President
Rev. Dr. Leelavathi Vemuri
Rev. Dr. Leelavathi Vemuri is the Senior Pastor of Jehovah Shalome Church, Guntur. She is the recipient of “Mary Jones Award” given by the British & Foreign Bible Society in May 2016 at the World Assembly of the United Bible Societies in Philadelphia, USA, for the significant contributions made by her to promote the `Mary Jones Movement’ in India, particularly in the State of Andhra Pradesh, where she had set up 80 Mary Jones Women Fellowships across the State.
She is also the President of Gospel Mission of India, Director of Gospel Mission of India Educational Institutions, Treasurer of the BSI Andhra Pradesh Auxiliary. Before becoming the President of the BSI in January 2023, she had served as the Vice-President of BSI for a period of three years and Acting President of the BSI for a period of five months.
Rev. Dr. Leelavathi Vemuri holds a M.Sc degree in Botany; BCS degree from the Senate of Serampore University. She has been conferred the Doctor of Divinity (Honoris Causa) from the Academy of Ecumenical Theology and Church Administration, Chennai. Her husband, Late Rev. Dr. P.N.S. Chandra Bose was the President of BSI between 2013-2019. They have been blessed with two daughters, a son and grandchildren.
Vice-President
Rev. Dr. Bijaya Kumar Pattnaik
Rev. Dr. Bijaya Kumar Pattnaik is the General Secretary and founder of Daniel Group of Schools (24 Schools) in Odisha. He serves as Director on various Boards of Institutions in the State of Odisha.
Rev. Dr. B.K. Pattnaik has a number of educational degrees to his credit. He has done Masters in M.A. (Economics) and LLB from Sambalpur University, PhD in Economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University & University of Massachusetts. In addition to this, he has also obtained degrees in B.Ed, BD, PG DIP in LL & PM. Rev. Dr. Pattnaik is supervising and pastoring 40 Churches in Western Odisha under the banner of Daniels Memorial Hope Churches. He is the visiting Professor at Busan National University, Korea and Osaka University, Japan (Guest Faculty, PhD Economics Scholar). He is the member of Minority Committee Jharsuguda District and involved in many political activities for the welfare of minority Communities. He and his wife Mrs. Smita Daniel are blessed with two daughters and a son.
Treasurer
Mr. Deepak George Pothan
Deepak George Pothan is the Treasurer of BSI. He is a career Corporate and Investment Banker with nearly 2 decades of experience in various banks as well as financial institutions including SBM Bank (I) Limited, Clix Capital (erstwhile GE Capital), DBS Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, Citibank etc. He is a finance professional and has varied experience in Relationship Management, Credit Analysis, Derivative and Risk Management Solutions, etc. He holds a Master degree in Business Management (MBM) Graduate from the prestigious Asian Institute of Management, Manila Philippines. He is married to Shweta George Naliath and has one daughter. In his spare time, he loves to listen to classical music and read books.
General Secretary
Rev. Dr. Kavito G. Zhimo
Rev. Dr. Kavito Zhimo is an ordained Baptist minister from Nagaland. He served as the pioneering founding principal of Trinity Theological College, Dimapur for 26 years (1992-2000 and 2004 -2022). He was awarded the “Principal Emeritus” title by the Sumi Baptist Convention for his long standing service and the longest serving principal under the Senate of Serampore College (University).
Dr. Zhimo is a teacher by profession, a leader by experience and a minister by calling. As an academician, he teaches in the department of communication with specialization in the field of development and communication. He is the co-founder of the “North East Christian University” (NECU) an educational project of the “Council of Baptist Churches in North East India” and served as the Treasurer and Governing Board member from 2013-2018. He gave honorary leadership to various organizations at regional and national level. Some of his important leadership position includes, President of the Sumi Baptist Theological Association (1990-1993), President of the Council of Baptist Churches in North East India (2012-2015), President of the Senate of Serampore College, University (2017-2019) and Chairperson of the Board of Theological Education of the Senate of Serampore College (2017-2019). Dr. Zhimo is an alumnus of the Haggai Leadership Institute and has attended various seminars and workshops on leadership and human resource development. Leadership to Dr. Zhimo is “will to learn and passion to serve”. He is married to Mrs. Khelibo Ayemi and they are blessed with a son and a daughter.