Governor's Office of Community Initiatives

Governor’s Commission on South Asian American Affairs

Applying for an Ethnic Commission Seat LINK

GOCI’s 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 (Pakistani, Baltimore)

Members:
Arthur Pavan Bezwada (Indian, Montgomery)
Nipika Borah (Indian, Montgomery)
Anjana Bordoloi (Indian, Howard)
Sharad Doshi (Indian, Frederick County)
Arundhotee Goswami (Indian, Montgomery)
Mohan L. Grover (Indian, Anne Arundel)
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)
Harshid Shah (Indian)
Rana J. Shaikh (Kashmiri/Pakistani, Montgomery)
Kanishk Sharma (Indian, Howard)
Aman K. Shergill (Indian, Montgomery)
Baljinder Singh (Indian, Baltimore)

2023 Public Commission Meetings
Governor’s Commission on South Asian American Affairs ( Held on Wednesdays via Zoom from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.)

March 1, 2023 Agenda Minutes Video
June 14, 2023 Agenda Minutes Video
September 6, 2023 POSTPONED – TBD
November 29, 2023 POSTPONED – TBD

2023 Events and Programs
May 2023 – “Asian Pacific American Month Celebration” FLYER-LINK
July 12, 2023 – Servita Health – Asian American Health Fair RSVP 06-30-23

2022 Public Commission Meetings
Governor’s Commission on South Asian American Affairs ( Held on Wednesdays via Zoom from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.)

March 16, 2022 Postponed
March 23, 2022 Agenda Minutes Video
June 1, 2022 Agenda Agenda Minutes Video
September 7, 2022 Agenda Minutes Video
November 30, 2022 Postponed
December 7, 2022 Agenda Minutes Video