our Team
Dr. Jerylene Priyadharshini
Senior Manager
Dr. Jerylene is a resourceful social work professional with a PhD in Medical and Psychiatric Social Work and over a decade of experience across academic and development sectors. As Senior Program Manager at the Centre for Intrinsic Motivation (CIM), she leads programs in Tamilnadu State.
Previously, she served as Program Lead at Save the Children, implementing impactful health, nutrition, and WASH initiatives in tribal schools across Tamil Nadu.
Adaikalamary Jacquline
Programme Manager
Jacquline is a seasoned social work professional with over 13 years of experience in program management, education, healthcare, and community development. As Program Manager at CIM, she leads multi-district initiatives focused on education reform and teacher empowerment in collaboration with government schools in Tamilnadu.
Her prior roles span maternal and child health with MAMTA–HIMC, and clinical social work at St. Isabel’s Hospital.
Revana Siddappa
Programme Lead
Revanasiddappa is a seasoned social development professional with over 14 years of experience in education, community engagement, and systems strengthening. He has worked closely with departments of Education, Health, and Panchayat Raj.
His professional journey includes key roles at Prajayatna, Tata Trusts, and SAAHAS, where he led grassroots initiatives with impact and integrity. Revanasiddappa brings a thoughtful, collaborative approach to planning, supervision, and empowering communities from within.
Bharti Negi
Senior Finance Officer
Bharti is a skilled finance and accounting professional with 9+ years of experience in bookkeeping, financial reporting, and taxation and statutory compliance. She is proficient in payroll processing, expense management, vendor management and administrative support. Known for her detail-oriented approach, she consistently ensures accuracy, efficiency, and continuous improvement across all aspects of financial operations.
our board
Siddharth Shukla
Board Member
Karthigeyan R
Board Member
Siddharth Shukla, a Chartered Accountant with over 9 years of experience, specialises in Financial Management, Risk Assessments, SOPs, Controls, and Internal Audits. With post-qualification certifications from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, he has significant experience in the FMCG and NPO sectors.
Karthigeyan R, Programme director, has extensive experience across education, factories, software, corporate, government, NGOs, and educational institutes. Focused on capacity building for state and district officers, he has significantly contributed to teacher education reform and government-led educational projects.