Governor’s Commission on South Asian American Affairs

South Asian American Affairs Commissioners at the 2019 First Public Meeting in Columbia with GOCI Executive Director Steven J. McAdams and Administrative Director Christina Poy

Commission Members:
Ethnicity and county of residence in parentheses

Chair:

Chanhok Jasdip “Jesse” Singh, Chair (Indian, Anne Arundel)

Vice Chair:
Sajid “CJ” Tarar, Vice Chair (Pakastani, Baltimore)

Members:
Arthur Pavan Bezwada (Indian, Montgomery)
Kawaljit Bhutani (Indian, Montgomery)
Nipika Borah (Indian, Montgomery)
Anjana Bordoloi (Indian, Howard)
Ishani Chowdhury (Indian, Montgomery)
Sharad Doshi (Indian, Frederick County)
Arundhotee Goswami (Indian, Montgomery)
Mohan L. Grover (Indian, Anne Arundel)
Upendra Gupta (Indian, Montgomery)
Shyam D. Karki (Nepali, Baltimore)
Gurpreet K. Kaur (Indian, Frederick)
Ram Mohan Konda (Indian, Montgomery)
Mayur Mody (Indian, Montgomery)
Sonal Patel (Indian, Montgomery)
Darshan S. Saluja, M.D. (Indian, Baltimore)
Rana J. Shaikh (Kashmiri/Pakistani, Montgomery)
Kanishk Sharma (Indian, Howard)
Baljinder Singh (Indian, Baltimore)

2019 Public Commission Meetings
April 17, 2019
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Location: 9135 Guilford Rd. Columbia, MD 21046

June 26, 2019
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Location: Little Falls Community Library, 5501 Massachusetts Ave, Bethesda MD 20816

September 11, 2019
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Location: 100 Community Place, Crownsville, MD

December 11, 2019
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Location: 100 Community Place, Crownsville, MD

Administrative Director
Christina Poy

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

2019 Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Celebration
(Video)