YJA Convention 2010 07 New Brunswick NJ Ninth

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

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Cherry Hill Convention Commitee (CHCC)
Mayha Parikh, 23, Convention Committee Co-Chair Jai Jinendra! I am Mayha Parikh from central Connecticut. I graduated from Boston University with a degree in Economics and Mathematics, and am currently residing in New York and working for Kaplan. After attending the previous two YJA conventions, I am honored to be involved in organizing this one. I enjoy reading and playing tennis, but absolutely love dancing and recently started taking a salsa class!
Tejas Kadia, 25, Convention Committee Co-Chair Jai Jinendra! I am from central New Jersey, graduated from Rutgers University with a degree in public policy, and now work in the nation's capital. My interests include entrepreneurship, political participation, India-US relations, and Jain philosophy. I love playing basketball and more recently have gotten into running. I hope you have an amazing time at YJA Convention 2010!
Ami Maru, 25, Daytime Programming Committee Chair Jai Jinendra! I am currently in Bronx, NY doing my first year of Dental General Practice Residency. I will be moving to Buffalo, NY shortly after the convention to bring smiles to the faces of kids as I start my Pediatric Dental Residency at University at Buffalo (SUNY) and the Women's and Children's Hospital. As an avid tennis fan, I love travelng to different tournaments around the country. My secret dream is to one day open a bakery and a dental office side-by-side and call it "Sweet Tooth!"
Apurvi Mehta, 24, JNF Committee Chair Hi! I was born in Germany, and am from Long Island, New York. I received a Bachelors degree from Tufts University in 2007 (go Yankees!), and graduated from Columbia University in 2009 with a MPH degree in Health Policy and Management. I love to travel, hang out with family and friends, dance, and run 5K races. I am intrigued by anything related to medicine and healthcare. As one of the very few Hindi-speaking Jains on the convention committee, I like to watch Bollywood movies without English subtitles.
Dhaval Shah, 26, Fundraising & Finance Committee Chair Hi! I'm currently working for Siemens Water Technologies in New Jersey. I received a chemical engineering degree from Rutgers in 2006, and recently completed my masters at Columbia University. Hobbies include running (with the goal of running the Boston Marathon one day!), playing tennis (like all Indians), and listening to National Public Radio (NPR). Interesting fact about me: I had to get stitches on my face 11 times before the age of 11. I guess I was a rowdy child.
Jay Bhankharia, 23, Member at Large Jai Jinendra! Hi everyone. My name is Jay Bhankharia. I am a recent graduate of Rutgers University working in New York City now. Hobbies of mine include golfing, reading, and spending time with friends. I am a music video expert and in another life I would have been a movie director. Anything else you want to find out about, please ask me at the convention!
Nikhil Bumb, 21, Security Committee Chair Jai Jinendra! Born in Wyoming and raised in South Carolina, I recently moved to New Jersey to work for a consulting firm called ZS Associates. I graduated from Princeton University in 2008, where I studied electrical engineering and finance, and got masters in electrical engineering from Georgia Tech in 2009. I enjoy traveling, tennis, dancing, martial arts, reading, and pretty much anything Bollywood. It's my goal to set foot on all seven continents by the time I'm 30 - 4 down, 3 to go.
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