Team – Spark-A-Change Foundation

Our People

Team Members

Nirmala Venkatesan

Founder, CEO

A Chartered Accountant, a career in corporate treasury and freelance practice, Nirmala found her calling in the SAC cause. She is passionate about the transformative power of meaningful literacy and believes in equity in opportunity for every child

Gauri Gupta

Co-Founder

A B.Philosophy from DU, entrepreneur and passionate believer in girl child education, Gauri came on board as Co-founder last year. She looks over Corporate Fund Raising and Donor Management She’s also an avid music lover and fitness enthusiast.

Sanjana Vinod

Consultant – HR and Process

Sanajana is an MBA, Certified Process Architect, and Organization Development Consultant with 30 years of experience in reputed companies. She is engaged with SAC in the areas of Process SOP Creation, Implementation Organization Performance Management.

Brinda Gupta

Program Co-ordinator

Brinda commenced her journey with SAC as a volunteer and stepped up to manage the Intensive Coaching and Mentoring Programs. Her positive, affable yet firm nature has forged a beautiful bond with SAC kids, their parents and co-volunteers.

Anwar Shaikh

Accounts and Compliance

Anwar Shaikh is a Chartered Accountant by profession and passion, with ample experience in the domain of taxation, bookkeeping, audit and financial planning. Anwar, with his firm, is responsible for accounts, compliance and taxation at SAC.

Ruchika Kumar

Program Lead – Anviksha

A multi-faceted persona, Ruchika is a DU graduate, and ECCE Diploma holder with over a decade of experience as Zonal Head, at Tree House preschool chain. At Anviksha, Ruchika aims to create stimulating, encouraging, and adaptive classroom atmospheres that cater to varied learners. Her hobbies include fashion designing, painting and exploring varied Indian art forms.

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