The Hands in Outreach team is collaborative, hard-working, dedicated and diverse. Our mission is carried out in Nepal by our sister organization, Sano Sansar.

Nepal Team

RAM ADHIKARI
​Director of Sponsorship

MAMATA RAI
Director of Social Services

SUSHILA CHAUREL
Social Services Manager

BINITA MANANDHAR
Finance & Administrative Officer

CHANDA SHRESTHA
Education Manager

POONAM MAHARJAN
Lead Teacher

LATA RAI
Program Officer

SHREEJANA BASNET
Program Assistant

SAMJHANA SUBBA
Program Assistant
Sano Sansar Board of Directors
Archana Thapa, President
Rukmini Shrestha, Vice President
Sita Gurung, Secretary
Sanju Budhathoki, Treasurer
Gunjun Khadka
Meena Tamang
Nyima Phuti Sherpa

U.S. Team

 RICKY BERNSTEIN
Co-Executive Director

LAURA HUNT
Co-Executive Director
HIO-U.S. Board of Directors
Laura Gladding, President
Val Stori, Vice President
Lani Peterson, Secretary
Sarah Kooshian, Treasurer
Neera BK
Alisa DelTufo
Subash Poudel
Carolyn Schmitz
Advisory Board
​Catherine Miller, ​Board Governance
Breck Arnzen, Strategic Planning

Medical Consultants:
Elizabeth Bengston, MD
Mike Callaham, MD
Josh Jaffe, MD
Will Dixon, MD

Education Consultants:
Maida McKenna
Ashima Sitaula
Sally Farneth
Joyce Catsimpiris
Kelly Case
Tracy Tyson
Sofia Riva
Jan MacLeod
​Michelle Hoffmeister

PEOPLE ARE AT THE HEART OF OUR PROGRAMS