Board of Directors
Ashok Sinha is a photographer based in New York City and founded Cartwheel Initiative after a trip to Sri Lanka at the end of the civil war in 2009. He is a regular contributor to The New York Times, among other publications.
Jeremy Christopher Kohomban, PhD, is the President and CEO of The Children's Village and the President of Harlem Dowling.
Chris Fladgate is an accomplished lawyer known for his expertise in construction law, commercial litigation, and alternative dispute resolution.
Parveen Dassenaike is a Chairperson and Managing Director of United Ventures Group and founding Trustee of The Cartwheel Initiative in Sri Lanka.
Operations
Nandini Sinha is a full-time Senior Portfolio Manager at Verizon, part-time ceramacist, and Operations Manager for Cartwheel Initiative.
Ronak Sinha-Chaudhuri is a teaching assistant at the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey and Cartwheel Initiative’s Social Media Coordinator.
Ritika Sinha-Chaudhuri is a Law Clerk at Kelley Drye and Cartwheel Initiative’s Web Designer.
Teaching Artists
Current
Chinmoy Mukherjee is a graphic designer, illustrator and visual artist specializing in improvised forms of traditional Indian folk art.
Mousumi Paul is a visual artist and holds a Master of Arts in child education and learning.
Alumni
Joe Vena is a sculptor, illustrator, animator and educator, and holds a BFA in theatre from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia.
Camilo Cardenas is a visual artist who works primarily in sculpture, film/animation and installation. He holds a MFA from The University of Delaware.
Billy Fox is a composer and founder of the Kitsune Ensemble, an improvising chamber group inspired by rare facets of Japanese culture.
Kathryn Humphries is an art director and faculty in the Art History Department at the School of Visual Arts.
Geoff Green is an award-winning portrait and fashion photographer based in New York City.
Karen Ng is a founder of the LANtern (Lupus Asian Network) program at the Hospital for Special Surgery.
Lara Kisielewska is a graphic designer and creative entrepreneur.
Sean Murray is an art director with a diverse portfolio in the publishing, fashion and film industries.
Deborah Feingold is an award-winning portrait photographer.
Rachel Yahes is a registered, board-certified and NYS licensed art therapist.