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Executive Committee

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Rubin Deol (President)

Sanchita Chakraborthy (Secretary)

Mini Nair (Vice-President)

Rubin was born in Punjab (India). He completed his undergraduate Engineering degree from NIT Jalandhar (India) and his MBA from Rotman School of Management (Univ of Toronto). He has 13+ years of experience in various leadership roles in Energy sector across 9 different countries. He and his family moved to Canada in 2013 and call Newfoundland as their home now.

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Mini Nair (Vice-President)

Sanchita Chakraborthy (Secretary)

Mini Nair (Vice-President)

  Mini is a wife and mother of a handsome boy. By profession she is an Early Childhood Educator and manage her own childcare center.  She loves children, making new friends and  travelling continuously in her mind, sometimes her body joins. In her own words: I cannot do great things but I do small things in a great way. The best of me is yet to come.

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Sanchita Chakraborthy (Secretary)

Sanchita Chakraborthy (Secretary)

Sanchita Chakraborthy (Secretary)

Sanchita was born in Bangladesh and grew up in India, She also calls St. John’s her home. She holds a law degree from University of Calcutta, and came to NL as an International student to study Gender Study and Criminology at MUN. Currently, Sanchita is working as Diversity Training Officer with the Association for New Canadians. In her s

Sanchita was born in Bangladesh and grew up in India, She also calls St. John’s her home. She holds a law degree from University of Calcutta, and came to NL as an International student to study Gender Study and Criminology at MUN. Currently, Sanchita is working as Diversity Training Officer with the Association for New Canadians. In her spare time, She runs a dance school named "Bollywood Jig"- a unique intercultural dance group made right here in St. John’s!

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Satinder Kaur (Treasurer)

Indu Singh Matta (Social Sec)

Indu Singh Matta (Social Sec)

Satinder is from Punjab, India. Newfoundland is her home for the past 14 years. She loves the art, craft, and scenery of Newfoundland. When the weather is nice she loves to go for walks. 

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Indu Singh Matta (Social Sec)

Indu Singh Matta (Social Sec)

Indu Singh Matta (Social Sec)

 Indu was born in Bikaner (Rajasthan), India. She completed her Masters degree in agricultural science from Udaipur University, Rajasthan. Indu moved to St. John’s in 2018. She loves socializing with different culture people and love organizing and participating in cultural activities. Indu loves cooking for family and friends.

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Amrita Ghosh (Sports Sec)

Indu Singh Matta (Social Sec)

Amrita Ghosh (Sports Sec)

Amrita was born and brought up in Bankura, a small town in West Bengal, India. She received her BSc (hons.) Agriculture (Visva Bharati University) and MSc degree in Agricultural Biotechnology (Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University) in India. Amrita came to St. John’s six years ago to peruse her passion for research and fell in love wit

Amrita was born and brought up in Bankura, a small town in West Bengal, India. She received her BSc (hons.) Agriculture (Visva Bharati University) and MSc degree in Agricultural Biotechnology (Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University) in India. Amrita came to St. John’s six years ago to peruse her passion for research and fell in love with this beautiful province. Currently, she is a final year Ph.D student in the Department of Biology, MUN. On her spare time Amrita loves cooking, singing and painting.

 Nikhilesh is a Graduate Student at Memorial University pursuing Masters in Applied Science. He is f

Nikhilesh Paliath (Student Rep)

Nikhilesh Paliath (Student Rep)

Nikhilesh Paliath (Student Rep)

Nikhilesh is a Graduate Student at Memorial University pursuing Masters in Applied Science. He is from Kerala, India and former Program Coordinator at Thanal (an Environmental NGO) for Waste Management & Climate Change projects.  He is also a member of MUN Climate Action Coalition & Social Justice Cooperative.  

Ross O'Keefe (Member at Large)

Nikhilesh Paliath (Student Rep)

Nikhilesh Paliath (Student Rep)

 Bio will be updated soon.. 

Rob Tizzard (Member at Large)

Nikhilesh Paliath (Student Rep)

Rob Tizzard (Member at Large)

  

Rob Tizzard I was born and raised in St. John's Newfoundland. In 1993 I relocated to British Columbia for almost 20 years. My wife Sandra and our two children Robert and Alexandria love attending events at the temple as well as the annual events. Being on the board of the friends of India is a great honour and I will strive to add value to the organization. 


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