Scholarship Program for Girls in Nepal

28 Donations from 5 Donors:

Project Personnel

John Wood - Founder and Chairman

John Wood, Founder and Chairman of Room to Read, started the organization after witnessing poor educational resources during a trek in Nepal. He gave up his executive position with Microsoft in order to provide children with education. John holds an M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Northwestern University. He has been awarded the Draper Richards Fellowship.

Erin Keown - Chief Operating Officer

As Chief Operating Officer, Erin oversees all in-country programs. Erin joined the organization in 2001 after a successful international business career. She spent two years living in Vietnam and developed a lifelong passion and interest for development in Asia. Erin holds an M.A. in International Relations from the School of Advanced International Studies of The Johns Hopkins University.

Dinesh Shrestha - Program Director, Nepal

Dinesh has been involved in rural development and village welfare since 1983. He has worked with organizations from Canada, Germany, the U.S., the U.N and the World Health Organization. He has been managing Room to Read Nepal since in was founded in 1998 as a volunteer and joined our team full-time in 2003. Dinesh has a Master’s in Business Administration from Tribhuwan University, Nepal.