Senior Management
| Merry Barua |
Founder & Director |
| Reeta Sabharwal |
Director Finance & Operations |
| Dr Nidhi Singhal |
Director Research & Trainings |
| Indrani Basu |
Head Parent and Family Trainings |
| Preeti Siwach |
Head Adult Services |
AFA Governing Body
| Rajat M Nag |
President |
| *Merry Barua |
Member |
| *Reeta Sabharwal |
Secretary |
| Madhu Chawla |
Member |
| *Gopal Kale |
Treasurer |
| *Indrani Basu |
Member |
| *Beena Mohan |
Member |
| *Dr Shubhangi Vaidya |
Member |
| *Celine George |
Member |
| *Nidhi Dutta |
Member |
| *Rakshita Shekhar |
Member |
* Parent of a person with Autism. Being a parent led organisation, some of the members of AFA’s governing body are also parents of persons with disability.
*As per policy of the organisation, none of the governing body members are related to each other.
*The governing body is elected every two years.
*No member of the governing body receives honorarium.
AFA Ethics Committee
| Name |
Designation / Discipline |
Sex |
| Dr Shubhangi Vaidya |
Chairperson Social Scientist |
Female |
| Mona Rai |
Member Secretary |
Female |
| Dr Tamara Daley |
Senior Study Director |
Female |
| Pawan Sinha |
Professor, Researcher |
Male |
| Nandita DeSouza |
Medical Professional |
Female |
| Anjali Joshi |
Occupational Therapist |
Female |
| Suhan Mukerji |
Legal Expert |
Male |
| Jo Chopra |
Representative of non-governmental agency |
Female |
| Shikha Nag |
Member, Psychologist |
Female |
