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
Md Risalat Hossain Ontor
Outreach Database Coordinator
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
Rita Kapadia
Secretary
Rohit Shendrikar
Board Co-Chair
Sandeep Dhuper
Member
Sanjay Chhugani
Member
Suman Mudunuri
Board Co-Chair
Vaishalee Raja
Member
Interns
Khadija Azhar
Mental Health Intern