CORE TEAM
DR. ARCHANA GODBOLE
Director
Dr. Godbole is the founder Director of AERF and has more than 20 years of experience in the field of conservation and natural resource management. She was awarded the Whitley Associate Award for her long term work on sacred groves. She is also an invited NGO member representative of the Clinton Global Initiative and AERF’s commitment on Safeguarding Forests and Biodiversity of Northern Western Ghats has been felicitated in CGI annual meeting of 2011. Under her able guidance, AERF has completed a number of research and implementation projects, contributing to the objectives of AERF and to the process of biodiversity conservation.
MR. JAYANT SARNAIK
Joint Director
An innovative enviropreneur and conservation practitioner, Mr.Jayant Sarnaik is a founding member and joint Director of the Applied Environmental Research Foundation (AERF)-a conservation NGO based out Pune, India. He has over 18 years of on ground experience in the field of biodiversity conservation and cross-cutting issues such as energy, livelihoods and climate change. He constantly works on developing approaches and strategies for making conservation socially sustainable and economically viable. He is recipient of Alcoa Practitioner Fellowship in conservation and sustainability 2008 and the Conservation Leadership Award 2016
PUNE TEAM
Mr. Nilesh Bhujbal
Sr. Accounts Officer
Mr. Bhalchandra Wadke
Administrative Officer
Mr. Devendra Saralkar
Legal Advisor
Ms. Prajkta Damle
Jr. Accounts Officer
Ms. Soniya Narbekar
Jr. Accounts Officer
Ms. Snehal Shinde
Jr. Accounts Officer
Mr. Suhas Ghate
Programme In-charge
Ms. Suchitra Naidu
Communications Manager
Dr. Charuta Gole
Research Coordinator
Mr. Kajal Barman
GIS Analyst
Mr. Vyankatesh Raskatla
Research Associate (GIS)
Ms. Tejaswini Adhav
GIS Analyst
Mr. Omkar Pai
Field Coordinator - Alibaug, Bhimashankar
Mr. Abhishek Nangare
Field Coordinator - Talmachi
Mr. Rajeev Rahate
Accounts Assistant
Mr. Sameer Thakar
Driver
Mr. Devidas Jangam
Driver
Mr. Ashish Gamare
Driver
Mr. Anil Salve
Driver
DEVRUKH TEAM
Mr. Gunwant Mahajan
Sr. Field Coordinator
Mr. Sanjay Pashte
Field Coordinator
Mr. Pranav Panvalkar
Field Researcher
Mr. Lingeshwaran P K
Field Researcher
Mr. Sachin Parsharam
Field Assistant
Mr. Rajesh Jadhav
Field Assistant
Mr. Nikhil Jambhale
Field Researcher
Ms. Ruchi Bhadke
Field Researcher
Ms. Ganesh Rathod
Field Researcher
Mr. Rohan Dhane
Project Assistant
Mr. Rohan Jadhav
Field Assistant
Mr. Shubham Rewale
Field Assistant
Mr. Digambar Dhane
Field Assistant
Mr. Dinesh Patere
Field Assistant
Mr. Dhiraj Sutar
Field Assistant
Mr. Dilip Rahate
Field Assistant
Mr. Aniket Shinde
Field Assistant
Mr. Aniket Zagade
Field Assistant
Ms. Sakshi Mane
Field Assistant
Mr. Sandeep Mane
Field Assistant
Mr. Swapnil Maeen
Field Assistant
Mr. Rakesh Rambade
Field Assistant
Mr. Vidyadhar Rane
Field Assistant
Mr. Vaibhav Jadhav
Field Assistant
Mr. Rakesh Govalkar
Field Assistant
Mr. Pravin Patil
Field Assistant
Mr. Adinath Devlekar
Field Assistant
Mr. Ashish Ghadshi
Field Assistant
Mr. Varad Jangam
Office Admin
BHIMASHANKAR TEAM
Mr. Kundalik Kondhawale
Resource Person
Mr. Vishwanath Wayal
Field Assistant
Mr. Amol Kokate
Field Assistant
ALIBAUG TEAM
Mr. Kailas Gawand
Sr. Resource Person
Mr. Bhavik Patil
Resource Person
Mr. Sushant Misal
Resource Person
Ms. Aditi Renake
Field Researcher
Ms. Chaitali Patil
Field Researcher
Dr. Twinkle Sathish
Field Researcher
Ms. Trupti Kale
Field Researcher
Mr. Vishnukant Kendre
Field Researcher
Mr. Ajay Gawas
Field Researcher
Mr. Chinmay Mankar
Field Researcher
Mr. Siddharth Birmal
Field Researcher
Mr. Sandesh Wavekar
Field Assistant
Mr. Sachin Patil
Field Assistant
Mr. Swanand Patil
Field Assistant
Mr. Prashant Patil
Field Assistant
Mr. Sakshat Jaokar
Jr. Field Researcher
MANDANGAD TEAM
Mr. Akshay Gawade
Field Coordinator
Mr. Vaibhav Bhujbal
Trainee Field Researcher
Mr. Yash Kuthe
Trainee Field Researcher
Mr. Rajkumar Lingayat
Field Assistant
CHHATISGARH AND VIDARBHA TEAM
Mr. Karn Mahadik
Operations Manager
Mr. Pankaj Bhure
Social Business Officer
Mr. Sagar Deshpande
Field Assistant
Mr. Pramod Hatwar
Field Assistant
Mr. Pooja Sonloi
Resource Person
Mr. Dhanu Bahekar
Resource Person
TALMACHI TEAM
Mr. Vasant Sabale
Resource Person
Mr. Uttam Sabale
Field Assistant
Mr. Dnyaneshwar Sabale
Field Assistant