YJA Convention 2018 07 Chicago IL

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

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Nikita Mitchell | Oakland, CA
Nikita T. Mitchell is the creator of Above the Bottom Line. She received her MBA from UC Berkeley, Haas School of Business and has been cited as Diversity MBA Magazine's Top 100 Under 50 Executive & Emerging Leaders. Nikita serves on the Board of Directors for Planned Parenthood of Northern California and is currently a senior manager at Cisco. In her free time, you can find Nikita catching up on her never-ending reading list, training for a half-marathon, or planning her next vacation.
Nita Vakharia | Monroe Township, NJ
Nita Vakharia is a CPA and Auditor from New Jersey, holding a Master's in Economics from Ohio University, a Master's in Taxation from Rutgers University, and ACCA in the U.K. Nita has been teaching Jainism and Gujarati to students in grades 8-12 at the Edison/Franklin Township, NJ Pathshala since 2006. She has also coached the NJ Jain Academic Bowl teams at JAINA Conventions since 2007. She has organized annual Jain camps led by religious scholars from India since 2006.
Nitin Shah | La Mirada, CA
Dr. Nitin Shah is a Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at Loma Linda University and is Chief of Surgical ICU at Long Beach Veterans Hospital in CA. He is a past President of Jain Center of Southern California and is the Founding President of Anekant Community Center. He is involved in many Philanthropic activities in medicine, education, and other services around the world. He has organized 173 National and 101 International Medical/ Surgical Missions in eleven countries.
Parag Doshi | South Barrington, IL
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Dr. Parag Doshi is the President and Founder of the Chicago Cardiology Institute. He is a leading expert in the field of Complex Cardiovascular Interventions. He has performed live cases and given lectures at many international conferences. He has also been the co-director of the annual C3 Conference with over 1200 attendees. Dr. Doshi has contributed to research and literature. He strives to inject compassion and equanimity in his medical practice and in interactions with his coworkers.
Parshva Vakharia | Monroe Township, NJ
Parshva Vakharia is a rising junior at the New York University Stern School of Business studying Finance and Accounting. He currently serves as the Director of Education for the YJA Executive Board and a Co-Lead for the Daytime Programming Convention Committee. Parshva has a wide range of interests, including tabla, singing, Chinese yo-yo, traveling, and basketball, and he is a diehard Boston Celtics fan.
Payal Shah | Chicago, IL
Payal grew up in sunny Southern California but was steadily convinced to move to the wintery depths of the Midwest after marrying her husband, Amam. Payal works in Project Management at LabCorp. She takes an avid interest in participating in temple activities, trying to keep that connection to her faith through what she loves to do-choreographing and teaching dance to kids for major temple events.
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