{"id":15763,"date":"2019-09-07T09:01:22","date_gmt":"2019-09-07T05:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mccpoman.com\/web\/?page_id=15763"},"modified":"2019-09-07T09:01:22","modified_gmt":"2019-09-07T05:01:22","slug":"community-services-secretary-merita-pinto","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mccpoman.com\/web\/about-us\/mccp-executive-committee-2019-2021\/community-services-secretary-merita-pinto\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Services Secretary &#8211; Merita Pinto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Community Services Secretary &#8211; Merita Pinto<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a ref=\"magnificPopup\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mccpoman.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/MERITA-PINTO.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15764\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.mccpoman.com\/web\/about-us\/mccp-executive-committee-2019-2021\/community-services-secretary-merita-pinto\/merita-pinto\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mccpoman.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/MERITA-PINTO.jpg?fit=853%2C1280&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"853,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MERITA PINTO\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mccpoman.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/MERITA-PINTO.jpg?fit=682%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-15764\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mccpoman.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/MERITA-PINTO.jpg?resize=283%2C425&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"283\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mccpoman.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/MERITA-PINTO.jpg?resize=682%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 682w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mccpoman.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/MERITA-PINTO.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mccpoman.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/MERITA-PINTO.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mccpoman.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/MERITA-PINTO.jpg?resize=600%2C900&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mccpoman.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/MERITA-PINTO.jpg?w=853&amp;ssl=1 853w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 283px) 100vw, 283px\" \/><\/a>Birthplace:<\/strong> Moodbidri, Karnataka, India.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Education:<\/strong> Bachelor of Business Management (BBM)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Years in Oman:<\/strong> 5 years<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Workplace:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Worked as financial planner &amp; office administrator at M\/S. Bajaj Capital Ltd., Mangalore Branch, India. one of India\u2019s premier investment companies.<\/li>\n<li>Worked as Operations Manager at M\/S. AS Events &amp; AS Sounds, Udupi, India. One of Udupi, Manipal\u2019s leading event &amp; pro audio solution provider.<\/li>\n<li>Currently housewife.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Family:<\/strong> Born on 28-01-1987 to Mr. Maurice Pinto\u00a0 &amp; Mrs. Felcy Pinto of Moodbidri parish. Second child with elder brother and younger sister. Married to Mr. Ajay Dsouza of Pernal parish. She has one lovely daughter.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cWomen are far more visible in sports today than at any previous point in history, and Sport has huge potential to empower women and girls,\u201d says Merita. Being a National level player in Oman, she looks upon to a far-reaching height in her sports carrier.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Achievements: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Has represented Oman women\u2019s Nation Cricket team for T20 series in Malaysia in 2017.<\/li>\n<li>Has represented Oman women\u2019s National Cricket team series against Qatar\u2019s Stallions in 2018.<\/li>\n<li>Has represented Indian Social Club Muscat women\u2019s cricket team as pace bowler since 2017.<\/li>\n<li>Was part of Indian Social Club Muscat women\u2019s cricket team which won Oman Cricket\u2019s women\u2019s T20 knock out series in 2019. In final match took 2 wickets.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Interests: Cricket, throwball, Cooking, financial planning consultations<\/p>\n<p><a ref=\"magnificPopup\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mccpoman.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/MERITA-PINTO-2.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15765\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.mccpoman.com\/web\/about-us\/mccp-executive-committee-2019-2021\/community-services-secretary-merita-pinto\/merita-pinto-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mccpoman.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/MERITA-PINTO-2.jpg?fit=853%2C1280&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"853,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MERITA PINTO 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mccpoman.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/MERITA-PINTO-2.jpg?fit=682%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-15765\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mccpoman.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/MERITA-PINTO-2.jpg?resize=372%2C558&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"372\" height=\"558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mccpoman.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/MERITA-PINTO-2.jpg?resize=682%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 682w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mccpoman.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/MERITA-PINTO-2.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mccpoman.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/MERITA-PINTO-2.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mccpoman.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/MERITA-PINTO-2.jpg?resize=600%2C900&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mccpoman.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/MERITA-PINTO-2.jpg?w=853&amp;ssl=1 853w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mccpoman.com\/web\/about-us\/mccp-executive-committee-2019-2021\/\"><strong>MCCP Executive Committee: 2019-2021<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Community Services Secretary &#8211; Merita Pinto Birthplace: Moodbidri, Karnataka, India. Education: Bachelor of Business Management (BBM) Years in Oman: 5 years Workplace: Worked as financial planner &amp; office administrator at M\/S. Bajaj Capital Ltd., Mangalore Branch, India. one of India\u2019s premier investment companies. Worked as Operations Manager at M\/S. AS Events &amp; AS Sounds, Udupi,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":15711,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-15763","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P51fX8-46f","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15711,"url":"https:\/\/www.mccpoman.com\/web\/about-us\/mccp-executive-committee-2019-2021\/","url_meta":{"origin":15763,"position":0},"title":"MCCP Executive Committee: 2019-2023","author":"admin","date":"September 7, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mccpoman.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/rjp_070819_mccp2.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mccpoman.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/rjp_070819_mccp2.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mccpoman.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/rjp_070819_mccp2.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":13104,"url":"https:\/\/www.mccpoman.com\/web\/about-us\/mccp-executive-committee-2016-2017\/general-secretary-melita-sheela-alva\/","url_meta":{"origin":15763,"position":1},"title":"General Secretary \u2013 Melita Sheela Alva","author":"admin","date":"January 9, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"With a pleasant personality and smiling face,\u00a0Melita Sheela Alva is a bubbly lady always ready to take up any responsibility whole heartedly and enthusiastically. 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