Meet The Nepali Board
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Suman Prasain
Vice President of Nepali Board & our Teachers' Trekking Guide! Suman spent most of his life trekking in the Mountains. Growing up with Madan, his brother, and Co-founder of TTT, he was galvanized to work with people bringing the happiness of the mountains to them. He loves communicating with people regardless of the topic, from philosophy to religion, from nature to city life. He has also lived internationally in Spain and Qatar. He studied Tourism Management in both Spain and Finland. Suman is a fun, smart, and energetic and will bring laughter and beautiful memories to any trek. He brings his worldly knowledge and joyful humor to our teachers during the trek.
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Yadav Sharma
Secretary of Trek to Teach Nepal Yadav Sharma is originally from Rukum, the mid western part of the country. He has a Master’s Degree in Nepali and works in the governmental sector. His knowledge about rules and regulations, law and policies of the new and changing political affairs of Nepal is what sets him apart from the rest of the team. |
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Manish Chaudhary
Immediate Past President Manish is one of the founding members of Trek to Teach Nepal. He's worked with TTT since 2011 and is now chairing the Nepal Board as well as implementing the service projects in our partnered communities in the Annapurnas. After high school, he volunteered in Nepal as national coordinator for Amnesty International for three years. His experience teaching and tutoring ultimately connected him with TTT's mission. Manish is fond of photography and exploring new places. He believes in exchanging knowledge and having new experiences that make life more meaningful. He has taught and worked for the last ten years with different educational institutes in Nepal.
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Prabin Sharma
Chairman of Nepali Board With the vision of lifting the people who need help, Prabin joined Trek To Teach as a Board Member in the year 2017 and 2019. Before joining TTT, he served as President at Kathmandu University Youth Red Cross Circle and was Vice President of the International Exchange of AIESEC KU. He graduated in Computer Engineering from Kathmandu University. During his undergraduate, he was awarded as Erasmus Mundus Fellowship funded by the European Union, which allowed him to travel and study in Portugal. As he says, traveling helped him to broaden the perspective and enabled him to understand the people and learn from them. He did solo backpacking around 15 countries. He has an insatiable desire for adventure and travel. His favorite hobby is learning a new language and creating memories.
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Meet the USA Board
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Brad Hurvitz
Founder & Member of the Board Brad volunteered for 5 months at a boarding school in Rajasthan, India, (The Sagar School) as a teacher, a soccer coach, swim instructor, director of the school’s first play and working with the administration on their marketing plans. During a holiday break, he traveled to Nepal to trek in the Himalayas. He noticed all of the students trekking to and from their schools and learned they would sometimes trek for 4 hours per day, just to get an education. He was inspired to help them and Trek to Teach was born. In addition to running Trek to Teach, Brad has worked in multiple companies as a product educator, having the opportunity to work with executives of manufacturing, retail and technology companies. Today, Brad runs a sourcing business providing inexpensive manufacturing options for domestic companies and will soon become an Infant Swim Instructor. Brad earned a bachelors degree in Social Psychology from California Polytechnic Institute in San Luis Obispo and an MBA from Oregon State University where he was the president of his class and was honored with the 2011 Target MBA leadership award. Brad lives in San Diego, California with his wife and two young daughters.
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Emily Packer
Member of the Board Having spent a few weeks visiting Nepal in 2016, Emily was determined to get back (and give back) to the beautiful, vibrant, and unforgettable country. She stumbled upon Trek to Teach during her research and knew immediately that the organization’s missions and beliefs aligned directly with her own. As an educator, Emily understands the necessity and power of education and having seen the rural schools in the Himalayas herself, knew there was a definite need. After serving as the director of TTT, she accepted her role as a member of the board with a happy heart, determined to continue TTT’s positive impact on the communities it is involved in. In the U.S., Emily is an English and ESOL professor at the University of San Diego (USD) and two local community colleges. She has seven years of experience teaching both internationally and domestically. Additionally, she acts as a mentor teacher and university liaison to M.Ed. graduate students at USD, facilitates teacher training, and constantly presents at and attends TESOL conferences. With this experience, Emily’s overarching goal is to continue to improve and grow TTT, thus bettering the Nepali village students’ education and future. Emily is currently pursuing her PhD in Education for Social Justice at USD. |
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Nick Cain
Chairman of the Board Nick helps lead grantmaking programs at Google.org, Google’s charitable arm. Nick has developed and managed over $35M in grants to nonprofits using technology and innovation to address global challenges, with an emphasis on education and disabilities. His team is currently leading Google.org’s two-year, $50M commitment to support nonprofits that are building tech-based solutions to close gaps in global education. Before joining Google, Nick spent time at FundWell, a startup that matches small businesses to financing. He was also the first employee at Vittana—a non-profit that pioneered the development of student loan products for the microfinance market—where he managed partnerships across 11 countries in Latin America and Africa. Nick earned a bachelor’s in American Studies from Columbia University and an MBA with honors from the Berkeley-Haas School of Business, where he was Co-Chair of the Global Social Venture Competition. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and is proud to be a part of Trek to Teach.
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Kyle Nau
Member of the Board Kyle has lived and/or traveled to 28 different countries and has an extensive background in entrepreneurship, finance, and management. After receiving his business degree from California Polytechnic Institute of San Luis Obispo in June 2006, he took a job in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to work as the Occupational Committee President of a new start-up division within the large NGO, Sonhar Acordado. Since his return to San Diego in 2007, he has worked as the Office Manager for a construction and real estate development company and obtained an MBA in Business Technology Management. Kyle has extensive experience in entrepreneurial finance, strategic management, and project management. In his free time he enjoys working on his house, growing exotic subtropical palms and plants, and spending time with his new wife.
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