Staff
AWAZ
AWAZ – Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Response Team
Balvinder Kaur
Community Outreach Manager & Organizer
Hina Ahmad
Deputy Director
Ilesha Gupta
Community Outreach Organizer
Leena Mumtaz
Community Organizer
Mahtab Javed Siddiqui
Mental Health Therapist
Mohammad Sufian
Operations, LA Office
Nadia Rowther
Program Coordinator – Community Health Action Initiative
Nina Sharmin
Program Manager – Community Health Action Initiative
Nurtaz Asha
Public Benefits Coordinator and Administrative Assistant
Purvi Shahpatel
Clinical Supervisor
Saleena Dhakal
Special Projects Coordinator
Shakeel Syed
Executive Director
Shakuntala Chugani
Citizenship/Senior Services Coordinator
Tonya Somesh
Community Organizer
Zainab Syeda Qureshi
Director of Programs
Contact AWAZ staff by calling the general SAN phone number (562)403-0488 and ask for AWAZ support!
Board
Dr. Ashim Kumar
Treasurer
Dr. Meena Makhijani
Member
Kristeen Singh
Member
Laboni Hoq
Member
Ritu Mahajan
Member
Rohit Shendrikar
Board Co-Chair
Sandeep Dhuper
Member
Sanjay Chhugani
Member
Suman Mudunuri
Board Co-Chair
Vaishalee Raja
Member
Interns
Khadija Azhar
EMH Intern
