Executive Committee

Ms.Arati Gokhale works as a Central Coordinator in the Zonal Transplant Coordinator Centre (ZTCC) of Pune. She is responsible for organ allocation and maintenance of wait lists for patients in the Pune zone of Maharashtra. She is a trained Medical & Psychiatric Social Worker and has a Diploma in TPM from Barcelona. She was former Head MSW Dept. at Ruby Hall Clinic, Pune. As one of the senior most professionals in transplants, she has more than 25 years of experience in the field of Organ Donation and Transplantation.

Ms. Pallavi Kumar is the Executive Director of the Delhi NCR office of MOHAN Foundation, which she set up in 2011.

Pallavi had the opportunity to work with TANKER (Tamilnad Kidney Research) Foundation in Chennai, which helped her understand the plight of patients living with end stage organ failure requiring a transplant for survival on one hand and the acute shortage of organs in our country on the other.

Beneath that soft heart there is a glint of steel that emerged when she braved her way up to conquer the Everest Base camp in 2018 and Mount Kilimanjaro in 2019 with the singular aim of promoting organ donation.

Ms. Jaya Jairam is the Centre Head and Project Manager at MOHAN Foundation, Mumbai. An engineer, with a post graduation in Finance, Jaya had been working in the corporate sector for 18 years before joining the social development sector, working for the cause of organ donation.

In the year 2010, at a very young age, Jaya underwent a kidney transplant, with her mother donating. Since then she decided to undertake the challenging task of promoting deceased organ donation and started the Mumbai operations of the Foundation. She also leads MOHAN Foundation's Patient Support Group called TRIOMPH (Transplant Recipients of India and Organ failure patients - a Movement to Provide Hope).

Ms. Surekha Joshi, a senior transplant coordinator working from Pune since 1997. She has counselled positively more than 125 families for organ donation. She was awarded the Best Coordinator award by NOTTO, in 2016 &2019. She received Swami Narayan Best Transplant Coordinator Award by NATCO in 2016.

Starting off as a Helpline Executive in MOHAN Foundation in 2016, Siva Shankar has been part of numerous awareness initiatives and training activities. He has also successfully coordinated donations over the Helpline. In his role as Marketing Coordinator since 2019, he has been actively promoting the various courses offered by the Foundation among students and working professionals.

Dr. Hemal Kanvinde is the Quality Assurance Officer of MOHAN Foundation. She has previously worked with non-profits in the areas of livelihood and biodiversity. She is now responsible for the National Helpline on Organ Donation, the Ambassador Programme and Internships of the MOHAN Foundation.

Armed with a Bachelors in Physiotherapy and Masters in Hospital Administration, Dr. Bhanu Chandra has been working in the field of organ donation and transplant for over a decade. He is presently working at Osmania General Hospital, Hyderabad as Senior Transplant Coordinator through Jeevandan. He has coordinated 1st Liver Transplant and 1st Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant at Osmania General Hospital and has successfully coordinated more than 450 organ donation cases.

Recipient of the Best Transplant Coordinator Award for the year of 2015 from NATCO and for the year 2019 from NOTTO. In February 2021 awarded by Commissioner of Police, Cyberabad, Hyderabad for successfully coordinating 1st Heart transport through Hyderabad Metro train for the first time in India. Dr. Bhanu has made over 800 presentations to create awareness about organ donation.

Ms. Bhavna Jagwani is a member of the Advisory Committee of MOHAN Foundation and also the State Organ Donation/Transplant Committee member.

She has put relentless efforts in the past 25 years into the field of eye donation and seven years in organ donation. She has been doing a lot of awareness and sensitization programs and is working closely with the Rajasthan government to set protocols, guidelines, and enabling the training of the medical staff.

She has been instrumental in the inclusion of the organ donor clause in the application form of driving license and in the development of a first of its kind transplant institute in Jaipur. She is the recipient of many prestigious awards including the Rajmata Gayatri Devi Award for Women’s Excellence and Rajasthan Gaurav Award.

Dr. Muneet Kaur Sahi began her stint with MOHAN Foundation in 2011 as a Transplant Coordinator and was awarded the Best Transplant Coordinator Award in the year 2013 at the Transplant Coordinators’ Workshop held in Hyderabad. Muneet is currently the Programme Manager of the Delhi NCR office, contributing to the overall strategy of the organization to achieve its objectives.

A Homoeopathic physician by profession, Muneet has worked at various Indian Navy stations as a private practitioner. She also worked as a health coordinator and liaisioned for camps and welfare activities for the families of the Defence personnel.

Armed with a Masters in Social Work, MBA in Healthcare & Administration and PGDCSR, Mayuri has 12 years of experience in the field of organ donation and transplantation, counselling, fund-raising and CSR activities.

Mayuri presently is the Manager – Organ Transplant at Dr. D Y Patil Hospital & Research Institute Pimpri, Pune. Good people skills, a friendly personality, effective communication and establishing relationships are her key strengths.

A senior transplant coordinator, with experience of over 22 years, Vrinda is presently working with Jehangir Hospital in Pune, Maharashtra. Vrinda was instrumental in the first successful heart transplant in Maharashtra and she also voluntarily shouldered the responsibility of ZTCC Pune chapter from 2004 till 2013. She is also a member of the Transplant Coordinators’ subcommittee for ROTTO SOTTO.

Ms. Priyanka Borah is a Professional Social Worker from Dergaon, Assam. Determined to provide support to people to bring their desired changes in their lives and the places they live in made her dive into this field in the year 2011. With academic degrees in Bachelor of Social Work (BSW), Master of Social Work (MSW) & Public Administration (MPA), and PhD (pursuing), she has given her heart and soul to this discipline.

She worked as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Social Work, Kaziranga University, before joining the Zublee Foundation, the only NGO in North East Region of India working for deceased organ donation, serving as its Chief Executive Officer. Being associated with ZF validates her mere existence in this field, as she is spearheading her team towards the deceased organ donation movement in the North-East Region.

Lt. Col. Pioni V is a Senior Transplant Coordinator who was commissioned into the Military Nursing Service in 1996, specialising in critical care and Obstetrics and Gynaecology nursing. She holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Hospital Administration and served in various commands as a critical care administrator

Pioni is currently posted in the Eastern Command and is working on setting up organ retrieval and transplant centers in various Zonal Army Hospitals. She has successfully coordinated numerous organ retrievals and transplantations and is a recipient of Chief of Army Staff Commendation Award and General Officer In Chief Western Command Award Recipient of General Officer In Chief Western Command Award.

Mr. Ahsan Ullah Ansari is the Director of Eira Healthcare Private Limited and the Founder Chairman of Eira Foundation, a registered non-profit charitable trust with a vision to serve the community service and promote deceased organ donation in the state of Madhya Pradesh.

Mr. Ansari is committed to supporting organ transplant recipients in availing benefits from the government schemes, preparing legal and medical documentation as well as counseling of both donor and recipient families. Based in Bhopal, he actively campaigns for the cause and is committed to creating awareness.

Dr. Amit Joshi presently serves as Officer on Special Duty (Medical Administration) at Bombay Hospital, Indore (M.P). He has successfully coordinated 42 cadaver donations and more than 400 live transplants in Indore.

Involved in organ donation awareness activities, he has been instrumental in establishing district- level organ donation societies in 6 districts of Madhya Pradesh. Dr. Joshi is a member of the Executive Committee of Indore Society for Organ Donation and Executive Member of NATCO, Central Zone.