Office Bearers

For the term 2023-25

President: Anshuma Kshetrapal

Vice President: Nishi Joshi

Treasurer: Devika Mehta

General Secretary: Deepa Sai Avula

Joint Secretary: Tejali Kunte

Executive Board

For the term 2023-25

Office Bearers

For the term 2020-23

President: Preetha Ramasubramniam

Vice President: Anshuma Kshetrapal

Treasurer: Devika Mehta

General Secretary: Rashi Bijlani Tandon

Joint Secretary: Ruchi Shah Jhaveri

Executive Board

For the term 2020-23

Niharica Shah

Yashvi Bhatnagar

Education & Research Committee

Interim Team Lead: Shivani More & Tarana Khatri

Committee Members: Aanchal Anand, Ritu Shree, Prerna Yadav, Heena Jain, Tejali Kunte

The Education and Research Committee focuses on promoting interest in DMT research and enhancing clinical and non-clinical skills through training workshops. Our goal is to play a key role in keeping DMT dynamic and evidence-based, and making information about training in DMT available to the larger community.

Ethics Committee

Interim Team Lead: Aditi Boratkar

Committee Members: Palak Bhale, Purva Deshpande, Akshata Parekh, Manasi Gokhale, Deepa Avula

Ethics committee of IADMT advocates for ethical practice of DMT in India and creates discourse on ethics amongst the IADMT membership. It aims to create resources and guides for Indian DMT Membership to follow in their professional practices.

Licensure & Policy Committee

Team Lead: Saar Dhingra

Committee Members: Meghna Raveendra, Preetha Ramasubramanian, Henna Raisinghani, Ipsita Sriram

The Licensure and Policy Committee of IADMT aims to work towards introducing appropriate licenses and policy for the profession of Dance Movement Therapy (DMT) in India. We aim to achieve this by connecting with local and national government officials and advocating for the accurate representation of DMT as a profession in India.

Membership Engagement Committee

Co-Leads: Yashvi Bhatnagar

Committee Members: Rashi Bijlani, Devika Mehta, Preetha R., Anisha Mukherjee⁠

The Membership Engagement Committee consists of the previously Membership and Website Committees. The goal of this Committee is to continually find ways to engage the existing and potential members of IADMT and liaison with other committees to fulfil the same. We also process new memberships, manage IADMT's formal online presence, manage the membership databases, and update/maintain our digital infrastructure.

Outreach Committee

Interim Team Lead: Akanksha Misra & Nishi Joshi

Committee Members: Pragyan Behera, Mahalakshmi Narayanaprasad, Jenisha Shah, Disha Sampat⁠

The Outreach Committee of IADMT works to advance mental health through dynamic initiatives, creating awareness, fostering advocacy, and building a vibrant community of professionals in Mental Health and Creative Arts. Committed to the transformative power of Dance Movement Therapy, we aim to make IADMT a beacon in mental health by focusing on Awareness, Advocacy, and Fundraising for creative learning opportunities to the wider community.

Public Relations Committee

Interim Team Lead: Poornima Adim & Tavishi Jain

Committee Members: Neha Christopher, Jasmine Ahluwalia, Sonia Tharani, Nainika Mukherjee, Suman Dhingra⁠

The Public Relations Committee of the Indian Association of Dance Movement Therapy (IADMT) is dedicated to enhancing the visibility, credibility, and positive image of the organization. Through strategic communication and relationship-building; the committee aims to foster understanding, engagement, and support for the mission and activities of IADMT. We do this through Social Media, Newsletters, Emailers and other PR tools to network and retain relationships with international, national and other nodal agencies.