CHAI Team

Sr. Dr. Helen Mary, a member of the Sisters of St. Anne, Bangalore, completed her MBBS and MD in Obstetrics and Gynecology at St. John’s Medical College, Bangalore, and earned a certificate in OBG ultrasonography in 2002. Her medical experience includes roles as a Senior House Surgeon at Holy Family Hospital in Patna, a Rural Medical Officer in Gokunte, and Chief Medical Officer at Shanthi Nilaya Health Centre, later serving in the same role at Nirmala Health Centre, Bangalore since 2002. She has also held leadership positions such as Provincial Superior, Provincial Councilor, General Councilor, and currently serves as Provincial Councilor and SM Apostolate Coordinator. Additionally, Sr. Helen has been involved with SDFI and CRI, where she now holds roles as Treasurer for National SDFI and Secretary for CRI Jalahalli Zone.

Maji Manesh is a Commerce Graduate. Also holds a Higher Diploma in Software Engineering. She has over 15 years of experience in accounting and financial management in the NGO sector. Presently she is the Finance Manager at CHAI, facilitating financial management of the organization and over 20 projects being implemented by CHAI across the country.

Ms Theophine Venard has been working in CHAI for the last 33 years in various capacities. At present, she is the HR Manager -AXSHYA Project, in-charge of the Membership Department as well as takes care of the Directorate. Earlier, she has worked as Editorial Assistant in the Health Action team.

Dr Kanupriya has MD in Community Medicine from India and Diploma in Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, Royal College of Physicians, UK. She is working as National Programme Manager for Project Axshya Plus, a new intervention in the field of TB prevention aligned with two strategic pillars of India’s NSP 2017-2025 - Prevent and Build. She is implementing the roll out of Programmatic Management of TB Preventive Therapy in Maharashtra and Jharkhand, supported by The UNION and The Global Fund.

Dr. Rajni Gupta is a public Health professional with a demonstrated history of working with Government & corporate Hospital. She has done Masters in Public health and more than 8 years of experience in public Health. She is Skilled in Monitoring & Evaluation, Data Analysis and Health programme management on e-Platform. She has worked in West Bengal, Gujarat, and Telangana in the field of Maternal& Child health, National Health Programme and Telemedicine. Currently, she is working with CHAI on Solar project implementation in Health institution in Assam, Maharashtra and Jharkhand with WRI and supported by HSBC.

Mr. Mohammed Mateen comes with an educational background of Bachelors in Social Work (BSW), Masters in Social Work (MSW) and Masters in Business Administration (MBA). He has work experience of over 17 years and has worked with national and international NGOs including SAATHII, Alliance India, CRY and Futures Group International. Mr. Mateen has been associated with CHAI for over 10 years. His core expertise are programme management, strategic planning, technical and grant writing. Currently, he is responsible for oversight and coordination of the programmes implemented by CHAI.

Mr. M Vinay Kumar is a development professional having an experience of nearly two decades in Public Health and Project Management. He is familiar with Community Engagement, Institution Building, Advocacy, Innovations and Change Management, Collaboration with Government and Non-Government and Private Health Care providers. He did postgraduation from Osmania University in Social Work and Psychology. He has worked with Prajwala an NGO based at Hyderabad, Telangana, Hindustan Latex Family Planning Promotion Trust and recently joined Catholic Health Association of India.

Benny Antony has completed his Postgraduate Diploma in Rural Development from Xavier Institute of Social Service (XISS), Ranchi. He has over 28 years of experience in the health, skill building, disaster management, education and so on. He began his career as a Project Supervisor at Arpana Rural Charities Trust and held his most recent position as Senior Manager - Programmes at Care India. He was also leading Corporate Social Responsibility at TATAs. Contributed significantly to disaster relief, rehabilitation, and youth development programs. Recently felicitated by Hon'ble Governor of Telangana for exemplary work in Water and Sanitation.

Srivathsan is Managing Director of Intent Health Technologies Pvt Ltd, which helps hospitals turbocharge their operating margins through use of technology and process improvement in areas like procurement and revenue growth. He is also a co-founder of Vidal Healthcare Services, India’s largest and perhaps among the world’s largest healthcare administration companies. Prior to Vidal Health, Srivathsan worked with companies like IBM and Apollo Hospitals, and has played an anchor role in the development of the healthcare sector in India. He has a B.Tech from IIT Madras, and a PGDM from IIM Ahmedabad.

John Santhosh is an entrepreneur focused on enabling large organizations to achieve their business objectives through effective use of technology. In 2010, he set up GIEOM Business Solutions, with a software product that is used by over 40 institutions globally to achieve Operational Excellence and Compliance Assurance. He founded Billion Lives, a social impact technology company to develop software products for social good. He has worked with the Pregnancy Aid Scheme of GoI, Village Social Transformation Project of Maharashtra Govt and the TB Eradication project of GoI (e-Nikshay).

George holds an MDes degree in Visual Communication from IIT Bombay and has worked on a wide range of projects in print, identity and UX design. From 2004 to 2012, He founded and managed a full-service graphic design agency with a team of design professionals as design lead and director. Currently, he is the principal of a solo design practice focusing on information design, UI design and print media working mostly with non-profit organizations.

Ms. Anuvinda Varkey is an advocate; and she is the Executive Director of the Christian Coalition for Health. As ED, she proactively advocates on policy and health issues on behalf of the Christian networks. Previously, she was the General Secretary and CEO of YWCA Delhi. She has practiced at the Supreme Court of India and the Delhi High Court. She graduated from the Faculty of Law at Delhi University and studied Philosophy at St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi.