1. Mandeep currently works within the Marketing Department at Pfizer Inc. Since
joining Pfizer in 2001, she has worked extensively in the field of HIV. Having worked on the development and commercialization of several HIV products, Mandeep has extensive knowledge of the HIV disease, drugs, treatment regimens and importantly social issues affecting HIV patients.Mandeep possesses over 10 years of experience in market research, marketing, strategy and project management. In addition, her extensive training in market research and specifically interviewing HIV patients and physicians has allowed her to gain an in-depth understanding of the social stigma associated with HIV/AIDS.
Mandeep is a British-born Indian and has been living in Manhattan for three years.
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2. Lavanya Anantharaman is a third year investment banking analyst in the Global Power and Utility Group in Morgan Stanley, New York. She is also the Co-Head of the Morgan Stanley Investment Banking Analyst Council where she oversees a group of approximately 200 investment banking analysts.
Originally from New Delhi, India, Lavanya spent much of her childhood growing up around the world. She spent two years in Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia, two years in Istanbul, Turkey and three years in Jakarta, Indonesia.Lavanya graduated Cum Laude from Smith College in 2004 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics. She enjoys traveling, music and is an avid follower of Indian current issues.
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3. Ben Lenzner was a 2005-2006 AIF Service Corps Fellow. He was a volunteer at Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra
(RLEK) in Dehradun, Uttaranchal. He worked as a rural primary school teacher, helped set up a bee keeping cooperative and was active with the local Van Gujjar community during his time as a fellow. Ben’s initial visit to India was on a college study abroad program in Rajasthan. He has felt a deep connection to India since his first visit in the autumn of 2000.
Ben has spent many years teaching photography in the South Bronx and working as a teacher in New York City Public Schools. He is a photographer, an educator and a writer. He lives in Manhattan.
**********************3. Ben Lenzner was a 2005-2006 AIF Service Corps Fellow. He was a volunteer at Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra
(RLEK) in Dehradun, Uttaranchal. He worked as a rural primary school teacher, helped set up a bee keeping cooperative and was active with the local Van Gujjar community during his time as a fellow. Ben’s initial visit to India was on a college study abroad program in Rajasthan. He has felt a deep connection to India since his first visit in the autumn of 2000.Ben has spent many years teaching photography in the South Bronx and working as a teacher in New York City Public Schools. He is a photographer, an educator and a writer. He lives in Manhattan.
4. Priya Kumar is an associate in Corporate Strategy at Merrill Lynch in New Y
ork. Prior to her position at Merrill, she was an investment banking analyst in the financial institutions group at Banc of America Securities in New York. Priya received a B.S. from Cornell University.
Priya is looking forward to working with members of SAHAYA and the larger community to help prevent the spread of HIV in India through awareness and education. Priya firmly believes that preventing transmission of the virus that causes AIDS is the best long-term solution to the global epidemic.
During her time in New York, Priya has been actively involved with various women's organizations such as the Forte Foundation, 85 Broads, 100 Women in Hedge Funds, and the GOTO group. Priya enjoys running, dancing, exploring New York City, and spending time with family and friends.
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5. Savana is currently a student at NYU with a double major of the Classics and Religious Studies and a minor in Italian. Savana is planning to work in the human rights non-profit sector after she graduated with an MA in Italian Studies. Savana has volunteered at a local hospital as well as taught art to children ages 8-18. Savana loves traveling and learning of different cultures in order to understand people in general better. Her ultimate goal in life is to help people.
Savana is originally from Chicago. She went to boarding school in Oregon and then studied fine art in Paros, Greece for a year. She became a commissioned mural painter and solo and group showing painter.
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6. Sumana has been actively involved with various foundations and non-profit organizations that focus on the disparate treatment of women and children, and its effects on the growth of developing nations. Over the past few years, Sumana has focused primarily
on education and healthcare by researching international and domestic mandates, by promoting awareness to HIV/AIDS among the rural and urban populations and by engaging in fundraising activities to support the implementation of awareness and prevention programs. In addition to advocacy, Sumana works with orphanages in India that house HIV-positive children to enable them to increase access to basic resources, such as food, clothing and medical supplies.
Sumana currently works as a structured products/derivatives attorney at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP and has been living in Manhattan for three years.
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7. Srinivas’s work explores the impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on the living and working
conditions of people in India. He began photographing patients and staff at Freedom Foundation HIV/AIDS clinics in Bangalore and Hyderabad, one of the few free private run facilities where HIV positive people can seek treatment. Srinivas has documented through photographs how the virus spreads through inter-connected communities, including a series on high-risk groups such as truck drivers, eunuchs and male sex workers.
Srinivas’s effort most recently evolved into a collaboration -The Lives in Focus Project- which documents through interviews, photographs and video the impact of India’s new patent law on the country’s HIV positive population.
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8. Alpa has committed the past three years to two organizations. She is on the Junior Board of the Torana Club at the Rubin Museum (this group share a quest to enhance their understanding and knowledge of the art and culture of the Himalayas and to promote the Museum by networking with current and prospective patrons). Alpa is also on the Host Committee of SAKHI (a non-profit community based organization for South Asian women in the New York metropolitan area which is committed to ending violence against women of South Asian origin). Alpa has led and managed various fundraising and gala events for both of these organizations as well as other South Asian Non-Profit groups. In addition to fundraising, Alpa volunteers with orphanages in India that have HIV positive girls from ages 1 to 12. Alpa has a master’s in Public Health with a concentration in Healthcare Policy.
Alpa currently works at Pfizer Inc. in the global operation group and has been residing in Manhattan for 7 ½ years.
ork. Prior to her position at Merrill, she was an investment banking analyst in the financial institutions group at Banc of America Securities in New York. Priya received a B.S. from Cornell University.Priya is looking forward to working with members of SAHAYA and the larger community to help prevent the spread of HIV in India through awareness and education. Priya firmly believes that preventing transmission of the virus that causes AIDS is the best long-term solution to the global epidemic.
During her time in New York, Priya has been actively involved with various women's organizations such as the Forte Foundation, 85 Broads, 100 Women in Hedge Funds, and the GOTO group. Priya enjoys running, dancing, exploring New York City, and spending time with family and friends.
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5. Savana is currently a student at NYU with a double major of the Classics and Religious Studies and a minor in Italian. Savana is planning to work in the human rights non-profit sector after she graduated with an MA in Italian Studies. Savana has volunteered at a local hospital as well as taught art to children ages 8-18. Savana loves traveling and learning of different cultures in order to understand people in general better. Her ultimate goal in life is to help people.
Savana is originally from Chicago. She went to boarding school in Oregon and then studied fine art in Paros, Greece for a year. She became a commissioned mural painter and solo and group showing painter.
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6. Sumana has been actively involved with various foundations and non-profit organizations that focus on the disparate treatment of women and children, and its effects on the growth of developing nations. Over the past few years, Sumana has focused primarily
on education and healthcare by researching international and domestic mandates, by promoting awareness to HIV/AIDS among the rural and urban populations and by engaging in fundraising activities to support the implementation of awareness and prevention programs. In addition to advocacy, Sumana works with orphanages in India that house HIV-positive children to enable them to increase access to basic resources, such as food, clothing and medical supplies.Sumana currently works as a structured products/derivatives attorney at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP and has been living in Manhattan for three years.
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7. Srinivas’s work explores the impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on the living and working
conditions of people in India. He began photographing patients and staff at Freedom Foundation HIV/AIDS clinics in Bangalore and Hyderabad, one of the few free private run facilities where HIV positive people can seek treatment. Srinivas has documented through photographs how the virus spreads through inter-connected communities, including a series on high-risk groups such as truck drivers, eunuchs and male sex workers.Srinivas’s effort most recently evolved into a collaboration -The Lives in Focus Project- which documents through interviews, photographs and video the impact of India’s new patent law on the country’s HIV positive population.
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8. Alpa has committed the past three years to two organizations. She is on the Junior Board of the Torana Club at the Rubin Museum (this group share a quest to enhance their understanding and knowledge of the art and culture of the Himalayas and to promote the Museum by networking with current and prospective patrons). Alpa is also on the Host Committee of SAKHI (a non-profit community based organization for South Asian women in the New York metropolitan area which is committed to ending violence against women of South Asian origin). Alpa has led and managed various fundraising and gala events for both of these organizations as well as other South Asian Non-Profit groups. In addition to fundraising, Alpa volunteers with orphanages in India that have HIV positive girls from ages 1 to 12. Alpa has a master’s in Public Health with a concentration in Healthcare Policy.Alpa currently works at Pfizer Inc. in the global operation group and has been residing in Manhattan for 7 ½ years.
