Key Expertise and QualificationOrganization management, Media, Communication & development projects design and management, Strategic leadership, Finance/grants/budget and human resource management,•Social and Behavioral Change Communication (SBCC) products/knowledge materials production and dissemination, In-depth knowledge of Nepal's media landscape and its roles in Nepal's political, economic and social context including governance, civic space, gender and social inclusion, Managing remote field based team, Understanding of Nepal's federal, provincial and local media landscapes and media needs,In-depth knowledge about Nepal's Civil Society roles in political and social transformation, E-learning course developer and trainer for various courses of digital literacy, radio program production & journalism through Nepal Radio Lab, Reporter & Producer of various radio programs on governance, democracy, human rights, conflict transformation and peacebuilding, constituent assembly, gender, livelihood, public health, disaster risk reduction etc.Training designer and Trainer of the effective utilization of media in local developmentAdvocate and campaigner of Nepal's independent radio movement and founding station manager of two local radio station's 'Saptakoshi FM, Itahari & Radio Solu, Solukhumbu, Nepal.Major proponent for the adoption of the historic radio sector Code of Conduct in Nepal under OTI supports in Nepal.Designer, trainer and facilitator of various short-term course of audio-visual production, Co-author of book 'Media Management: Challenge and Opportunities' by Equal Access Nepal.Columnist in print and online media on contemporary social, political and developmental issues.Experienced in development and management of media development projects in Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan.Current association: Executive Director of Antenna Foundation Nepal (www.afn.org.np). Past: Media Advisor of Civil Society Mutual Accountability Project; USAID/FHI/Equal Access International; Program Director at Equal Access Nepal, Technical lead : Sajhedari Bikaas's media and communication activities, Education: MA in Mass Communication & Journalism.Co- Founder: Nepal Radio Lab, Mero Report, Executive Producer: AFN Hour podcast, and Nepal Chautari, talk show, "Naya (New) Nepal”. Trainer and Facilitator of Social and Behavior Change Communication training to Nepali Media and CSOs. Activist for Freedom of Information & Internet. Fellow: 'CONTACT' from SIT Graduate Institute, Vermont, USA in 2009 & Radio Netherlands Training Center (RNTC) in 2013.