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Meet Our Team

Mr. Gaurav Shinde

Programme Head- Skilling

Qualification
MBA in Marketing
Total Experience
12 Years
About

Mr. Gaurav Shinde is proactive & achievement-oriented professional offering over 13 years in spearheading end to end Government & Community Development Projects with experience in working with various Government projects, namely Common Service Centers under Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, World bank funded- SANKALP scheme under Skill Development Department, Government of Maharashtra, Samagra Shiksha project under Education Department, Government of Maharashtra.

Ms. Komal H. Mayekar

Head of Administration & Executive Assistant to Dean's Office

Qualification
Graduation- B.Com.
Total Experience
35 Years
About

Ms. Komal has nearly 35 years of rich work experience which includes 30 years of work experience in academic space.

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Ms. Manisha Kantak

Head Operations & Analyst

Qualification
B.Sc (Microbiology)
Diploma Computer Science,
Business Management
Six Sigma Green Belt professional

Total Experience
29 Years
About

Manisha Kantak is Head - Operations, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, SSE.

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Mr. Yogesh M Gadhia

Head Accounts & Finance

Qualification
B.Com
LLB
Total Experience
28 Years
About

Worked with UN agencies and funding agencies like UNDP,UNICEF, OXfam GB,TISS also worked with Implementing agencies like AKRSP(I), Cohesion Foundation Trust, VRTI, IIPHG etc

Ms. Surabhi Damle

Head- Examination & Certification

Qualification
Bachelor in Commerce
Total Experience
30 Years
About

Ms. Surabhi Damle began her career in 1995 as an Executive at Raymond Ltd. and has since advanced through various senior roles across different organizations. Since 2017, she has been associated with the School of Skill Education at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai, where she has undertaken a range of key responsibilities contributing to the institution’s growth.

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Dr. Aswathy Pillai

Senior Manager- Operations

Qualification
Master of Dental Surgery
National Fellowship in Palliative Medicine (NFPM)
Total Experience
18 Years
About

Graduated from MGR Govt Medical College University,Post graduated in Head and Neck Pathology from D Y Patil University, Mumbai and did National Fellowship in Pain and Palliative Medicine at Kozhicode Govt Medical College. She has 16 years of clinical experience.

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Ms. Suvarna Gaikwad

Senior Manager-Operations

Qualification
B.Sc
MBA (IT)
Total Experience
20 Years
About

Started my career as an EDP executive with Tata Yellow Pages and gradually moved ahead as a Manager for Database Managment

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Dr. Kimnei Salviana Leivon

Programme Manager - Content

Qualification
Ph.D – Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai
M.Phil – Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai
MA (Education) – Manipur University
BA (Honours) – Women’s College, NEHU
NET for Assistant Professorship – UGC
UGC – RGNF Research Fellow
Diploma in MS-Office and Tally 9.0 – MSCIT
Short Term Course in Applied Philosophy and Ethics – St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai
Short Term Course in Content Marketing – Wordcratic
Total Experience
10 Years
About

Dr. Kimnei Salviana Leivon began her career journey as a Lecturer at Mount Everest College, Manipur University in 2001.

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Ms. Sonal Nitin Vaity

Senior Manager - Short Term Skilling, RPL & Government Skilling Projects.

Qualification
Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management
IATA Qualified
B.Com.
Total Experience
19 Years
About

Ms. Sonal Vaity career with Kale Consultants as a Trainee in 2005 and grew as Senior Executive. Joined Tata Consultancy Services in 2008 as an Auditor and excelled as an Business process lead in the Worldspan department with a knowledge of airlines systems.

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Ms. Shruti Jain

Senior Project Manager – IT

Qualification
B. Sc. (Computer Science)
B. Ed. in Maths & Physics
Masters of Computer Management.
Total Experience
10+ Years
About

Ms. Shruti Jain began her career as a software developer at Libran Communications, Nagpur in June 2007. She continued her journey there till June 2009. Then she started working with smartData Enterprises, Nagpur (CMMI level3) as Senior Software Engineer from January 2011 to March 2014. She also worked as IT trainer (NASSCOM certified trainer) under PMKVY since July 2017 to September 2018.

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Ms. Manasi Chavan Desai

Senior Manager- Operations

Qualification
MBA - Human Resource
Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration & HR
BSC Zoology and Certified Soft Skill Trainer 
Total Experience
15 Years
About

With over 15 years of experience in Operations, Academics, Admissions, Human Resources, CSR & Soft Skills Training, Ms. Manasi Chavan have developed a versatile skill set that combines administrative proficiency with a strong commitment to education and training. Since 2012, she has been affiliated with the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), where she began her career as the inaugural administrative assistant for TISS CARE, the institute"s first admission helpline.

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Ms. Nikita Rathod

Senior Manager- Operations

Qualification
Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration - Finance
Bachelor in Commerce
Total Experience
18 Years
About

For almost 13 years, Nikita Rathod worked in the financial industry, gaining a variety of experience in the bond and securities markets. She spent six years as a team leader at HDFC Securities, one and a half years at Axis Securities, and six months as a head relationship manager at Yes Securities.

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Ms. Sapna Mahale

Senior Manager- Examination & Certification

Qualification
Master in Computer Management (MCM)
Master in Commerce (M. Com)
Bachelor in Education (B. Ed)
Bachelor in Commerce (B. Com)
Total Experience
16 Years
About

Over 16 years of experience in teaching and academic administration. Her expertise curriculum delivery, examination management, academic planning, and faculty coordination. She served as an Assistant Professor (IT) at G.S. College of Commerce and Economics, Nagpur for 8 years, where she played a key role in delivering lectures on Software subjects, Exam Management and actively supported Nagpur University’s exam department.

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