Staff
AWAZ
AWAZ – Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Response Team
Balvinder Kaur
Community Outreach Manager & Organizer
Farhana Haque
Administrative Assistant
Hina Ahmad
Deputy Director
Ilesha Gupta
Community Outreach Organizer
Khadija Azhar
Mental Health Therapist
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
Purvi Shahpatel
Clinical Supervisor
Saleena Dhakal
Special Projects Coordinator
Shakeel Syed
Executive Director
Shreya Srigiri
Paralegal
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
Ashim Kumar
Treasurer
Kristeen Singh
Member
Laboni Hoq
Member
Meena Makhijani
Member
Ravali Parsa
Member
Ritu Mahajan
Member
Rohit Shendrikar
Board Co-Chair
Sandeep Dhuper
Member
Sanjay Chhugani
Member
Suman Mudunuri
Board Co-Chair
Vaishalee Raja
Member
Zahra Hajee
Member
Interns
Ambreen Fahimullah
Special Projects Intern
Harmann Kaur
Youth Leader
Janki Sheth
Youth Leader
Krisha Mehta
Youth Leader
Simran Dandiwal
Youth Leader
Smita Sarker
Youth Leader
