The People Behind the Light

Meet the passionate team whose heart, vision, and creativity bring every Lighthouse story to life.

Meet Our Founder

Ashitha is part of the executive office at the Melton Foundation, a 501c(3) non-profit working on Global Citizenship. Ashi, as we like to call her, brings leadership experience from the tech and non-profit sectors and has also built her storytelling for change blog ground-up! Ashi was recently awarded the Karel Scholarship by the Rockefeller Foundation, which recognizes exceptional non-profit strategists and communicators.

“Since I was a child, I’ve harboured a passion for storytelling and impactful, empowering narratives. I believe in the power of a good story to spark change; to inspire and question the wrongs and rights of the world. More than ever before, the world today needs a bridge to connect people across barriers. And stories are the currency to achieve that goal. No matter the colour of our skin, the language we speak, or the distance in between our worlds, together with this incredible team, I am on a journey to create a space for brave narratives, and provide a guiding light that inspires fresh intercultural perspectives: a ‘lighthouse’ if you will!”

“In a world that is confusing, stressful, and lost in struggle and hate, I hope that Lighthouse can inspire you to ask the questions, pause and listen to the world around you. We’ll join you on that journey, one story at a time.”

Meet the Team!

Sara Hassan

Head of Campaigns

Sushma Amarnath

Strategic Program Manager

Bidisha Maharana

Content Curator

Jane Mpholo

Media Content Creator

Lucy Mwelu

Content Manager

Charlene Kusumba

Storyteller and Content Creator

Susan Wairimu

Content Manager

Eugene Adamoko

Media Journalist

Camila

(Ex) Co-Founder- LH Espanol

Shravani Vangur

(Ex) Digital Media Manager

Ananya Chakravarthi

(Ex) Content Specialist

Ruchita Ravindranath

(Ex) Design Intern

Angela Martínez Flores

(Ex) Media Intern – Spanish

Xabier Rosenzvaig

(Ex) Media Intern – Spanish

Brenda Nyamichaba

(Ex) Journalism Intern

Vivian Kagwiria

(Ex) Digital Media Journalism Intern

Harshinee Rajkumar

(Ex) Illustrator

Gautam Shanbhag

(Ex) Illustrator

Cristine Lui

(Ex) Social Media Intern

Patrick Mbugua

(Ex) Journalism and Marketing Intern

Raymond Kigai

(Ex) Journalism and Marketing Intern

Zara Jamshed

(Ex) Campaigns and Journalism Intern

Siddhi Mahatole

(Ex) Outreach and Journalism Intern

Leah Akoth

(Ex) Content Curation and Social Media Intern

Shrusthi D

(Ex) Journalism Intern

Madison Zimmermann

(Ex) Marketing and Design Intern

Priyanka Sarkhel

(Ex) Social Media and Journalism Intern

Lucia Peirone-Torti

Content Curator

Rameesa Khan

(Ex) Digital Writer

Nubaira Ahmar Khan

(Ex) Digital Media Consultant

Our Partners

The Melton Foundation

The Melton Foundation is an international 501(c)(3) non-profit organization registered in the USA, and a leading proponent of global citizenship practice worldwide. Established nearly thirty years ago with the credence that collaborations across boundaries can forge sustainable solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges, today they span across six global citizenship hubs in Chile, China, Germany, Ghana, India, and the United States of America.

Lighthouse was born through the Melton Foundation’s Action Grants program in 2021. The Melton Foundation works to promote and enable Global Citizenship as a way for individuals and organizations to work together across boundaries in an interconnected world. The MF has supported our journey into inciting change through storytelling, and we are forever grateful that they were our backbone in our early days!