Tanya Pinto
Founder & President
About / Our volunteers
The people who make the work possible.
Baal Dan is powered by people who contribute their time and expertise because children deserve safe, healthy and hopeful futures.
Volunteer by design
Expertise, freely given.
Every Baal Dan team member is a volunteer. No board member, advisor, contributor or volunteer is monetarily compensated for time or services to the charity.
100%Volunteer-led
25People across the published roster
5Teams contributing distinct expertise
Our people
Governing board of directors
The board provides fiduciary oversight, guides strategy and votes on annual grants.
Nobby Ahluwalia
Treasurer
Reed Cundiff
Director, Strategy
Angelina Pinto
Director, New York & Austin Lead
Neil Pinto
Director, Website & Strategy
Mishty (Gitanjali) Deb
Director, Legal Counsel
Our people
Special advisors
Special advisors contribute professional, regional and nonprofit expertise to the mission.
Walter Middleton
Rev. Deacon, South Africa; Baal Dan Director, 2007-2023
Bradley Collins
Principal National Leader, Center for Advanced Tax Technology, RSM
Steve Quirk
Owner & President, Quirk's Media & Marketing Research Education Foundation
Our people
Special contributors
These contributors lend communications, technology, events and creative expertise.
Samantha Scrima
Events Director; RSM US LLP
Jack Westerholt
Creative Director; Creative Director, TRG
Jeffrey Hawley
Webmaster; Principal Software Engineer, Microsoft
Daniel Marashi
Marketing & Social Media Advisor
Linh Quach
Special Advisor & Ethiopia Volunteer; Chief Operating Officer, Aldrin Family Foundation
Our people
Advisory board
Advisory board members bring international, diplomatic, business and program perspectives.
Lulayn Ergette
Ethiopia Advisor, Service Canada
Ram Dhan Yadav Katamaraja
CEO, Colaberry
Jeremy Hastings
United States Diplomat
David Charney
Owner, Stealth Monitoring
Kate Ravi
Founder, EXwise
Our people
Volunteers
Volunteers support research, editing, design and communications that keep Baal Dan moving.
Jayson Limmer
Editor
Jeenal Shah
Creative Director
David Eastman
Creative Director, TRG
Quan C.M. Tran
Senior Editor, Quan Tran Does
Tasneem Dalal
Customer Success Director, MMR Research
Amy R. Castelda
Partner, W5
With gratitude
Past board service.
We thank former board members for the time, leadership and care they contributed to Baal Dan.
Leslie ShowalterBoard member, 2006-2024
Allison HortonBoard member, 2006-2024
Walter MiddletonBoard member, 2008-2023
Kanan PintoBoard member, 2006-2023
Charles RibaudoBoard member, 2006-2023
Tammy CooperBoard member, 2006-2008
Donor voices
Why people give to Baal Dan.
“The camp participants connected with Baal Dan's mission and enthusiastically collected donations. It was wonderful to see them embrace the purpose of helping others.”
“Helping others, especially children, is my passion. I loved that Baal Dan funds go directly to children's immediate education and health needs.”