Ritu is a Non-Profit professional having worked on social justice issues for 18+ years including gender-based/Human rights since the 1990’s. She has worked in a variety of roles including crisis intervention, case management, and training/outreach with a focus on underserved and vulnerable communities. She was the Executive Director for Kiran Inc, which serves South Asian victims of domestic violence in 2015. She was instrumental in writing Kiran's first grant to receive funding and setting up a board in 2009.
She grew up in New Delhi, India and has lived, studied, and worked in India, Belgium and Australia. She is a resident of Raleigh, North Carolina. She has a Master’s Degree in Social Work from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Development Policy from the University of Antwerp, Belgium.She is embedded in her local community and volunteers with the community support groups. She is passionate about empowering underserved communities to be seen and heard in decisions impacting them.
Ritu loves gardening, reading books, walking and exploring all the trails of Raleigh.