Board Members
Shadhika is managed by an all-volunteer board of directors headed by founder Juthica Stangl. Shadhika's Board members cover all expenses including administrative, publicity and fund-raising efforts allowing Shadhika to continue as a "zero overhead" organization.
Juthica Stangl, President & Founder
Retired psychiatric social worker. Involved in numerous volunteer organizations, serves on the Board of Directors of the Community Committee of International Students (CCIS) of Stanford, and teaches cooking at the International Center.
Peter Stangl, Executive Director & Secretary
Retired director of Lane Library at Stanford University Medical Center.
Usha Sekar, Executive Director
Usha Sekar, a long time Los Altos resident, is an entrepreneur and has been a senior software executive in local companies. She is currently involved in a web application company supporting education. She and her family (husband, son and daughter) actively support various community efforts in India and the Bay Area.
Sree Gupta, Treasurer
Sree received her B.A. English Honors and M.A. (English) from Presidency College, Calcutta, and then her M.B.A. from Villanova University, Pennsylvania. Her professional experience is in Business and Finance. She managed an international trading company for 17 years. She now works at Stanford University in Finance. Sree is motivated to help improve the lives of under privileged children and women.
Sharon Hofstedt, Board Member
A psychiatric nurse by training, she is presently a professional community volunteer. She serves on the boards of several health care and women's advocacy organizations.
Jo Owen, Board Member
Jo was a school teacher for several years, became a stay-at-home mother, and during the past 15 years has been serving the poor in developing countries.
Cliff Colvin, Board Member
Formerly of Palo Alto and San Francisco, Cliff is now a Realtor in Honolulu, Hawaii for Coldwell Banker Pacific Properties. He has been actively involved with Shadhika since 1998 and prior to that was a founding board member of another "no overhead" charity, The Academy of Friends, a fund raising organization dedicated to the fight against HIV.
Monika Agarwal, Board Member
Monika Agarwal has a strong background within the business community, currently working in commercial banking. For the last 5 years, she has actively supported various non-profit organizations and NGOs by raising funds. She holds a Masters in Business Administration from California State University, San Francisco.
Julie Basu, Board Member
Julie Basu is from Kolkata. She is interested in the welfare and empowerment of under-priviledged women and children. Julie is a computer scientist by profession, with a PhD from Stanford University.
Maureen Sheehan, Board Member
Maureen Sheehan is a nurse practitioner in Pediatric Neurology and Epilepsy at Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, and the mother of two. She is past treasurer and president of Parents Nursery School in Palo Alto. She has had a life-long interest in the health and welfare of mothers and children as well as all things Indian.