Update, Jan 13, 2025: SAJA's 2025 Board met for the first time on Jan. 8 and elected the following slate of office bearers:

SAJA BOARD 2025:

2025 Executive Committee: 

• President: Sree Sreenivasan (re-elected President; second year of two-year board term)

• VP & Conf Chair: Kiran Khalid (first year of two-year board term)

• Secretary: Divya Karthikeyan (second year of two-year board term)

• Treasurer: Allana Akhtar (previously served as Secretary; second year of two-year board term)

• Controller (to work jointly with Treasurer): Mihir Zaveri (former President; first year of new two-year board term)

• Director of Comms: Tania Rahman (re-elected Director of Comms; second year of two-year board term)

General board members:

• John Laxmi (served as Treasurer for 25 years; second year of two-year board term)

• Pia Sarkar (first year of new two-year board term)

• Rekha Shanmugam (first year of two-year board term)

• Indira Somani (first year of two-year board term)

NOTE: Kiran and Indira served on the SAJA Board 15 and 23 years ago respectively. Our board members live in NYC, Philly, DC, Atlanta, Louisville and LA.

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Update, Jan 2, 2025: Five members were elected to the SAJA board, joining the continuing members.

• Kiran Khalid (new; served 15 years ago)
• Indira Somani (new; served 15 years ago)
• Mihir Zaveri (returning)
• Pia Sarkar (returning)
• Rekha Shanmugam (new)

2024 BOARD! FROM LEFT: Tania Rahman (Comms Director; Fast Company), Mythili Sampathkumar (President Emeritus; Freelance), Jennifer Chowdhury (Freelance), Pia Sarkar (Associated Press Philly), John Laxmi (Treasurer), Divya Kathikeyan (Louisville Public Radio), [Karen Mahabir On The Phone], Sree Sreenivasan (President; Digimentors), Priyanka Vohra (VP; Axios), Sabrina Malhi (Former President; Washington Post), Mihir Zaveri (Former President; NY Times), Allana Akhtar (Secretary; Freelance).

2024 BOARD MEMBERS

SAJA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: 

• President: Sree Sreenivasan (Co-founder and CEO, Digimentors)
• Vice President: Priyanka Vora (Director, Audience at Axios)
• Director of Communications: Tania Rahman (Social Media Director, Fast Company)
• Secretary: Allana Akhtar (Freelance writer)
• Treasurer: John Laxmi (Investor, podcaster)

REST OF THE SAJA BOARD:

• Jennifer Chowdhury, Freelancer, New York 

• Divya Karthikeyan, Louisville Public Media 

• Karen Mahabir, Associated Press, New York 

• Sabrina Malhi, The Washington Post, Washington DC 

• Mythili Sampathkumar, Freelancer, New York (President Emeritus)

• Pia Sarkar, Associated Press, Philadelphia 

• Mihir Zaveri, The New York Times, New York 

PREVIOUS BOARDS: