YJA Convention 2012 07 Tampa FL Tenth 027618

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

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ARPIT MEHTA
Jai Jinendra Folks! My name is Arpit Mehta and I am the Director of Education for the Year 2011-2012 I did my Masters in Bioinformatics from University of the Sciences in Philadelphia (USP), and I currently work as a Bioinformatics Scientist at the Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami. I am an adventure lover, and I've done all kinds of adrenaline activities like sky diving, bungee jumping, desert dirt biking, roller-coasters etc. I have a keen interest in reading Jain text and connecting it with scientific logic.
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BONITA PARIKH
Speaker Biographies
Bonita just recently graduated from Texas A&M with a degree in Psychology. She's on YJA board as South Regional Coordinator, and part of the Social Committee. During her free time, she likes to dance, run, eat sweets, and listen to anything Drake/Bollywood!
CHINTAN DHOLAKIA
Chintan currently works as an associate at a boutique investment bank in New York City. He graduated from Baruch College in 2007 and since then has worked in companies such as JP Morgan (NY and London) and Capital Trust (Real Estate Private Equity). Working in this field, he has gotten used to the long hours and I spend my free time reading and of course with my friends and family. Chintan has a passion for adventure and traveling. H spent over a month traveling across Europe visiting 10 countries and 18 cities. Chintan enjoys participating in YJA and have met lot of interesting people. He has always been a pretty religious guy, went to pathshala as a kid and I try to avoid all non-Jain food as far as possible. Chintan believes Jainism is a religion whose story needs to be told, and will gradually be spread all across the world. I would like to be a part of making that happen!
DEEPIKA DALAL
K. Deepika Dalal M.D. is an Associate Professor in Anesthesiology/Ob.Gyn at the University of Miami. She is an active leader in the Jain community, working at the grassroots level with particular Jain centers as well as the national level with JAINA programs. She is also a leader in the medical field, having published clinical research as well as participated in multiple Medical Camps.
DIPTI DEDHIA
Jai Jinendra! My name is Dipti Dedhia and I'm super excited to be this year's Northeast Regional Coordinator. I was born in India, but have grown up in Connecticut. I went to UConn to study Chemistry and will one day revolutionize the way that Chemistry is taught. This coming year, I will be a math/science teacher in Boston who gets to blow things up and spark curiosity. I love to dance around and make silly faces, I bake often for friends, but like it better when there are other people around to eat all the goodies, and I love the outdoors. I lived in a tent for two weeks in high school while hiking the Appalachian Trail, and I am a huge fan of good trails.
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