Advocacy and Professional Representation Committee

Ganga Gurung (Committee Member and Project Lead/Manager) Link to bio

Harsh Vardhan (Chair of the Committee) Link to bio

Joy Padhi (Committee Member)

Prachi Gupta (Committee Member, Project Lead/Manager, New Zealand) Link to bio

Experienced Occupational Therapist with a demonstrated history of working in the mental health care industry. Skilled in Addiction Recovery, Case Management, Clinical Documentation, and Mental Health. Strong healthcare services professional with a Postgraduate Diploma in Health Science focused in Mental Health and Addictions from Auckland University of Technology.

Shardul Abhyankar (Committee Member, Project Lead/Manager, New Zealand) Link to bio

Registered Occupational Therapist in New Zealand and India who has passion to support people with mental health struggles. Hold a masters degree in mental health rehabilitation and have accumulated over 7 years of work experience working in the field of mental health. Was awarded the Best Tertiary Student award for postgraduate study in New Zealand. Currently employed as Mental Health Coordinator, Victoria University of Wellington.

Sneha Barot (Committee member) Link to bio

Sujata Jaiswal (Committee Member, Singapore) Link to bio

Sujata is a paediatric occupational therapist with educational background from NILD, Kolkata and Santosh Medical college, Ghaziabad. She is currently working in Singapore and registered with the Allied Health Professional Council (AHPC), Singapore and All India Occupational Therapists Association (AIOTA), India. Sujata has more than a decade of experience as a lead occupational therapist in India. She has worked in AIIMS, Delhi and different multi-speciality hospitals such as Max, Fortis, and Moolchand hospital. She has delivered several seminars in different special schools of Delhi and Singapore to spread awareness and empower teachers.