Our Governing Board

Board Member

Shri. Narendra Madhav Patwardhan (Trustee And President)

Shri N. M. Patwardhan is associated with STAPI as a Board of Trustee. He is also a trustee of the Late Yamunabai Patwardhan Memorial Foundation -a trust set up to work in the field of child development and education-related activities. He is associated with different voluntary organizations working in the social sectors.

Shri. Jayant K. Gurav (Member Governing Council)

MSc Biochemistry; MBA (HRM)-Have worked in Rural Development Department Government of Maharashtra for 25 years  and have  vast experience in the areas of  women and child development, water  and sanitation and primary health care. Associated with a number of Voluntary Organizations working in various social sectors.

Prof. Smt. Sadhana Zhadbuke (Member Governing Council)

Prof. Smt. Sadhana Zhadbuke is associated with STAPI as a Member Governing Council. She has been associated with no of NGOs working for Women and Child Development. She is recipient of various awards for her dedicated contribution in the field of child development.

Shri. Vijay R. Nadkarni (Member Governing Council)

Shri V. R. Nadkarni served with the State Bank of India for 27 years and provided banking technology to Co-op Banks through a joint venture of SBI-TCS. Also, worked as Deputy Director at Credibility Alliance, Mumbai. He is associated with different voluntary organizations for over 30 years.

Smt. Kishori J. Gadre (Member Governing Council)

Ms. K. J. Gadre is associated with STAPI as a member governing council. He joined as Tahasildar in 1988 and was promoted to Dy. Collector in 1996, was Assistant Professor, YASHADA, Government Training Institute, Government of Maharashtra. Later, promoted to Additional Collector in 2011 and took voluntary retirement in Feb 2016, and now working as a strategy advisor to various private sector organizations.

Shri Ganesh Chaudhari (Member Governing Council)

Shri Ganesh M. Chaudhari brings 30 years of extensive experience working in various roles across multiple government organizations. His most recent position was serving as the Additional Chief Executive Officer at the Zilla Parishad in Jalgaon. He has a wealth of experience in women’s empowerment and rural development.

Dr. Santosh R. Gosavi (Member Governing Council)

Dr. Ratan Gosavi holds an M.D. in Panchgavya and Audiology. He serves as a Consultant to the National Federation of Farmers’ Procurement, Processing, and Retailing Cooperatives of India (NACOF). Dr. Gosavi has also been the Director of Probit Plus Pvt. Ltd. Additionally, he is the President of Dashnam Gosavi Pratishthan and is actively involved with Go Earth Research and Innovation.

Member And Special Invitee

Shri. Chintaman Mahadeo Dixit (Member And Special Invitee)

Shri C. M. Dixit is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and become a qualified Chartered Accountant in 1976. He is practicing as Chartered Accountant for more than three decades and is very active in financial consultancy. He is associated with different voluntary organizations working in the social sectors.

Shri. Prabhakar Dattatraya Karandikar, I.A.S. (Retd) (Member And Special Invitee)

Shri P. D. Karandikar with long experience in the government sector associated with STAPI as a Board of Trustee. He is associated with different voluntary organizations working in the social sectors.