Sarina Prabasi (born 1973/1974) is a Nepalese–American Co-Founder of the award winning Buunni Coffee with four cafes in Northern Manhattan and a roastery and co-roasting space in the South Bronx opening soon.
Sarina a native of Nepal, spent formative years in India, China, the United States and Ethiopia.
Sarina's journey is marked by a commitment to global social justice and sustainability, with a career in international development, including as the chief executive officer (CEO) of WaterAid America from May 2014 to September 2019, Deputy Chief of Programs for Orbis International, and had been a Country Representative at WaterAid Ethiopia.
Sarina has served on the boards of the Specialty Coffee Association, the People’s Theatre Project, and a member of the New York Women’s Culinary Alliance.
[4] Prabasi's first book, The Coffee House Resistance Brewing Hope in Desperate Times, will be published April 9, 2019.