YJA Convention 2000 07 LA Fourth

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

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SANJAY K. MEHTA is originally from Calcutta, India and has lived in New York for the last seven years. He graduated suma cum laude from Queens College with a bachelor of Art degree with joint honors in Computer Science and Financial Economics. Professionally, he has been a programmer and analyst in the commerce group at Goldman Sachs for over two years. Sanjay is an active member of YJP, a volunteer for 1999 Jain Academic Bowl, and he participates in activities at his local Jain Center during Paryushana.
SANJIV SHIV JAIN is 28 years old and holds a bachelors degree in Marketing from California State University, Long Beach. He currently lives in Laguna Niguel and runs a family-owned plastic molding business. Sanjiv's hobbies are the going to the beach, camping, sports, and reading. "I hope to a gain better understanding of and involvement in current issues concerning the local and nonlocal Jain communities."
SAURIN SHAH graduated Cum Laude from Houston Baptist University in 1998 with degrees in Business Management and Biology. He earned the full-tuition Endowed Academic Scholarship and the HBU Excellence in Business Management Award. Since 1993 he began database programming for Parijat Controlware, Inc., and then later did contract web development for companies such as Entech, iMocha, Airline Hyroponics, Atrademic, and Characters New Media. In 1998, Saurin Shah became the Senior Programmer and Lead Developer for A.G. Morgan, a position that involved planning, implementing, and executing projects for companies such as Aker Maritime and Texaco. Saurin has been the driving force behind Trax In Space. In 1993, he founded the CyberLegion Artist's Network, which is a large group of computer artists and tracker musicians who use Bulletin Board Systems as a medium for distribution and marketing. In 1995 he founded Nebula Music Works, a tracker group that released the First Contact CD (1996) and performed at the Philadelphia Music Conference in 1997. Soon thereafter he evolved Trax In Space from Nebula Music Works and launched that site in 1996.
SOHA SHAH is a 23-year-old graduate from University of Michigan with a bachelor's degree in education. She is completing an MBA at University of Dayton and is working at Jayna, Inc., a family owned manufacturing business. Soha is also very active in the Jain Center of Cincinnati & Dayton, currently holding the position of Secretary and previously that of VP of Youth.
SUNIL GUDHKA: "Sunil Gudhka is president of Universitybooksonline.com Entering the business world and attempting to remain Jain is a very difficult task. But Sunil is off to the right start by starting a company that at least sells products of Jain value: textbooks. While beating competitors, Sunil is working hard to give back to the community as well. He recently agreed to donate a portion of his profits to YJA on a regular basis. He is one of the new line of Jain businessmen who believe it possible to be successful in this profession while abiding by Jain principles."
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