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 |
| Rakshita Shekhar* |
Member |
| Ena Manjit Singh* |
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 |
