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President Anop R. Vora Phone: 585/473-9290, Fax: 585/473-9450
Academic Liaison Committee Girish P. Shah 408-378-8765
Long Term Planning Yogendra Jain 781-856-0769
EDITOR IN CHIEF Lata Champsee 21 Swifrdale Place Don Mills, ONT, Canada MB IM3 Phone: 416/441-2200 fax: 416/441-2211 email: latachampsce@usa.net
Calendar Committee Rajeev Pandya 718-816-0083
Media and Public Relations Committee: Mr. Nitin Talasania 908-306-1406
First Vice President Kirit C. Daftary Phone: 254/776-4209, Fax: 254/753-1411
Constitution Review Committee Manibhai Mehta 714-898-3156
Membership Kamlesh Shah 301-838-9778
COVER DESIGN Dhrumil Purohit email: dhrumil@dharmaboost.com
Regional Vice Presidents Lata Champsee, Canada Phone: 416/441-2200, Fax: 416/441-2211
Govt.&Int'll Organizations Relations Dhiraj H. Shah 716-773-1314
Marriage Information Service Hasmukh M. Shah 727-934-6141
Keerti Shah. Midwest US Phone: 630/837-8716
Interfaith Activies/World Council of Jains Arvind Vora 631-269-1167
N. American Jain Families Assist Program lla G. Mehta 419-865-2727
REGIONAL EDITORS
Dr. Sumati Shah. Northeast, US Phone: 516/625-8617
Jain Center Resource Nitin Shah 562-902-0277
North American Jains History Jasvant Mehta 780-435-9070
Canada Dr. Mahendra Mehta email: mhmehta@sympatico.ca Phone/Fax 416/241-2044
Pravin K. shah, Southeast US Phone: 919/859-4994
Jain Digest Membership Keerti Shah 630-837-8716
Patron Program Udai Jain 281-980-0741
Midwest. US Manubhai Doshi email: mansukhdoshi@yahoo.com Phone: 8477735-0120
Rohak Vora, West US Phone: 858/676-1150
Jain Network Forum (NF) Sunil Jain 630-705-1884
Pilgrimage Committee Dilip V. Shah 215-561-0581
Udai Jain, Southwest US Phone: 281-980-0741, Fax: 281/980-2924
Jain Rituals Naresh Shah 516-741-9269
Planned Giving Committee Yogesh Kamdar 203-288-2350
Northeast, US Dineshbhai Chheda email: dchheda@pica.army.mil Phone: 973/394-1701
Secretary Sushil Jain Phone/ 301/670-0519 Fax:301/670-3937
Jaina Book Stores Rohit H. Doshi 607-754-6010
Scholar Visitation Nirmal Dosi 732-390-0296
Jaina Charitable Trust Mahendra K. Pandya 718-816-0083
Senior's Housing Gunvant Shah 732-246-4030
Southeast, US Surendra Shah Phone: 770/422-1483 srshah@bellsouth.net
Treasurer Jit Turakhia Phone: 315/622-3287, Fax: 315/622-1980
Jaina Convention Board Kirit Daftary 254-776-4209
Technology Committee Girish P. Shah 408-378-8765
Southwest, US Jadavji Kenia email: įkenia@netrero.com Phone: 972/690-3593
Immediate Past President Bipin D. Parikh Phone: 630-978-0185
Jaina Education Pravin K. Shah 919-859-4994
Tirthodhdhar Committee Kirit Daftary 254-776-4209
SPECIAL OFFICE BEARER Executive Director of JAINA Kamalesh Amin
Jaina Exhibition Sudhir Shah 203-397-5086
V. R. Gandhi Scholarship Fund Pravin C. Shah 516-248-8265
West, US Chandrakant Parekh email:cparekhi@yahoo.com Phone: 562-926-5663 Fax: 562-926-5664
Jaina Library Ramesh Doshi 714-995-8914
Website Committee Dilip V. Shah 215-561-0581
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Names of all Board of Directors are listed on http://www.jaina.org
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Jaina Public Affairs Committee Sushil Jain 301-670-0519
Wheel Of Hope Ramesh P. Shah 440-442-4596
Young Minds Hanul Bhandari 210-842-4825. hanul.bhandari@yja.org
JAINA CHARITABLE TRUST Names of all Trustees are listed on http://www.jaina.org AFFILIATES
Jaina Publication Prem Gada 806-794-4777
World Community Service Bachubhai S. Ajmera 301-924-8070
Chirag K. Shah 262-880-6918, chirag shah@yja.org
Jivdaya Pramodaben Chitrabhanu 212-534-6090
YJA and YJP Coordinator Girish P. Shah 408-378-8765
Legal Advisory Prakash Parekh 914-478-1075 Neel Shah 908-769-7000
Young Jains of America (YJA) Chintan Shah 212-682-5246
Matrimonials Hasmukh Shah 304 Tall Oak Trail Tarpon Springs, FL 34688-7711 Phone: 727-934-6141/3255 hasmukh33@yahoo.com
Brahmi Jain Society, US and Canada L.A. A. of Mahavir Jain Vidyalaya, Rochester, NY International Mahavir Jain Mission, US and Canada Jain Adhytmic Academy of N. America. Plano, TX Jain Meditation International Center, US & Canada Jain Social Group, LA and Toronto Kutchhi Gurjar Jain Society, Grand Island, NY Kutchhi Oswal Jain Assoc of N. America(KOJAIN) Shri Mahavir Jain Foundation, Santa Ana, CA Jain Academic Found of N. America. Lubbock, TX
Young Jain Professionals (YJP) Suchita Gala 703-938-5582
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