YJA Convention 2000 07 LA Fourth

Author(s): Young Jains of America (YJA)
Publisher: Young Jains of America YJA USA

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and vision for a Peace Studies program. She has been a part of a select working group administering Cultural Diversity Grant and Irvine Grant for the Improvement of Statistical Education. In addition, she has organized Social Issues Conferences and co-chaired the United Way campaign. She is one of the founding members of the Real Estate Institute and the Regional Development Center. Dr. Doshi specializes in Regional Economic Impact Analysis and has worked on consulting projects for ESPN, sports marketing firms, and the National Association for Sports Councils.
Dr. Doshi received the JAINA Recognition Award for her leadership and contribution to the community. In the area of colleges, Dr. Doshi has been working on inclusion of Jainism in religious studies. She has made presentations on Jainism and other related topics at various camps, seminars, and conferences including the 1999 JAINA convention in Philadelphia. Dr. Doshi is a very active member of the Jain Society of San Diego. A pathshala for kids was established through her initiative. She has directed pathshala activities since last six years, which include cultural activities such as dance dramas such as Nem-Rajul, involving forty children, and Trishaladevi's Dreams, as well as academic activities such as academic bowls. She has been serving as JAINA Director for the past two years. She is also teaching Jainism to adults.
She received a Teacher of the Year award from the FIA in 1997 for her contribution to the San Diego Community.
MANAV JAIN is a 27-year-old attorney in Orange County, California. He majored in Political Science at the University of California at Berkeley and went on to law school at Pepperdine University. For the past year he has served as Director of Operation for the Young Jain Professionals - a year-and-a-half-old Jain organization serving the needs of youth between the ages of 24 and 39, inclusive.
DR. NAVINDRA JAIN holds electrical engineering degrees from BITS, Pilani (B.E., 1973) and Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh (Ph.D., 1980). In 1982 he co-founded Excelan, a successful pioneer networking company wherein he served as VP of Engineering. In 1989 the company was acquired by Novell wherein he served as VP and general manager of the company's Internetworking and Network Management divisions. In 1993 he resigned from that position to pursue personal interests which include quiet spiritual growth. He currently lives with his wife Madhu and daughter Nalini in California's Santa Cruz Mountains.
DR. NEAL D. BARNARD is the author of Foods That Fight Pain and Eat Right, Live Longer and founded the Washington, DC-based Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine in 1985. PCRM is a non-profit organization supported by nearly 5,000 physicians and 100,000 laypersons. PCRM promotes preventive medicine through innovative programs, encourages higher standards for ethics and effectiveness in research, and advocates broader access to medical services. As president of PCRM, Dr. Barnard has been instrumental in reforming federal dietary guidelines. In his published research reports, Dr. Barnard has shown that bad diets not only cause health problems, they are also responsible annually for up to $60 billion in health-care costs.