Board

Gopal Kumar Nakarmi serves as Groundswell's Board Liaison for South Asia. Gopal has over 40 years’ experience working in Nepal and India to improve the wellbeing, food security, and livelihoods of marginalized populations, especially women and socially excluded people living in the remote areas. He holds a master degree in Public and Business Administration from Tribhuwan University, Kathmandu, the oldest university in Nepal, and a Certificate in Development Studies for Aid Administration from … [Read more...] about Gopal Kumar Nakarmi

Barbara Adolph is a freelance international development consultant and a Senior Associate at the International Institute for Environment and Development in the UK. She has over thirty years of experience working on agricultural research for development and natural resources management initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. Her main interest is using transdisciplinary, systems-oriented approaches to address the complex challenge of feeding the world without destroying it. She has worked with … [Read more...] about Barbara Adolph

Once described as “part academic, part administrator, and part activist,” Dr. Anna Sims Bartel is committed to figuring out how our learning, practices, and passions can be put to use more effectively to help heal the world. She holds degrees from Princeton and Cornell in Comparative Literature, and most of her career has been spent weaving together higher education and community interests. She grew up in Austria, because of her father’s work with the United Nations, and she currently belongs to … [Read more...] about Anna Sims Bartel

In Memoriam: Edwin Naylor, (Honorary Member), was Groundswell’s first Board Chair in 2009, and was instrumental in shaping our founding bylaws and governance structure based on principles of international partnership. He passed away in 2018 after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. Ed brought over 50 years of organizational management experience and passion for social justice and community development to Groundswell. His experience includes over 16 years serving as President/CEO of Lutheran … [Read more...] about Edwin Naylor