Meet the Team
Morgan Lucas, Director: Morgan is a second-year law student at Duke University. She holds a B.A. in Economics and Political Science from Univ. of California Santa Barbara. When she first learned about Kiva in spring ’06, she was immediately struck by its simplicity and incredible potential. Upon returning to school the following year, she made it her mission to spread awareness about both Kiva and microfinance. She founded Campus Kiva to help educate and engage college students in microlending through Kiva. Morgan plans to use her law degree to help MFI’s navigate through the legalities of working in the developing world.
For specific inquiries about Campus Kiva, please email Morgan at morgan@kiva.org.
Esha Chhabra, Co-Director: Esha is a graduate student at the London School of Economics working towards a MSc in global politics. She holds a B.A. in Government and English from Georgetown University. She first came across Kiva in one of Nicholas Kristof’s NYTimes columns. According to her, microfinance stands out among other approaches in development because it respects the dignity and capability of each individual and invests in their entrepreneurial spirit. Esha has been assisting fellow high school alumna, Morgan, since the inception of Campus Kiva. This year, she’ll be working to expand Campus Kiva internationally, setting up chapters in the developed and developing world.
International students and those in the US wishing to collaborate with schools around the world, please email Esha at ec2240@gmail.com.
Sasha Anderson, International Program Co-Coordinator: Sasha Anderson is a senior at Chapman University studying Political Science and Sociology. After a friend gave her an article about microlending in her freshman year, Sasha fell in love with the efficacy and sensitivity inherent in the concept and kept her eye out for a way to get involved. Excited by the creation of CampusKiva, she made a commitment to form a group at Chapman and received a scholarship to attend the Clinton Global Initiatives University for this project.
She can be reached at sasha.noelle.24@gmail.com.
Naveen Nallappa, Webmaster and Campus Kiva Intern: Naveen is a rising sophomore at Northwestern University, pursuing a double major in Economics and Mathematical Methods in the Social Sciences. He was first introduced to microfinance by Muhammad Yunus’ “Banker to the Poor,” and over time he has realized the change it can bring into the lives of less fortunate individuals.
He can be reached at naveen@kiva.org.
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Sunil “Sunny” Seelamsetty, Campus Kiva Intern: Sunny is a rising junior at the Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis. He is studying Finance and Economics & Strategy with a minor in International Area Studies. He first heard about Kiva in high school, and has wanted to get more involved in microfinance since then. He has since founded the first microfinance club on his campus called micrOlin, and is thrilled to make his mark on the microlending world.
He can be reached at sunil@kiva.org.
Parth Shah, Kiva High School President: Parth is currently a senior at Wayzata High School in Minnesota. He got involved with Kiva since the summer of 2006 and has been active intern since then. Parth is fascinated by microfinance because it empowers those in poverty with a financial opportunity that often transforms entrepreneur’s lives and usually transcends into a positive social impact.
He can be reached at parth@kiva.org.
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Saloni Gupta, Kiva High School Intern: Saloni is currently a senior at a high school in San Jose. She first learned about Kiva at her school and started making loans on her own. As a high school student, she contributes to Kiva to help woman attain financial stability in developing countries and uses the principles of economics to spread the risk of her lending portfolio. Using the profits from her own non-profit handicraft business and occasional birthday gifts, she had already helped 85 women by the time she started interning for Kiva. Saloni blogs about economics at her blog. She also has been on TV, was featured on Kiva’s blog prior to her internship at Kiva, and was personally acknowledged by the First Lady of California.
She can be reached at saloni@kiva.org.
If you are unsure of who to contact or have trouble reaching any of the members, please email Morgan or Esha with your inquiries.
