Vijay Bhujel: Deputy Director

Vijay Bhujel is the new deputy director of Building Community in New Hampshire, a nonprofit organization that helps refugees and immigrants navigate their way to safe, healthy, productive, prosperous, and connected lives in New Hampshire.

“Vijay will bring to BCNH 11 years of experience working with refugees in New Hampshire.  He has done remarkable work for Ascentria Care Alliance in Concord, where he has most recently led its Resettlement and Integration Team.  Vijay will allow BCNH to expand its services to meet the needs of refugees coming to New Hampshire and the growing number of communities in which they live,”  said Rick Minard, the executive director of BCNH.

Bhujel is originally from Bhutan.  He spent 22 years in Jhapa Refugee Camp, Nepal, awaiting resettlement before coming to the United States in 2012. Trained in Nepal and India as a math and physics teacher, he started working at Wal-Mart and as a substitute teacher in the Concord School District.  He also joined the board of directors of BCNH, when it was still known as the Bhutanese Community of New Hampshire, and served two terms from 2012 through 2016.  He joined the staff at Ascentria in 2013 and has served as a community health worker, case manager, and team manager.

Bhujel earned a Bachelor in Science in Physics from the University of North Bengal in India.  He speaks English, Nepali, Hindi, and Dzongkha.

 Bhujel lives in Concord with his wife and two adult children.