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Leadership team

Leadership at SSKK

Good governance begins with shared responsibility.

SSKK is guided by an Executive Committee and supported by a Core Leadership Team, working together to turn our vision into action.

Members seated at the table at SSKK’s annual meeting in Amreli, the organisation’s banner behind them
The 45th annual meeting, Amreli, 28 September 2025.
  1. 1

    Executive Committee

    Governance, oversight and strategic direction

    Provides institutional guidance, reviews organisational priorities and helps shape SSKK’s long-term direction.

  2. 2

    Core Leadership Team

    Planning, implementation and learning

    Leads programmes and operations, coordinates across teams and keeps organisational decisions connected to field realities.

  3. 3

    Field Leadership

    Close to communities, close to the work

    Our field leaders work alongside communities and local institutions to turn plans into action on the ground.

Executive Committee

Governance, oversight and strategic direction

Hardik Vagadia

Hardik Vagadia

President

Finance and administration

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Prof. J. M. Talaviya

Prof. J. M. Talaviya

Vice President

Executive and business management

Pushpa Gohil

Pushpa Gohil

Secretary

Coordination

Bharat Vala

Bharat Vala

Joint Secretary

Education and child rights

Deepa Chauhan

Deepa Chauhan

EC Member

Natural resource management

Rekha Mithapara

Rekha Mithapara

EC Member

Management

Mulji Bagada

Mulji Bagada

EC Member

Civil engineering

Bipin Joshi

Bipin Joshi

EC Member

Training

Narendra Ponkiya

Narendra Ponkiya

EC Member & PC (IADLE)

Programmes and management

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Core Leadership Team

Planning, implementation and learning

Ramesh Solanki

Ramesh Solanki

Admin & ISR Project Coordinator

Rajesh Rathod

Rajesh Rathod

Finance Manager

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Janki Pandya

Janki Pandya

Communications & HR Manager

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Piyush Kathiriya

Piyush Kathiriya

Assistant Communication Manager

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Pinal Patoliya

Pinal Patoliya

Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning

Field Leadership

Close to communities, close to the work

Umiya Sankhat

Umiya Sankhat

Producer Unit Manager

Timbi cluster

Pravin Jalandhara

Pravin Jalandhara

Producer Unit Manager

Dhokadva cluster

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Arjun Zanzrukiya

Arjun Zanzrukiya

Producer Unit Manager

Chital cluster

Kaushik Pandya

Kaushik Pandya

Producer Unit Manager

Khambha cluster

Paresh Solanki

Paresh Solanki

Producer Unit Manager

Lathi cluster

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Leadership grounded in the community

  1. Listen
  2. Learn
  3. Act
  4. Review

We believe good leadership begins with listening. Staying close to communities helps us make better decisions, learn from experience and remain accountable for the work we do.

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