Dream Team

Vishal Talreja -Co-founder & Executive Director

Post his graduation and three years in the corporate sector with Xerox and Technology Holdings, Vishal co-founded Dream A Dream in 1999. As the Director, he is involved in the vision achievement, strategic direction and management of Dream A Dream.Vishal is an Ashoka Fellow ( www.ashoka.org ) and also sits on Boards of many organizations including UnLtd India, ITIHAS and Bangalore Cares. He has represented Dream A Dream at many national and international forums such as an "Architect of the Future" at the Waldzell Meetings - A Global Dialog on Inspiration at Austria.

His most touching and memorable moment has been, when a young child said that if not for the guidance he got from Dream A Dream, he would have been out of the streets. Dream A Dream helped him find his dream and the courage to pursue it.
 Vishal wants to set the highest benchmarks of credibility, impact, transparency and accountability within Dream A Dream thus building a successful, scalable and highly effective organization.

Suchetha Bhat -Head – Curriculum Development and Partnerships.

Having volunteered with Dream D Dream for the last 3 years, Suchetha has now made a shift from a 9-year successful corporate stint, to become a full-time employee with Dream A Dream.

Suchetha believes, “Education is incomplete unless children are also taught essential life skills that lead to healthy and well-integrated life choices”.

Bobbymon George -Head - Program Management and Delivery

Bobby has completed his Masters in Social Work as well as a Social Entrepreneurship Outlook Program and has been with Dream A Dream since 2006.

He believes that "what matters most is that you're here now and ready to be the best you can be. You have a definite purpose, plus you have the desire and the means to express that purpose in many wonderful ways". 

Bopanna Pattada -Manager, Dream Connect Program.

As a result of his urge to tap all his skill sets, Bopanna has worked in various capacities – he began his career by managing a rubber estate. Subsequently his interest in writing took him to the world of advertising. His desire for people development found him working for the placement division of a computer training institute and then into training young adults and the corporate in personality development. More recently he was into recreation management, conducting fun activities for the corporate – enjoying facilitating the games and fun as much as the participants themselves. Sports, conducting theatre workshops and reading is what his free time is used for. Spending time with nature and animals help rejuvenate him. 

While on the path of discovering himself, he has punctuated his life with plenty of question marks, a good deal of exclamatory marks and a fair share of commas.