Veni Jayakumar
Board of Director
Veni is the founding Board member of Charity Crossing. She received US President’s Volunteer Service awards for the last 5 years(1 bronze, 1 silver, and 4 gold) awards.
She is a regular blood donor since 2002. She donated blood 30 times to date. She received a Gallon donor award from Delaware Governor in 2008 when reached a gallon. To date donated more than 4 Gallons of blood.
She has been working for the State of Delaware for the past 23 years. She received 20 years service award in 2019. Currently, she is an IT project leader at DHSS.
She serves as President of Sylvan Park Maintenance Corporation for the last 9 years where she lives in Delaware.
She served as a Tamil teacher for over 10 years with the Tamil Association of Greater Delaware Valley and taught children of all age groups and levels.
She is the regional coordinator for Tamil Virtual University since 2011 and conducts certificate exams every year. Tamil students from Delaware, Pennsylvania, and South Jersey benefit from this.
Shambhu Verma
Board of Director
With a diverse background spanning IT leadership, sports, and entrepreneurship, Shambhu Verma brings a unique perspective and a wealth of experience to the table as a Board member of Charity Crossing, focusing on fundraising activities.
As an IT Associate Director with 18+ years of experience in Artificial Intelligence & Data Analytics creating customized, cost-effective technology solutions for US Biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, he has honed skills in leveraging technology to drive efficiency, streamline operations, and enhance patient care organization’s effectiveness.
In addition to his professional pursuits, Shambhu is a dedicated Cricket player with a deep love for the sport. Through years of training, competition, and teamwork on the cricket field in Delaware, he understands the importance of collaboration, discipline, and resilience in achieving collective goals.
Furthermore, Shambhu is a small business owner, having founded and managed two retail grocery stores in Delaware and Pennsylvania. This experience has provided him with firsthand knowledge of the joys and challenges of entrepreneurship and the importance of community engagement and social responsibility. During COVID-19, they served the community by making home deliveries & curbside pickup using minimum resources and risking self-health. They also supported first responder organizations by donating N95 masks, food, and other essentials that were short during the covid pandemic.
Shambhu is deeply committed to Charity Crossing’s mission of serving the community & promoting volunteerism. He is eager to contribute his expertise and passion to furthering this critical cause by managing fundraising activities. Whether leveraging technology to expand outreach, fostering partnerships within the sports community, or offering insights from a small business perspective, he is dedicated to supporting the organization’s growth and impact.”
Bala Krishnaraj
Board of Director
Bala Krishnaraj is a seasoned executive and currently a Senior Vice President at Lincoln Financial. He has lived in Chester County, PA for 15 years and is passionate about helping others and giving back to society. Bala has actively donated, participated, organized, and led various corporate and non-corporate giving initiatives in New York CIty, Philadelphia, and Chester county. At Lincoln Financial, he is the executive sponsor of the Asian American Business Resource Group.
Bala is a very talented musician and a professional flute player. He has used his skills to raise money for a number of charitable causes, most recently to help people in Tamil Nadu, India who have lost their livelihoods due to COVID. He also gives back by teaching the art to the next generation.
Venky Udayavar
Board of Director
Venkatesh Udayavar (Venky) is a seasoned IT executive with close to 3 decades of experience across the globe and currently settled in New Jersey and working as Vice President in Xoriant Corp. He joined Charity Crossing in early 2022 and started serving the NJ community since then. During the initial days, he used to go to Delaware in his SUV along with his daughter and bring the donations from the warehouse and store in his Garage. He reached out to local community groups, events, churches, senior homes, etc., and organized events to distribute donations regularly. Now we have at least 2 to 3 events every week in NJ with 10-15 volunteers and it is growing rapidly.
He has been serving the community since his college days through several organizations. He has been supporting underprivileged students and schools with their fees, school supplies, etc. through an organization called Indiasudar. He has been instrumental in planting a significant amount of fruit saplings that have grown into useful trees in the southern part of India. He has also mentored his children and family to contribute their time and efforts through various fundraising initiatives outside the above in the NJ neighborhood.
He is very active in the local community, events, and social gatherings where he always puts social cause as his priority.
Venky’s Favorite quotes:
“Give, but give until it hurts.” – Mother Teresa
“We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.” – Winston Churchill
Venky’s accomplishments at Charity Crossing:
1. We do 2-3 serves a week
2. 100-150 people
3. 20 miles is the farthest location and 3-5 miles most of the others
4. Our team size of volunteers is 10-12 active now
5. He has provided his Garage to store CC’s donations. That saved $500 in rent per month for CC.
Jay Muthukamatchi
Founder and President
Jay is the founder and president of Charity Crossing Inc, a volunteer-run nonprofit based in Delaware, USA. He is passionate about helping those in need as well as organizing many Mother-Nature-friendly initiatives. Since 2015, Jay has volunteered over 7,000 hours for which he received US President’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Jay was TD Bank’s Quarterly WoW@ Star Community Volunteer Award winner for his tireless work supporting people both locally and internationally. Jay thanks his mother for instilling the art of giving in him and his family and friends or their support.
Favorite Quotes:
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. – Mahatma Gandhi
I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the water to create many ripples – Mother Teresa.
We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future. – Franklin D. Roosevelt.
He uses his project management, communication, and networking skills to promote volunteerism.
Mukul Sharma
Board of Director
Mukul Sharma is a Product Manager at JP Morgan Chase and moved to Delaware, US, in 2016 after living in the UK and India. He is passionate about helping improve the lives of underprivileged people. As a parent of two young boys, both of whom are youth volunteers, he is working diligently to instill values such as selflessness, responsibility, and gratitude among his children and youth volunteers within the community.
Mukul is a committed Charity Crossing volunteer. Beyond volunteering for the organization’s day-to-day work, he utilizes his professional skills to drive impact by seeking grants for the organization on innovative initiatives. He is heavily engaged with Charity Crossing’s communications team publishing the monthly newsletter and showcasing the value the organization delivers to the community and environment.
Among his many interests, Mukul enjoys taking photographs of people, capturing the various emotions and stories behind a smile. When he can find the time, he loves to ride his motorcycle and explore the beautiful countryside Mother Nature has blessed us with.
As a board member, Mukul will look to diversify the organization’s operations, engaging youth volunteers to deliver eco-friendly initiatives in STEM and health care for the community. He will diligently adhere to the standards of conduct expected by the organization while upholding his responsibilities, including the duty of care in making decisions, the duty of loyalty to always have the best interests of the organization in mind, and the duty of obedience to act in faithfulness to the mission of the organization.
Management Team
Arun Daga
Treasurer
Arun enjoys giving back to the society of whatever good possible. He believes in Karma, what you give to the Universe multiples and gives back to you. He believes if everyone in the world can give even a little love to society, society would be heaven on earth.
