VAROSHA
Hope and Empowerment through Education and Opportunity
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Founding Director and Chairman

Santi Banerjee is the founding director of Varosha. He is a retired Biochemical Microbiologist who has been interested in philanthropic work throughout his life. After immigrating to Chicago, Santi formed a team of community members and sponsored a soup kitchen once a month for the last 25 years.











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Founding Director

Krishna Chakrabarty is one of the three founder members of Varosha, along with Santi Banerjee and Subrata Banerjee. She is a biochemist and after retiring from University of Illinois at Chicago, she volunteers as a tutor to medical students.











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Director of Finance

Neela Dasgupta is a CPA with experience in public, governmental and nonprofit accounting and reporting. She has over 20 years of experience in small business accounting.











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Director of Project Management

Bikram Dewanjee is a CPA, MBA and successful entrepreneur who brings a wealth of practical experience to help Varosha in the area of Strategic Planning and Project Management.











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Director of Fundraising and Special Projects

Chandrima Roy has over 25 years of experience in regional and local economic development, growth management and sustainability.











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Community Outreach and Social Media Coordinator

Shompita Bhattacharyya is an Engineering Quality Manager at Motorola Solutions. Shompita is part of our Public Relations and Community Outreach team.











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Health Care Initiatives and Special Projects Coordinator

Shuvani Sanyal is a resident training in Internal Medicine & Pediatrics. Shuvani is initiating health education programs in communities Varosha serves and also part of Community Outreach.