Staff

Jacob Sztokman

Founding Director

Jacob Sztokman is a hi-tech executive turned social-entrepreneur with a Masters degree in Community Development from Hebrew University. He brings to Gabriel Project Mumbai a unique combination of management experience and deep commitment to social justice. He is driven by the fundamental belief that we must take responsibility to help alleviate human suffering around the world. He and his wife, Elana Maryles Sztokman, live in Modi’in, Israel with their four children.

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Kenneth Dsouza

Director, India

Kenneth Dsouza worked as Program Development Officer and Project Director  for REAP, working on Literacy, Women’s Empowerment, Training and Residential Learning, serving over 8000 beneficiaries within the city of Mumbai and the neighboring district of Thane. Kenneth has a background in business and in music, and previously ran his family’s business and worked as a musician, composer and conductor in Mumbai. 

Thaiza Diaz

Programs Development  

Coordinator 

Thaiza is a Professional in the Social Development sector with two years’ of experience as Project Officer for a London based funding agency that involved monitoring and evaluation of projects in the areas of education, health, women empowerment and infrastructure in India. Thaiza is also worked for the Mumbai based Fair Trade Organization, which works in the area of women’s empowerment through livelihood generation.

Natalie Silverlieb

Operations Manager 

Natalie has nearly a decade of experience in the humanitarian-
development nexus. She has worked in five continents developing and managing community based projects in WASH, education, MHPSS, and disaster response - with NGOs, government
ministries, and institutional partners such as the World Bank and World Health Organization. Natalie graduated Magna Cum Laude from the Hebrew University with a MA in International
Development from the Glocal program.

Tejas Dattatray Pawar

Kalwa Field Coordinator

Tejas, is from Mumbai, he graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Social work. Social work is his passion and he strives to work for those who need extra support, and GPM provides him with the opportunity to do this.  Tejas loves working with the community and the hundreds of visitors who come each year to participate and engage in GPM's work.

Dennis Moses

Volunteer Liasion/Education Officer (GPCT)

Dennis’ has a MA in Commerce and has qualified as an Assistant Professor in university. Dennis uses his education background to assist volunteers and instill innovative pedagogic ideas into GPM classrooms.

Anil Jadhav

Rural Development Coordinator

Born and bred in the village of Ashte, Anil is the coordinator of all development programs run by GPM in the cluster of villages in the Dahanu district of Palghar. Anil coordinates all visitor groups to the area, is a great English teacher and a fantastic cricket player.

Lara Bloch

Donor Relations Officer

Originally from London, Lara worked in varied marketing and project coordinator roles in both the commercial and not-for-profit sectors before going on to complete her MA in International Development (Glocal) at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, with a special focus on gender and development. With a passion for engaging in social action both at home and further afield, Lara has taken part in volunteer experiences in India and Ghana, as well as interning with a social enterprise in Rwanda for four months.

Hemant Pawar

Volunteer and Visitor Team Lead Coordinator 

Hemant worked for two decades in the engineering field.  He comes to GPM with a lot of passion, drive and organizational fortitude!

Manali Jadhav

Accountant and Governance Coordinator

GPM prides itself in good governance and fiscal responsibility and having Manali’s accounting expertise on the Gabriel Project team is a big asset.

Savita Mishra

Health Programs Coordinator

Savita shows incredible dedication to her fellow residents of Kalwa who come to get treated at the Shravan Health Center. Savita coordinates the medical staff in all health initiatives run by GPM in the slums.

Vismita Rao

Human Resources and Organizational Governance

Vismita is a Commerce Graduate and has 7 years of experience as a Customer Service Executive with extensive experience in the Inbound & outbound processes.  At Gabriel Project  she looks after the Human Resources of the organization to manage, supervise policies/regulations, which are mandatory for every employee.

Anil Mahala

Rural Education Supervisor

Anil supervises the GPM Love2Learn teachers in 8 village schools in the Dahanu district of Palghar.

Priya Kamble

Healthcare Officer

Lavannya Jadhav

Programs Administrator

Nutan Jadhav

Assistant Programs Administrator

Meiron Avidan

Development and Volunteer Intern from JDC Entwine-Pears

Meiron graduated last summer from the University of Southampton with a BSc in Sociology and Social Policy. She loved her studies; they were challenging in all the right ways and helped her to realize that she wanted to work in the nonprofit sector. When deciding what to do after graduating Meiron knew that she wanted to leave the UK for meaningful work rather than travel.