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Avish Jain | Akron, OH
Avish is a recent MPH graduate from OSU. Just a kid from Akron, OH, he's always been interested in bridging medicine and technology and plans to work in healthtech. He has been involved with YJA as Director of IT, Co-Chair, and is now one of the JNF Co-Leads. As a speaker, he hopes to leave attendees with the inspiration to forge change. You'll often find him watching sports, traveling and eating at new restaurants, and exploring new music. Connect with him at avish.jain@yja.org.
Avni Nandu | Austin, TX
Avni is currently a Computer Science student at the University of Texas at Austin. Originally from Dallas, she attended Pathshala at the Jain Society of North Texas, where she worked towards facilitating the Jain Youth community within the sangh. Avni is also a member of this year's 2018 YJA Convention Committee as the Registration and Technology Co-Lead, and is excited to meet all the attendees!
Bansari Shah | Hoffman Estates, IL
Bansari grew up in the Northwest suburbs of Chicago and is a rising sophomore at the USC, where she is majoring in Business Administration (Fight On!). She loves napping, traveling, partaking in thrilling activities, and is known for her obsessions with Taco Bell and her car, Lexi. Bansari was a MidBest LR for three years, and this is her first year on the YJA Convention Committee. She loves working with her Daytime Programming and JNF Co-Leads and is looking forward to this year's convention!
Bhavisha Shroff | Iverness, IL
Bhavisha Shroff is a certified yoga instructor in the Chicago area. She is also a certified Cardiac Technologist and Echo Tech from Harper College in Palatine, IL. Before coming to the US, she earned her MS in Biochemistry from the University of Bombay. She is a Pathshala and Sutra class teacher at JSMC and has been a Jain Academic Bowl coach for the past 3 JAINA conventions. She really enjoys teaching and learning more about yoga, and how yoga connects our mind, body, and soul.
Bimal Chhajer | New Dehli, India
Dr. Bimal Chhajer is well-known in the field of Non-Invasive Cardiology. He completed his MBBS in Kolkata, his MD in Lucknow, and worked at All India Institute of Medical Sciences as a consultant for 6 years. He founded SAAOL Heart Center in 1995. Today he has over 60 centers in India and two internationally. He has successfully treated more than 125,000 heart patients and has written over 100 books. Dr. Chhajer has received many awards and has served as a consultant to two Indian presidents.
Charmi Vakharia | New York, NY
Charmi Vakharia is a third-year student at the New York University College of Dentistry and is originally from New Jersey. Charmi served on the Executive Board of YJA as Mid-Atlantic Regional Coordinator (2011-2012) and on the Convention Committee on the Security Committee (2012) and Social Committee (2014). She also participated in the Jain Academic Bowl from 2007 to 2011 at the JAINA Conventions. In her free time, Charmi likes to sing, do Bharatnatyam, and play tennis.
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