Governor’s Commission on South Asian American Affairs

GOCI’s Administrative Director
Christina Poy

Commission Members:
Ethnicity and county of residence in parentheses

Chair:
Gurpreet “Preet” Takhar (Indian, Montgomery County)

Vice Chair:
Dr. Ahmed Nawaz (Pakistani, Montgomery County)

Members:
Obaid Ahmad (Pakistani, Montgomery County)
Dr. Bishal Bhandari (Nepali, Carroll County)
Arti Bhatt (Indian, Frederick County)
Raj Borsellino (Indian, Baltimore City)
Kausik Das, PhD (Indian, Wicomico County)
Preeti Emrick, JD (Indian, Baltimore County)
Dr. Raza Khan (Pakistani, Carroll County)
Preeti Menon (Indian, Frederick County)
Nivea Ohri (Indian, Charles County)
Sushma Potluri (Indian, Frederick County)
Faisal Quader, PhD (Bangladeshi, Montgomery County)
Fahim Rafiq (Afghan, Howard County)
Dr. Shahid Rafiq (Pakistani, Frederick County)
Amarjeet Sandhu (Indian, Howard County)
Devang Shah, (Indian, Montgomery County)
Harshid Shah (Indian, Anne Arundel County)
Aman Shergill (Indian, Montgomery County)
Archana Thakker (Indian, Montgomery County)

2025 Public Commission Meetings
Governor’s Commission on South Asian American Affairs ( Held on Wednesdays via Zoom from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.)

January 29, 2025 SPS I
February 12, 2025 SPS II
April 9, 2025
July 16, 2025
September 10, 2025
November 12, 2025

2024 Public Commission Meetings
Governor’s Commission on South Asian American Affairs ( Held on Wednesdays via Zoom from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.)

January 31, 2024, SPS-I Meeting   Agenda   Minutes   Video
March 20, 2024, SPS-II Meeting   Agenda   Minutes   Video
July 2, 2024   Agenda   Minutes   Video
September 4, 2024   Agenda   Minutes   Video
October 9, 2024   Agenda   Minutes   Video
November 13, 2024   Postponed
December 4, 2024   Agenda   Minutes   Video

2024 Events and Programs
May 2024 – “Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Celebration”

Commission Documents
Executive Order
2018 Annual Report
2013 Annual Report
2012 Annual Report