Oda Foundation Team
We are here to facilitate needed structure and stability for some of the most marginalized and underserved communities in Nepal. The staff is a mix of locals and Kathmandu-born — together we share values of dedication, compassion, growth, and seeking sustainable solutions.
Prakash Thapa Magar
Education Team & Teacher
Prakash is a teacher at the Sri Tila Model School. He is from Kathmandu but is passionate about working in a developing district school. As we are working to uplift the school for the betterment of Kalikot students. His focus is on equipping the students with the right skills so that they have a better future.
Abinash Gupta
Finance Officer
Abinash Gupta is a resident of Nawalparasi District and has an MBA in Finance and HR and has 4 years of experience in various fields such as Marketing, Finance and Managing. He is excited to establish sustainable business practices and financial transparency for The Oda Foundation and to help the Oda community.
Binod Shrestha
Business Project Manager
Binod Shrestha, born and raised in Jhapa district, eastern Nepal, is a B.Sc. graduate from Institute of agriculture and Animal Science, Rampur, Chitwan. He has more than a decade of experience in agriculture marketing/entrepreneurship and community development. Binod has strong communication and public relation skills from his involvement with various gender equitable, socially inclusive and sustainable commercial farmers, groups, and major HVC cooperatives of Nepal. He likes being sensitive to climate resilience, green jobs and women empowerment.
Alex Winant
Business Strategy Fellow
Alex is from the east coast of the U.S. He earned undergraduate degrees in Business Management and Philosophy from Washington & Lee University. He is excited to help collaborate on business development strategies and contribute to the entrepreneurship efforts in Kalikot.
Dr. Nabin Kumar Mandal
Medical Officer
Nabin is from Mithileshwar-Nikas-01, Dhanusha, and completed his MBBS degree under Dhaka University in Bangladesh. He has experience as a medical officer at Karnali Academy of Health Science Hospital in Jumla. Nabin is passionate about providing high quality healthcare to remote and vulnerable communities through targeted outreach programs.
Khakendra Shahi
Lab Assistant
Khakendra was born and raised in Serpu , a neighboring village to Oda. In 2017, after completing his lab assistant training in Dailekh, Khakendra returned to his home municipality to join the Oda Foundation clinic team.
Prakash Bahadur Shahi
Lab In Charge
Prakash was born and raised in Kalikot. He received his medical lab technician degree from The College of Allied Health Science in Nepalgunj. He then completed field practice at NGMC Teaching Hospital in Nepalgunj and Medical College Teaching Hospital in Kohalpur. While working for one year as a lab technician in Khajura Hospital, he received basic malarial microscopic training with the blood bank division. He joined the Oda hospital team in 2019.
Nepali Board of Directors
To operate in Nepal, Oda Foundation is registered with the Nepali government as Oda Foundation Nepal. Our local Nepali board has 7 members, both men and women representing castes and priorities from across the village.
Mim Karki: Chairman
Harka Bahadur Singh. Vice-President
Lale Nepali, Secretary
Jau Kusuma Singh, Treasurer
Ranipura Singh, Member
Ganga Singh, Member
Bhadde Damai, Member
U.S. Board of Directors
The Oda Foundation has an incredible group of supporters and leaders in America and abroad. Their giving, advice and hard work have provided dignity, healthcare, and opportunity to thousands who are vulnerable and in need. They support Oda Foundation’s goal to provide infrastructure and facilitate support, such that Oda Foundation’s services become fully local, self-sustaining and independent.
John Christopher, Chairman | Co-Founder, Oda Foundation; Consultant, Boston Consulting Group
Larry Lawrence, Chairman Emeritus | Retired Venture Capital Fund Founder and Managing Partner
Kirk Adamson, Vice President | Principal at KSL Capital Partners
Byron Peyster, Treasurer | Principal at Boston Consulting Group
Colin Ram, Secretary | Trial Attorney at McLeod Law Group
Lisa Nelson, Secretary | VP , Finance & Programming at Grassy Creek Foundation
Sarah Webb, Board Member | MPH/MBA Candidate at Johns Hopkins University in the Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Carey Business School
Peter Lawrence, Board Member | Investor at Arlington Value Capital
Nick Kraft, Board Member | Previous Country Director, Oda Foundation
U.S. Advisory Board
Peter Lawrence, Chair
Brett Ryan, Vice-Chair
Robert Christopher, Secretary & US Liaison
Brit Staniar, Communications Chair