Board of Directors
SAMBAL is guided by a dedicated board of directors who volunteer their time and expertise to further our mission of empowering underprivileged children through education and technology.
Marietta Saverimuthu
Marietta is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in California with over 25 years of experience in SEC Reporting, Financial Planning & Analysis, Mergers & Acquisitions, and General Accounting. She was previously a Director of Finance at Kana Software, Inc. and Chordiant Software, Inc and is currently an independent consultant and a member of the CalCPA Society. In February 2009, she revisited her birthplace of Jaffna, Sri Lanka after 23 years and discovered that basic resources and economic opportunities were not available due to the civil war. After witnessing the enthusiasm and potential of local children and the need for humanitarian aid, she founded SAMBAL to give hope to future generations in Sri Lanka and South Asia. Marietta graduated from Queen Mary College, University of London with a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering and is an alumni of Holy Family Convent, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Genisha Saverimuthu
A native of California, Genisha is currently a Director of International Expansion at WeWork. She was previously an Engagement Manager in the Technology and Media practice at McKinsey and Company, a worldwide management consulting firm. Prior to graduate school, she was a Consumer Marketing Manager for The Washington Post and helped launch the newspaper's first loyalty program, PostPoints. During her undergraduate years, she taught middle-school children in Jaffna, Sri Lanka and interned in the Political department of the U.S. Embassy in Colombo, Sri Lanka. These experiences fueled her passion for economic development in Sri Lanka and South Asia and motivated her to co-found SAMBAL. Genisha earned her MBA from Columbia Business School and a B.S. in Foreign Service with a major in International Political Economy from Georgetown University.
Logan Saverimuthu
Logan Saverimuthu is the founder and principal of Pearl Consulting Inc., a Limited Liability Company in the U.S. He spends the majority of his time in Sri Lanka helping local communities in the North, including leading the construction of a Technology Center at St. Patrick's College, Jaffna. He is also the president of the Saverimuthu Family Foundation. Previously, Mr. Saverimuthu was the COO and SVP of Operations for DigitalOptics Corporation™, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tessera Technologies, Inc. Prior to that he held the Vice President of Operations, Program Management and Quality role at Flextronics Corporation, and VP of Engineering positions at Validity Sensors, Infineon, Oak Technology, and Samsung. He holds an Executive MBA from Golden Gate University, San Francisco and a B.Sc. in Electronic Engineering from Middlesex University, United Kingdom.
Anton Ansalmar
A graduate from the University of London in BSc Computer Science, Anton has over 20 years of experience in Information Technology. His areas of specialty include Software Development for Mobile, TV Devices and Software-As-A-Service products. He is currently Software Engineering Manager for MotorTrend and is the founder of two startups in the Healthcare space, providing Advisory Services to startups based in Southern California (Irvine). He has been involved in charity work for the last 10 years with SAMBAL and is passionate about providing equal access to Information Technology to children in developing countries.
Vimala Sivapragasam
Vimala is a registered pharmacist in the state of New York and California and has been sponsoring children through SAMBAL since 2009. She is currently practicing as a clinical pharmacist in a community hospital setting in suburban New York. She is a graduate of St. John's University School of Pharmacy, Jamaica Queens, New York, with a post-graduate degree in Pharmaceutical Science and Doctor of Pharmacy. She has practiced as a pharmacist for over 30 years and is an active member of several professional local and national pharmacy organizations. Her charitable pursuits include active membership with New York Cares, and she is also an active donor to Food For The Poor, Inc. and Xavier House, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.
Chris Jayavendra
Chris is a registered structural engineer in multiple U.S. states and a professional engineer in Ontario, Canada with over 20 years of experience in highway bridges, buildings, and power delivery infrastructure. He holds a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the University of Waterloo and a master's degree in electrical and computer engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He is currently a principal engineer for National Grid USA and is the founding principal of CJ Associates, LLC, an engineering consulting firm. Chris has been a generous contributor to SAMBAL for several years. He also volunteers on his local elementary school building committee, which is overseeing construction of 3 school buildings exceeding US$50 million, and serves on a technical committee for ASCE.
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We are always looking for passionate individuals who share our commitment to children's education and welfare. If you'd like to learn more about board membership, please contact us.
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