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)
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 Agenda Minutes Video
2024 Events and Programs
May 2024 – “Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Celebration”
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 Heritage Month Celebration” FLYER-LINK
July 12, 2023 – Servita Health – Asian American Health Fair RSVP 06-30-23
Commission Documents
Executive Order
2018 Annual Report
2013 Annual Report
2012 Annual Report