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Sakthi Foundation Board 

Sakthi Foundation was initiated by Dr.Sendurai Mani and  Dr.Pradheep Chhalliyil in India andregistered the Trust on  28th September 1998 in India. The mission of the organization is to promoteGlobal Awareness for leading a Happy Life


In 2000, Sakthi Foundation was registered in USA and received the 501C(3) status in 2001. In India,the foundation got its 80G in 2011. 
Over years several friends joined as volunteers helping the charitable activities of the organization.

Board Members:

Dr. Sendurai Mani - President, Sakthi Foundation, USA.

Dr. Pradheep Chhalliyil - Director, Sakthi Foundation , USA.

Mr. Muthu K Sundaram - Project Manager USA.

Dr.M. Madeswaran - Director, Sakthi Schools India.

Mr.M.Ganesan - Managing Director, Sakthi Foundation, India.

Mr. A.Jeyaraman - Project Manager, Sakthi Foundation , India.

Mr. M. Ganeshkumar - Accountant , Sakthi Foundation, India.

Mrs. Priya K Chhalliyil - Secretary

Advisory Board:

1. Dr. Neil Sankar MBBS, MPH, CCRP

2. Dr. Bernd Schoel.


        More About Members

Dr.Pradheep Chhalliyil. Ph.DMolecular Biologist with a background in Biochemistry, received his Doctoral degree in Cancer Biology from India, for identifying a novel anti-cancer compound from a plant. He has co-authored a book "Diet and Cancer" in Tamil (Indian Language) with Dr.M.Madeshwaran. Pradheep Chhalliyil published his second book "Journey To the Source, Decoding Matrix Trilogy".  


Dr.Sendurai Mani. Ph.D, a Molecular Biologist by training is  an Assistant Professor doing research at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, in Houston, Texas. Dr.Mani received his Doctoral degree from the Indian Institute of Science,  working on the molecular mechanisms of liver detoxification. Before moving to MD Anderson,  he worked as a post doctoral fellow on the molecular mechanisms of breast development at Whitehead Institute, MIT, Boston. There is an article appeared in Boston Globe  about Dr. Mani.  

  Dr.Mani and his wife Mrs. Poornima Mani initiated the Sakthi School at Sendurai , Madurai, India. Mrs. Poornima mani is a professional Yoga teacher.  They both actively participate in raising funds to expand the school to educate poor children in the village. Click here to know more about Dr.Mani's to research.

Mrs.Priya Challiyilis a computer programmer by profession. She  works at the office in MSAE school, Fairfield, Iowa.  

Dr.Madeshwaran, Ph.D,  is the Principal of the Montessori Sakthi Schools ,  who has the great vision of giving love to children which energizes their journey to discover the joy of life through education.  He has a basic degree in Biochemistry and a Ph.D  in Tamil. He now actively conductsCCC, CAC and CCC2 classes in Southern India. 

 His  regular updates on the Sakthi Schools can be found here. His love and dedication to children inspires teachers to adopt his method of handling children. He has been instrumental in healing an Autistic children along with the school teachers.

 Mr. Jeyaraman Ayyannan MBA is working as Manager in ICICI Bank, Chennai. 

Mr.M.Ganesan,  has a  masters in Biochemistry and is a bussiness man and owns a biotechnology company, Alchem Diagnostics. He became an active Sakthi foundation member since 2010.  

 Mr. Muthu K Sundaram has Enginnering and Computer science degree, working for a company in St louis.

Mr. M. Ganeshkumar has a master's in Commerce and works as accountant for Sakthi Foundation since Sept 2011.

Advisory Board:

Dr. Neil Sankar, MBBS, MPH, CCRP  

Dr. Sankar, MPH, CCRP has over a decade of experience in various fields of Health Management and Clinical Research and drug development. Neil's clinical research experience includes Clinical Monitoring,Clinical development Auditing and clinical operations. Neil Is well versed in ICH, GCP guidelines and FDA Regulations. Neil is a physician educated and trained in India and Jamaica who has an extensive knowledge Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacogenetics of clinical drugs. He has had a career in research that has spanned from Regulatory Documentation to a medical/research Monitor for large pharmaceutical companies on studies in the US and operating in ROW. Rajiv Gandhi Health University, Bangalore, India (MBBS, Medical Degree) ,and The University of Queensland (Masters of Public Health).Neil is also a certified resident in Internal medicine with the university of West indies, Kingston, Jamaica. Also has membership affiliations with ASCO, DIA and SOCRA. Neil public health health theseis was on the effects of solvent on hearing in automobile spray painting industry and was sponsored by  Queensland Govt , Department of training and industrial relations, Australia.

Dr. Bernd Schoelis the R&D Director of Genetic ID. He has  doctorate degree in Immununology from German university.