Who We Are

Board of Directors

  • Farrah Mozawalla

    FOUNDER

    Asian American Institute for Research & Engagement

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  • Cherry Huang

    FOUNDING PRESIDENT OF

    Chinese University Alumni Alliance

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  • Laura Curran

    FORMER COUNTY EXECUTIVE

    Nassau County

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  • Dr. Ijaz Ahmad

    FOUNDER OF

    American Pakistani Public Affairs Committee

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  • Dr. Sadia R. Chaudhury

    FOUNDING ORGANIZER OF

    Muslims for Progress

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  • Dawei Zhou

    FOUNDING MEMBER OF

    Long Island Chinese American Association

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  • Sunita Manjrekar

    DIRECTOR OF

    Employment Programs, Nassau County Department of Social Services

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  • TJ Bolla

    DIRECTOR OF

    Bolla Charity Foundation

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  • Juleigh Chin

    Herricks School Board

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Meet the Team

  • Jyoti Anand

    Program Facilitator

  • Dr. Andrea Ault-Brutus

    Research Supervisor

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  • Jamie Tiso

    Director of Administrative Services and Finance

  • Jin Choi

    Jin Choi

    Program Director

  • Ayesha Fatima

    Coalition Engagement Director

  • Cailin Hoang

    Design Specialist

  • Kashmiraa Pandit

    Research Director

  • Claudia Cheng

    Program Director

  • Athul Santhoshi

    Communications Coordinator

Class of 2025

Fellows & Interns

  • Andrew Lomonaco

    Research Fellow

  • Emily Chan

    Research Fellow

  • Evelyn Qiu

    Research Fellow

  • Ayesha Rashid

    Community Health Fellow

  • Olivia Chae

    Social Media Fellow

  • Alisha Paracha

    Research Intern

  • Ameen Dalal

    Research Intern

  • Anzila Mokaria

    Research Intern

  • Chloe Wu

    Research Intern

  • Prisha Dass

    Research Intern

  • Nikhil Aggarwal

    Research Intern

  • Ruqayah Mahmud

    Research Intern

  • Caitlin Lee

    Community Health Intern

  • Celine Zheng

    Social Media Intern

  • Yuvraj Chugh

    Social Media Intern

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