Jane Schukoske, Consultant at Sehgal Foundation

Summary

Currently, I am a consultant for Sehgal Foundation and am based in the USA. From 2011-2016, I was CEO of S M Sehgal Foundation in India. SMSF collaborates on rural, community-led development on water, agriculture, and good governance. Water interventions include rainwater harvesting in semi-arid areas, low-cost filtration (biosand filter) and storage (tanks and freshwater recharge wells), solar pumps for farming, and check dams and other structures to counter erosion. SMSF works in tandem with village committees on awareness and behavior change regarding health, hygiene, sanitation, nutrition, and school facilities. SMSF guides a community radio station in Nuh district, Haryana, and networks with other stations. SMSF also adapts technologies for rural communities where it works and conducts research. For details, visit www.smsfoundation.org.

Earlier, I practiced and taught law, clinically through an environmental justice project and community development clinic at University of Baltimore School of Law, and headed the Fulbright Commission in India.

Contact info

Location: Washington, United States

Industry Experience

Education: Masters

Seniority: Board director, CEO, COO, CFO, President, Provost

Years of experience: 20 years or above

Work Experience

Associate Professor

University of Baltimore School of Law

Taught Law and Social Reform, Contracts I and II, Professional Ethics; Director, Community Development Clinic; Director, Environmental Justice Project; Director, Housing Law Clinic. Fulbright in Sri Lanka 1995-96. On leave in India 2000-02.

Executive Director

U S Educational Foundation in India, New Delhi (now US-India Educational Foundation)

Provided vision and leadership to the Fulbright Commission in India, under the guidance of the bi-national Board of Directors, to promote academic and cultural exchange between the U.S. and India. The four-office organization had a staff of 40 and an annual budget of about $3.8 million.

Advisor, Academic and Global Affairs

Om Prakash Jindal Gramin Jan Kalyan Sansthan, New Delhi, India

Advised the non-profit society that sponsored the establishment of O.P. Jindal Global University and the Jindal Global Law School, website: www.jgls.org. University classes began in September, 2009.

Director, Masters of Law Program in the Law of the U.S.

University of Baltimore School of Law

Directed the LL.M. program in the Law of the U.S., www.law.ubalt.edu/lotus, for lawyers trained outside the USA. Program and policy development; student recruitment, admissions, alumni relations, LL.M. faculty liaison; liaison to academic support.

CEO

S M Sehgal Foundation

Consultant

Sehgal Foundation

Network with interested parties about the inspirational rural projects in water, agri, and governance supported by the S M Sehgal Foundation in India, represent the foundation at conferences and symposia, and provide advice.

Industry Expertise

Corporate Social Responsibility
Communication & Promotion