Lisa Choegyal Affiliations

Here are the Affiliations, Involvements, and Certifications of Lisa Choegyal in different sectors in Nepal and Abroad.

  • Lisa received the NATTA (Nepal Assoc of Tour & Travel Agents) Bhaskar Award on 30 March 2022 from the Minister of Culture Tourism & Civil Aviation the Hon Prem Bdr Ale
“In recognition of your significant contribution towards promotion and developments in various capacities of tourism of Nepal through your immeasurable accomplishments”
  • New Zealand Honorary Consul to Nepal since 2010
  • Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) for “services to New Zealand-Nepal relations” New Year Honours List 2017
  • Member WWF Nepal Advisory Council Board 2022
  • Coordinating Committee Member: Sustainable Summits Kathmandu Valley www.sustainablesummits2020.org
  • Producer: Sustainable Summits, Climate Solutions from the Top of the World, a 60-minute documentary film premiered at COP 26 Glasgow 7 Nov 2021 and shown at KIMFF (Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival) 13 Dec 2021
  • Jury: English school essay competition Friendship During Pandemic Times UNHCR Nepal and LWF World Refugee Day 2021
  • Judge: English poetry Emotional Mental Wellbeing and Cultural Identity UNICEF Nepal with Daya Foundation and Rotary Club of Kathmandu Mid-Town 2020 & 2021
  • Member panel of judges: Hyatt WOW Women Achievers Award 2020-21
  • Co-chairperson: Advisory Committee GAMCE Global Adventure and Mountaineering Conference and Expo 2018 and 2019, Kathmandu
  • Vice President: International Trust for Nature Conservation, London & Nepal
  • Adviser Nepal: TOFTigers Sustaining the Wild www.toftigers.org
  • Ambassador: Chance for Change, Inspiring Young Futures, Nepal Malawi & UK
  • Co-Chair of Trustees: Mingma Norbu Sherpa Memorial Scholarship, Nepal & New Zealand
  • Co-Founder & International Outreach Coordinator: Himalayan Climate Initiative, Nepal
  • Member: Elizabeth Hawley Memorial Scholarship selection committee American Himalayan Foundation, Nepal
  • Consulting Partner: SiddharthInc, Nepal
  • President Elect 2022, Vice President 2013-2020, Member 1996-present: Rotary Club of Kathmandu Mid-Town, Nepal
  • Board of Directors: Tiger Mountain Pvt Ltd, Nepal
  • Board of Directors: Greater Himalayas Foundation, USA
  • Board of Directors: GlacierWorks Inc, USA
  • Financial Director: Himalayan Database
  • Member: Nepal Tourism Board Great Himalaya Trail Advisory Committee
  • Member: Lumbini Development Trust Technical Advisory Group for Buddhist Circuit of Nepal
  • Tourism Advisor: Dolma Ecotourism and Dolma Foundation
  • Advisory Board: Yardstick, JUSTReport Verification Systems Ltd, UK
  • Patron: Manaslu Community Conservation Project / Gurkha Manaslu Homestay Nepal
  • Founding Committee Member: Nepal Heritage Society, Kathmandu
  • Secretary & Treasurer: World Elephant Polo Association, Nepal
  • Founding Director: Kathmandu Valley Preservation Trust
  • Founding Committee Member: Sustainable Tourism Network Nepal
  • Coordinating Committee: Great Himalaya Trail Alliance
  • Life Member: Bird Conservation Nepal
  • Board Advisor: Kathmandu Triennale (KT) 2017 international contemporary arts festival
  • Member: Tongariro Natural History Society, New Zealand
  • Member: UNESCO Asian Cultural Heritage Specialist Guide Programme Advisory Board, Bangkok
  • Former Associate: International Centre for Responsible Tourism (ICRT), UK
  • Committee Member: Nepal UK Trust for Nature Conservation, London
  • Certified: PADI Open Water Diver