Who We Are
Board of Trustees
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Ashe Kunzang Choden (Trustee and Director, Bhutan) |
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Dasho Mehgraj Gurung (Trustee, Bhutan) |
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Karma Phuntsho (Trustee and Director) Lopen Karma Phuntsho was trained as a monk in Bhutan and India, and received a M.St and D.Phil in Oriental Studies at Balliol College, Oxford. He was a researcher at CNRS, Paris and the Spalding Fellow for Comparative Religion at Clare Hall, Cambridge University. He is currently a researcher at the Department of Social Anthropology in Cambridge and he spends his time between Bhutan and the UK. |
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Aum Dago Beda (Trustee, Bhutan) After graduating from Punjab University in 1979, she joined the Department of Tourism as Sales Manager. In 1991, with two colleagues, she started EthoMetho Tours & Treks, which is today a leading tour company in Bhutan. Aum Dago has set up and invested in numerous ventures, including a primary school, the first cable TV and private newspaper in Bhutan. An exemplary Bhutanese entrepreneur, she is looked up to as a symbol of a successful career woman. She spends most of her free time gardening and is a loving mother of three children. |
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Cheda (Trustee, Bhutan) Cheda received his Master of Laws ITC from the University of Strathclyde in Scotland. After serving as a legal representative in various ministries and departments, Cheda presently runs private legal firm which is first of its kind to be established in the Kingdom of Bhutan. |
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Bimla Rai (Trustee, Bhutan) Bimla Rai joined one of the private schools as a teaching faculty member after her studies in Masters in Banking and Finance. Bimla presently runs financial consultancy firm (Niche Finance) in the heart of Thimphu. Bimla is one of the successful entrepreneurs of Loden Foundation. |
Management Staff
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Dorji Tashi
Co-ordinator
Dorji is the core staff for the Loden Foundation in Bhutan. He got graduated with background in Bhutanese traditional culture and languages, Dorji worked in the Department of Information Technology before joining Loden. |
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Rinzing Dema
Programme Officer
Rinzing joined Loden on 1 August, 2010. She graduated from Sherubtse College with B. Com Honours as her ground of studies. She previously worked with Department of Energy under the Ministry of Economic Affairs as a Programme Co-ordinator. |
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Pema Lhadon,
ELC Staff,
Early Learning Centre,
Ura, Bumthang, Bhutan
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Juna Gurung,
ELC Staff,
Early Learning Centre, Chengmari, Samtse, Bhutan |
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Hema Limbu,
ELC Staff,
Early Learning Centre, Chengmari, Samtse, Bhutan |
Loden Stalwarts
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Gerard Tardy
He is a board member of several companies. |
Dawa Dem  Dawa was trained in sociology and has worked as gender advisor with SNV, education officer for UNICEF, Bhutan and a consultant for ADB. She has a Masters in Development Studies from IDS, Sussex and currently works for Resource Alliance in London. |
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Anne Tardy
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Dorji Wangchuk
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Isabelle Onians
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Alison Tay
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Other Volunteers & Members
Other Volunteers and Members
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