Community Conversation
with Farooq Mitha
NEHA DEWAN
Neha has long been active in both local and national politics. Most recently, she founded and served as the National Director for South Asians for Biden, an organization dedicated to engaging, educating, and mobilizing the South Asian community to elect Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. In 2016, Neha served as the National Co-Chair for South Asians for Hillary and was appointed by Hillary Clinton to the National AAPI Leadership Council.
Previously, in 2015, Neha was appointed as a guest of honor by the Consulate General of India in New York City where she was selected to speak about gender equality for International Women's Day. During the 2012 presidential campaign, Neha chaired the New York Chapter of South Asians for Obama and also served on the steering committee for Lawyers for Obama in New York. For several years, Neha served as an Officer of the New York Democratic Lawyers Council, an organization affiliated with the National Lawyers Council of the Democratic National Committee and comprised of Democratic lawyers and voting rights activists. Similarly, for many years, Neha served as an advisory board member of New Leaders Council, a national organization focused on training and supporting progressive political entrepreneurs. She has also been active in her local community board and political clubs. Neha served as the President of the South Asian Bar Association of New York in 2012, and now sits on the organization’s Board of Directors.
Mobilizing the South Asian Community & Building Political Power
STATE TEAMS
Since our launch in May 2021, SAFA has established chapters in 26 states, with state directors leading robust teams on the ground to increase the political engagement of the diverse South Asian communities in each state. If you are interested in joining an existing SAFA chapter in your state or interested in starting a chapter in a state where SAFA does not currently have a chapter, please email safa@saforamerica.org
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ARIZONA
DHRUV REBBA
State Director
BALBIR GREWAL
Advisor
CALIFORNIA
MALIHA WILLIAMSON
State Director
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DR. SION ROY
State Director
ANIKA KHANNA
Youth Lead
AVINDER CHAWLA
Advisor
MANAV PATEL
Youth Lead
ANKITH DESAI
Youth Lead
GEORGIA
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RAJESH KURUP
Organizing Director
JOY KIRPALANI
Southeastern States Advisor
ANJULA SINGH
State Director
AVI DHYANI
Youth Lead
MARYLAND
SHRUTI BHATNAGAR
State Director
JYOTI MOHAN
State Director
PREE BHUTANI
Youth Lead
MILAN VAN DAM
Youth Lead
MISSOURI
ASIM THAKORE
State Director
NEVADA
DEVIKA BARARIA
State Director
DR. RADHIKA KUNNEL
Advisor
NEW HAMPSHIRE
SUMATHI MADHURE
State Director
SUSMIK LAMA
Organizing Chair
MAHENDRA BAKSHI
Data Chair
SAMAY SAHU
Youth Lead
NEW JERSEY
PARUL KHEMKA
State Director
KARAN VIRMANI
State Director
ARUN BANTVAL
State Director
HARTAJ SINGH
Youth Lead
JANHITHA VEERAMACHANENI
Youth Lead
ACHUTAN RAGHUSHRI
Youth Lead
NEW YORK
SOMNATH GHIMIRE
State Director
NORTH CAROLINA
VINOD THOMAS
State Director
KRISH KORRAPATI
Youth Lead
OHIO
DR. ANITA SOMANI
State Director
MAYYA SHARMA
Youth Lead
VIRGINIA
SHYAMALI HAUTH
State Director
WASHINGTON, DC
VIRAJ AYAR
State Director
JAHNVI KHANNAN
Youth Lead
WISCONSIN
JILLY GOKALGANDHI
Advisor
SACHIN CHHEDA
Advisor
DEEPAK JONNALAGEDDA
State Director
VIK VERMA
State Director
FLORIDA
