2003-04 to create awareness about HCI in India especially to software companies, Technical Program Committee member of several International Conferences sponsored by IEEE, IFIP, ACM, IEI on ICT, Sustainability, Energy and organized various seminars, faculty and student development program. Learned best practices on education and environment through visiting USA, Switzerland, Denmark, and Sweden and involved in community services for computer, environment awareness, and skills development,

Manisha Agarwal Garg

Scientist and Educator having done M. Sc. (Botany) H.N.B. Garhwal University, Srinagar, PhD (Forest Botany) Forest Research Institute University. MBA in Education Management. She delivered lectures to M. Sc. (Wood anatomy) students and in-service Government officers of the training course on ‘Field Identification of Timbers’ of FRI. 17+ years of research experience in the field of Botany, Wood Anatomy mainly computerization of Wood Anatomical database for the purpose of Wood Identification, Evaluation and standardization of the methods employed in identify of the medicinal plants employing woods of Himalayan and sub- Himalayan tract. Published a book on Wood Anatomy of Sapindales and 20 papers in international and national journals, Training on Electron Microscopy organized by Sophisticated Analytical Instrumentation Facility (SAIF), Punjab University, and member of Indian Botanical Society, Indian Science Congress, Society of Wood Science and Technology, USA – 2013-14, Involved in teaching and raising environmental awareness among school students and skills development especially to girls,

Brij Pal Singh

Entrepreneur and professional worked in sugar industries in purchase and procurement departments for around 35 years. He founded a senior secondary CBSE school in miranpur, muzaffarnagar. He is having excellent knowledge in agriculture, and sustainable practices. He is innovative in his approach with new-age school management.

Sushma Agarwal

She has done M.A. (Sociology), and B.A. (Painting) from Agra University. With deep interest in painting she created splendid portrait and crafted lives of many through her untiring attitude to carve a master piece. She is leading efforts for crafts, design, painting, and creating artifacts from waste materials.

Prayanshi

Youth Coordinator, She has developed apps on SDGs, Eight Elements of Sustainable Living, COVID 19 information, Climate Change, Disasters and health. She won a prize in the Project in Aug., 2020 with participants from six Countries in the Technovation Idea Lab with UNESCO. She developed COVID-19 Educational Campaign App for creating awareness on Covid-19 issues featured in MIT App Inventor Challenge, MIT News About App: In the present time during COVID-19 lockdown everything is standstill. Thus, to create awareness and our responsibility, we developed educational campaign for knowing more about Corona virus. Users will enjoy quiz interaction and knowledge building on COVID-19, suitable for 10+ years above for fun learning. Selected for MIT APP INVENTOR CORONAVIRUS APP CHALLENGE June 2020

Nisha Garg

Being both home and kids maker successfully shaped the life of young students through influencing them with her teachings. She worked with reputed DAV Public School, Sector 14, Gurgaon. She mainly taught English apart from having interest and skill in dance, music. She is now developing and implementing HRDEF's programs for underprivileged students at Gurgaon. She has done MA (Eng.), B.Ed. and having 34 yrs experience.

Rajshree Tripathi Gupta

She has done B. Ed. from H.N.B. Garhwal University in 1992. She specializes in Theory of Education, Educational Psychology, Technology of Teaching, Modern Indian Education, and Methods of Teaching. She is apparel designer and very passionate about creating new designs. She is actively involved in social services and leading communications skills improvement for students.

Neelam Kapil

She has done L.L.B. and B.A. (Hindi, Education) from H.N.B. Garhwal University in 1997. Her area of specialization is labour law and insurance services. She is exceptional in personal relations and management. She is in involved in life insurance, other social activities, and leading personal relations skills improvement for students.

Late Krishan Kumar Agarwal

Finance professional having 35 years of experience worked in the power sector namely UPSEB and UPCL. He is expert in reconciliation of accounts, planned and non-planned fund management. Besides this, he is actively pursuing informal practice of Homeopathy. He has done M.A. (Economics), M. Com. from Agra University and completed PG Diploma in Homeopathy

Dinesh Kumar Goyal

At present, he is working as assoc. professor of Dept. of Kayachikitsa at the Uttarakhand Ayurvedic University, Gurukul Campus, Haridwar. He has done MD, BAMS with specialization in kayachikitsa. He has published more than 27 papers and contributed in several training and awareness programs besides being PhD and MD thesis examiner and providing inputs for healthy living.

Ruby Rani Agarwal

At present, she is working as professor and HOD of Dept. of Rod Nidan at the Uttarakhand Ayurvedic University, Gurukul Campus, Haridwar. She has done MD, BAMS with specialization in rog and vikriti vigyan. She has published more than 16 papers and contributed in several training and awareness programs and providing inputs for healthy lifestyle.

Vikki Agrawal

Engineering graduate with 11 years of experience in telecommunication domain having expertise in technical field operations support & Customer management, analysis and optimize call management process for efficient service delivery of Airtel Bharti network from Ericsson India Pvt. Ltd in Gurgaon. He has done B.E. (Electronics) from Swami Ramanand Teerth University, Nanded in 2000.

Meenakshi Agarwal

She has done P.G.D Environment & Sustainable Development from IGNOU University in 2011, M. Phil., M.Sc. (Biotechnology), Diploma in Web Centric Computing’ from NIIT, Dehradun in 2002. She is presently working in the Division of Bioscience, IPFT Gurgaon. Her research include isolation of pathogen from diseased/infected leaf samples, weed control, biochemical studies of some medicinal plants and their antioxidant activities and published papers in national and international conferences, ISC.

All the above positions are Honorary in nature and as per their living experience (Age)

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