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)

2021 Public Commission Meetings

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

March 10, 2021  AGENDA
June 2, 2021  AGENDA
September 1, 2021  AGENDA
December 1, 2021

2021 Events and Programs

May 2021 – “Asian Pacific American Month Celebration”

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)

2021 Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Celebration