Saheli recently held its first New Advisory Committee meeting, under the leadership of Dr. Manju Sheth, the Chair and Ramila Thakkar, the Vice Chair.

The Executive Board of Saheli is now under the new leadership of Neelam Wali as the President.

AC’s mission is to help the Saheli executive board, find answers and solutions to what’s needed to be done. AC’s focus for the next two years is to strategically plan around what Saheli’s long-term needs are, in helping both the victims and survivors of domestic violence. The new board is going to be actively involved, working hand in hand with the leadership of the executive board, dealing with matters like legal aid, counseling services, outreach programs, create awareness, and help organize the fundraisers. Keeping in mind the above needs, four new members have been added to the list of AC, these prominent members of our society bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise from their individual fields. Here’s introducing the four newest members of the Advisory Committee. 

Mr. Puran Dang
Dr. Nitigna Desai
Dr. Apurv Gupta
Mr. Murali Rajagopalan 

The past president of Saheli, Supriya has moved to the AC as a secretary and Gouri Banerjee, the co-founder and ex-officio has also moved to the AC board for much needed guidance. 

Additionally, our current Advisory Committee includes:

Ramesh Advani
Anu Chitrapu
Dr. David Ludwig
Sweta Mepani
Suzana Naik
Mahesh Palriwala
Trupti Patel
Ranjani Saigal
Rajendra Trivedi
Jayashree Voruganti 

“ My mission as chair is to enable Saheli to meet its needs and targets. We will increase outreach within and outside NE, work on financial sustainability, important health initiatives and overall growth. We will collaborate with local organizations and work on building a strong youth program. Our new members have been added to help us succeed in our goals. I want to welcome them and also thank all the previous members for their help & support. Saheli leadership is very strong this year with considerable experience & expertise so I am very excited to learn from everyone and help reach some new heights this year. â€œ

Manju Sheth, Chair

“I will stay focus in assisting both Manju Sheth and Neelam Wali in the areas that require immediate, plus long term needs of the association.

My goal is to spread awareness and try to pull in more stalwarts from our community to come forward with strong financial support. I have a strong financial background and will utilize my experience whenever needed. I would also like to see more youth involvement from the community as they are the future torch bearers of any non-profit organization.”

Ramila Thakkar, Vice Chair

Advisory Committee held its 1st meeting of the year on the 13 of Feb. I am pleased to say that we have a great start to the year 2021. Our Chair Manju and Vice chair Ramila have put their best foot forward and given us a huge starting point. I am envisioning Saheli's outreach in the community will increase by ten folds. They have brought in much-needed expertise to the group. The role of AC is to promote and advice on matters like fundraising, programs on women's mental health and women empowerment. Working together with Saheli Board AC will work on Mission and Vision of Saheli.

In our next segment, the new members of the advisory committee will be re-introduced with their fields of expertise & their goals as to how best serve this organization “

Neelam Wali
Saheli, President

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