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Academic Liaison Committee Girish P. Shah 408-378-8765
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Constitution Review Committee Manibhai Mehta 714-898-3156
Membership Kamlesh Shah 301-838-9778
COVER DESIGN Dhrumil Purohit email: dhrumil@dharinaboost.com
Regional Vice Presidents Lata Champsce, Canada Phone: 416/441-2200, Fax: 416/441-2211
Govt.&Int'l\ Organizations Relations Dhiraj H. Shah 716-773-1314
Marriage Information Service Hasmukh M. Shah 727-934-6141
Keerui Shah, Midwest US Phone: 630/837-8716
Interfaith Activies/World Council of Jains Arvind Vora 631-269-1167
N. American Jain Farnilies Assist Program Ila G. Mehta 419-865-2727
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Jain Digest Membership Keerti Shah 630-837-8716
North American Jains History Jasvant Mehta 780-435-9070
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Pravin K. shah, Southeast US Phone: 919/859-4994
Jain Network Forum (NF) Sunil Jain 630-705-1884
Patron Program Udai Jain 281-980-0741
Midwest, US Manubhai Doshi email: mansukhdoshi@yahoo.com Phone: 847/735-0120
Rohak Vora, West US Phone: 858/676-1150
Jain Rituals Naresh Shah 516-741-9269
Pilgrimage Dilip V. Shah 215-561-0581
Udai Jain, Southwest US Phone: 281-980-0741, Fax: 281/980-2924
Jaina Book Stores Rohit H. Doshi 607-754-6010
Scholar Visitation Nirmal Dosi 732-390-0296
Northeass, US Dineshbhai Chheda email: dchheda@pica.army.mil Phone: 973/394-1701
Secretary Sushil Jain Phone/301/670-0519 Fax:301/670-3937
Jaina Charitable Trust Mahendra K. Pandya 718-816-0083
Senior's Housing Gunvant Shah
Jaina Convention Board Kirit Daftary 254-776-4209
Southeast, US Surendra Shah Phone: 770/422-1483 srshah@bellsouth.net
Treasurer Jit Turakhia Phone: 315/622-3287, Fax: 315/622-1980
Technology Committee Dilip V Shah 215-868-0381 Tirthodhdhar Kirit Daftary 254-776-4209
Jaina Education Pravin K. Shah 919-859-4994
Southwest, US Jadavji Kenia email: jkenia@netzero.com Phone: 972/690-3593
Immediate Past President Bipin D. Parikh Phone: 847/699-1294, Fax: 312/726-4274
V. R. Gandhi Scholarship Fund Pravin C. Shah 516-248-8265
Jaina Library Ramesh Doshi 714-995-8914
Wheel Of Hope Ramesh P. Shah 440-442-4596
SPECIAL OFFICE BEARER Executive Director of JAINA Kamalesh Amin
Jaina Public Affairs Committee Sushil Jain 301-670-0519
West, US Chandrakant Parekh cmail.cparckh1@yahoo.com Phone: 562-926-5663 Fax: 562-926-5664
World Community Service Bachubhai S. Ajmera 301-924-8070
Jaina Publication Prem Gada 806-794-4777
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Jivdaya Pramodaben Chitrabhanu 212-534-6090
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