Adam Ferguson

Fellowship Manager

Adam joined the Indicorps staff in May 2009 as part of the fellowship support team. He was born and raised in James City County, Virginia and studied history and art history at James Madison University in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley. Adam has worked in the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation’s research library assisting with the digitalization of archived materials, taught English for two years in the village of Koneurgench, Turkmenistan with the United States Peace Corps, and worked in the Alabama state government supporting various non-profit social service providers and assisting with disaster response and recovery efforts.

Adam enjoys long journeys as much as, if not more, than reaching the destination. In Turkmenistan he traveled by foot, car, bus, dump truck, plane, ferry, train, and donkey cart – regularly taking the cramped 10-hour taxi ride across the desolate, hot, and calm Garagum desert. Also, along with three others, he visited all 67 counties in Alabama in 22 hours, 8 minutes – a mark that is beatable but not yet beaten -- in a surprisingly resilient rented minivan. Adam hopes that over the course of his time with Indicorps he is able to help fellows through as many difficulties and challenges as possible to find lasting experiences and memories, and hopes they will help him do the same.


adam@indicorps.org

Dev Tayde

Deputy Director

Dev joined the Indicorps team in January 2006 and has ambidextrously juggled Project Development and Fellowship Support roles. Dev brings a decade of experience spread over low cost housing and sanitation, community development, governance, education, youth development and capacity building. His professional and volunteer stints with numerous organizations across India have enabled him to channelize his passion for service. Dev has helped co-found Down To Earth and Jagruti, non-profits engaged with children and youth from humble backgrounds and rural development respectively. Dev loves his time with earthworms as they collectively dig deep to make the world greener, and with young adults in workshops and on sports fields exchanging notes about making things better. During his time at the Akanksha Foundation, he was voted “Most Hardworking Team Member” for two successive years. The award was scrapped in the third year!!

dev@indicorps.org

Dimpy Dave

From serving as a local volunteer for the ‘Asma’ street school in 2008, to interning at Volunteer Ahmedabad (VA) in 2009, to leading the 2010 Youth Leadership Initiative, Dimpy Dave has a strong understanding and relationship with Indicorps. As Indicorps staff, Dimpy will lead Volunteer Ahmedabad’s College Ambassador Program and the Youth Leadership Course initiative.

Born and brought up in Ahmedabad, and currently pursuing her Bachelors in Psychology at St. Xavier’s College, Dimpy enjoys reading biographies, listening to sufi music, having long conversations, and writing short stories. Dimpy has various nicknames at Indicorps that reflect her tenacity and strong leadership skills. Dimpy's attitude and work ethic resonates deeply with VA’s slogan - Just Do Something!


dimpy@indicorps.org

Dushyant Gadhia

Born and raised in Ahmedabad, Dushyant Gadhia recently completed his Bachelor in Commerce from the Gujarat Law Society Institute of Commerce (GLSIC). He is currently studying for a post-graduate diploma in Investment and Finance Analysis and is interested in business management. Dushyant was one of the editors of his college magazine. He also enjoys playing ultimate, immersing in Role Playing Games (RPGs), and watching Anime. He loves treasure-hunts and has organized several.

Dushyant come to Indicorps via our local initiatives Volunteer Ahmedabad and Ahmedabad Ultimate. He wins the distinction of being Indicorps’ youngest staff member and the coolest (because his seat is directly in front of the desert cooler).

dushyant@indicorps.org

Jaidip Patel

Ahmedabad Ultimate; Fellowship Manager

Jaidip first joined Indicorps in the summer of 2005, after graduating with a Masters in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College London, as a summer intern on the Ahmedabad Ultimate (AU) Project. He then drilled for oil as a field engineer in Gabon and Angola for almost 4 years (with extra time to explore the world). In February 2009, Jaidip returned full-time on the staff team and as the lead on the Ultimate initiative.

Having first discovered Ultimate Frisbee in his last 2 years at Imperial College, Jaidip instantly became obsessed by this fast-paced, energetic and humbling new sport, taking part in regional and national tournaments all over the UK. His craziest excursions have included bungee-jumping (most exciting yet scariest thing ever done!), sky-diving, ice-climbing and sea kayaking.

Jaidip@indicorps.org

Prerna Seth

Prerna Seth is from New Delhi and recently completed her BA in Economics from the University of Delhi. She is an avid debater and active participant in her university, taking a lead role in organizing and inter-college Economics Fest. As an assistant with an event-planning firm, Prerna developed and executed the promotional strategy for the Great Indian Rock Festival 2007, one of the largest and most popular Indian rock events this decade.

As an August 2008 fellow, Prerna was partnered with the Jansamarth to utilize renewable energy sources to increase income in the mountain communities of Uttarkhand. Post her fellowship, Prerna decided to join Indicorps staff because she strongly believes in the Indicorps philosophy of "being the change". Prerna feels passionately about working with youth to create long lasting social change.

prerna@indicorps.org

Roopal Shah

Executive Director, Co-Founder

Roopal Shah currently serves as the Executive Director of Indicorps (which she co-founded with her siblings Anand and Sonal) and is based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. A graduate of Harvard University and the University of Michigan Law School, Roopal practiced law for almost a decade - clerking for a federal district judge, practicing at a law firm in DC, and serving as a federal prosecutor (of major narcotics and alien-smuggling along the Southwest US-Mexico border).

Fun highlights from Roopal's story include coordinating the Bollinger fun run and movies on the quad as the president of the University of Michigan Law School Student Senate; assisting Federal District Court Judge Ezra draft judicial opinions; joining the core trial team at Shearman & Sterling for the Orthofix $150 million verdict; twice completing the Marine Corps marathon (with a worse time for the second run :)), and surfing South Garbage (San Diego) in the rain with 4-6 foot waves as part of a 400+ day surfing streak.

roopal@indicorps.org

Vijay Ramchandani

Volunteer Ahmedabad

Vijay joined Indicorps in June 2006 in a Project Development role. Before joining Indicorps, Vijay served for three years as an administrative executive for Motif Inc., a business process outsourcing firm in Ahmedabad . Currently Vijay is coordinating Indicorps\' domestic volunteer program - Volunteer Ahmedabad - that promotes the spirit of volunteerism and encourages civic engagement in Ahmedabad. A proud Sindhi, born and brought up in Gujarat, Vijay completed his Bachelors in English Literature in Ahmedabad. Vijay also has Diploma in Interior Designing. Vijay enjoys painting and other art related endeavors in his leisure time.

vijay@indicorps.org