Tibet Poverty Alleviation Fund

 

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Artisan Development
EcoTourism
Enterprise Development
Employable Skills
Environment
Microfinance
Nomad Resources Development
Social Welfare
Village Health

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Arthur Holcombe, President

Arthur Holcombe focuses on the overall thrust of TPAF project activities and on donor relations. Prior to establishing TPAF, Arthur was Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Program in China for six years, and worked closely on microfinance and other poverty alleviation programs in western provinces of China. Arthur is also an Associate of the Harvard University Asia Center and the President of the United Nations Association of Greater Boston.  He graduated from Harvard College and holds a Ph. D. in Economics from New York University.

Staff

       Arthur Holcombe

 President

       Bob Ankerson

 Vice President of Operations

       Tony Gleason

 Country Director

       Tenzin Tsephel

 Microfinance

       Chamba Yangjin

  Human Resources Development

    Puchung Wangdui

Administration and Rural Health  

    Lhakpa Dundrup

Accounting

    Pemba Dundrup

Accounting

       Sonam  Norbu

 Cashier and Administration

    Nyima Adack

Microfinance / Environment

    Choedon Yeshi

Rural Health

    Shunnu Norsang

Vocational Education

    Kelsang Yundan

Vocational Education

    Shilok Dolma

Artisan Vocational Skills

    Nima Tashi

Manager, Dropenling Emporium

    Tenzin  Norbu

Artisan Product Development

    Passang Lhamo

Artisan Product Development

    Tenzin Gyalpo

Artisan Product Development

    Tenzin Norbu

Finance

 

 

   Consultants

     Claire Burkert

Product Development

   Camille Richard

Rangeland Management

   Lakdrun Drolma

Small Enterprise Trainer

      Mayrene Cabrera

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  Board of Directors

  Arthur Holcombe              

President

  Bill MacArthur                  

Vice President and President, Brooksville Development Corporation

  Ted  Wendell                       

Treasurer, and President, Boston Investors, Inc

  Susan Holcombe                

Secretary, and Professor, Sustainable International Development, Brandeis University

  Melvyn Goldstein              

Director and Professor, Tibetan Historian, Case Western Reserve University

  David  M. Lampton            

Director and Director, China Studies, Johns Hopkins University

  John Gates Director and CEO, Nashoba Brook Bakery