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WHAT WE DO
The Gift of Education
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Building Healthy Communities
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Empowering Women and Girls
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama
HONORARY PATRON
Staff
Bob Ankerson
President
Yangzom Shawa
Director of Sponsorships and Administration
Lhakpa Tsering
Director of Finance and Grants
Sherab Woeser
Regional Field Director
Kunchok Dolma
Monitoring and Evaluation Director
Norzin Dickyi
Senior Program Specialist
Palden Phuntsok
Deputy Chief of Party (TESC)
Dorji Kyi
Development Officer
Tenzin Yanga
Program Finance and Administration Coordinator
Tsering Choedon
Program Finance Officer
Tenzin Chodon
Small Grants Officer
Tsering Dolma
Education Program Officer
Tenzin Namgyal
Public Health Specialist
Tenzin Nordon
Gender and Culture Program Officer
Dawa Palmo
Enterprise Development Officer
Jamyang Tenzin
Communications Officer
The Tibet Fund also has a team of field-based colleagues located in Nepal, Bhutan, Ladakh, and South India.
Board of Directors
Michael Lemle
, Chair
Geoffrey Menin
, Vice Chair
Nina Schroeder, Vice Chair
Jigme Shingsar
, Secretary
Tenzing T. Lama, Treasurer
Nima R.T. Binara
Rinchen Dharlo
Susan Holgate
Ethan David Goldings
Tsewang
Namgyal
Tenzin C. Wangyal
Champa N. Weinreb
International Advisors
Ann M. Down
Shep Gordon
Barry J. Hershey
Dr. Kazuko Tatsumura Hillyer
Thupten Jinpa
Tom Sargent
D. Joseph Wood