The Backbone
Our Board Members are Sambandh’s decisions makers.
A former Secretary to the Government of India, he has served several years in the health sector in the Union Government and the Government of Uttarakhand. He continues to be engaged in the work of health sector non-profit organisations. He is a visionary in the field of mental health in our country, and his contributions in getting mental illness included in non-communicable diseases in UNCRPD, the Mental Health Policy 2014 and the Mental Health Care Act 2017 are invaluable.
Nancy Beck has a unique blend of public, not for profit, and private sector experience in mental health Recovery that spans 30 years. Through strategic and authentic leadership she has guided the development of many successful community mental health initiatives in Canada and internationally. Nancy is often referred to as a social entrepreneur, who has successfully used this as a way of working with entrenched social issues to create social change and lift people living with mental illness out of poverty.
Dr Rupali Bhardwaj is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Delhi University. An academic at heart,she actively engages in research in an attempt to bridge the gap between theory and application. She is involved with research projects and is a supervisor to several students at the university.