Apna Ghar's Board of Directors

President: Mr. Danial M. Noorani has served on the Board of Apna Ghar for the past seven years, the last four as Vice-President.  Danial recently retired from a 26 year career in telecommunication, he chaired many industry forums and played a leading role the industry’s push towards competition.  Danial is also the Founding President of The Citizens Foundation, USA, an organization working to provide a quality education for under privileged children in Pakistan.

 

Vice President: Dr. Surinder Nand is Prof. of Clinical Psychiatry and Assoc. Dir., Psychiatry Residency Training Program in the Dept. of Psychiatry at University of Illinois, Chicago and has served as the Dir. of Mental Health Services at Jesse Brown VA Medical Center. She volunteers her time for issues related to homelessness and domestic violence and believes strongly that mental health leaders must be advocates for the mentally ill and dispel the stigma of mental illness.

 

Vice President: Mr. Saiyed Nasim Rabbani is a businessman and a community organizer with a long history of involvement in the Muslim and South Asian communities in Chicago.  Mr. Rabbani has served as a Director of VAB an organization that supports the education of needy children and the rehabilitation of destitute women and children in Bangladesh.

 

Treasurer: Ms. Nancy Ali has over 25 years of experience in both the corporate and not-for-profit sector in marketing, promotions, public relations and development.  She is currently serving as vice president, resource development, for one of the largest youth-based organizations in the country.

 

Secretary: Mrs. Usha Wasan, a very involved Apna Ghar board member for the last sixteen years as well as volunteering and being a Board member of the Downers Grove based Care and Counseling Center.  Usha is an active member of the Lemont Temple and has served as the President of their Hindu Satsang. 

 

Secretary: Ms. Ranjana Khan has worked in the health care administration field for over 25 years, with expertise in managed health care.  She has volunteered for many social causes and she is also an active Northern Board member of the Chicago Youth Services, an organization serving the social and developmental needs of underprivileged children in Chicago. 

Board Members

• Jagriti Ruparel, Vice President, Client Services, J P Morgan Chase Bank.
• Dr. Ashima Mehta, Physician
• Shehnaz I. Mansuri, Civil Rights Attorney, Gregory E. Kulis & Associates
• Ketki Parikh, Entrepreneur- Vachikam
• Rambha  Radhakrishnan, President - Club of Indian Women
• Neelam Kacker, senior Financial Analyst, Kraft  
• Dr. Dipankar Mukhopadhaya, Physician
• Jatinder Bedi
• Venu Gupta, Attorney
• Derek Usman, Attorney
• Dr. Sudha Rao, Physician

 

Alumni Board Members

• Zainab Ekbal, President of Raaz boutique
• Kanta Khipple, Executive Director, Family, Divorce and Mediation Services
• Santosh Lal, Medical Director, Oakton Medical Center
• Shaheen Sayeed, Professor, Morraine Valley Community College
• Prem Sharma, Artist and Entrepreneur