SALDEF 2015 Annual Report

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Mission & Vision........................................................................................ 3 Message from the Chairman and Executive Director................... 4

Leadership is Our History...................................................... 22 Deconstructing Bias: Turban Myths................................................... 8 Creating a Sikh American Platform in the Media..........................10 First-ever Sikh American Television Commercial.........................12

Leadership is Our Values....................................................... 14 Serving the Community........................................................................16 Protecting the Sikh Voice at the Ballot Box....................................18 Langar on Capitol Hill............................................................................20

Leadership is Our Future......................................................... 6 SikhLEAD: Internship Program..........................................................24 SikhLEAD: Leadership Development Program.............................26 SikhLEAD: Alumni Achievements.....................................................28

Leadership is Our People....................................................... 30 By the Numbers......................................................................................32 Financials.................................................................................................34 Sponsors, Partners, Board & Staff...................................................36 Appearances & Resources.................................................................38

MISSION, VISION, AND VALUES Founded in 1996, SALDEF is a national Sikh American media, policy, and education organization. Our mission is to empower Sikh Americans by building dialogue, deepening understanding, promoting civic and political participation, and upholding social justice and religious freedom for all Americans.

We are grounded in our values of chardi kala (eternal optimism), nimrata (humility) and seva (service), inspired by our sangat (community) for sarbat da bhalla (benefit of all).

We envision a United States where Sikh Americans are respected and recognized as a vibrant and integral part of the fabric of this nation and are appreciated for our shared values of service, social justice, and an unshakeable belief in freedom and equality for all.

WE ARE GROUNDED IN OUR VALUES OF OPTIMISM (CHARDI KALA), HUMILITY (NIMRATA) AND SERVICE (SEVA), INSPIRED

BY THE COMMUNITY (SANGAT) FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL (SARBAT DA BHALLA).

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MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!

As we enter our twentieth year we have been asking: What does it mean to lead? What defines leadership? For SALDEF, leadership is when we see our Sikh values in action, and when the practice of our values leads to sustainable, positive change.

Most powerfully, our SikhLEAD participants defined leadership for a new generation. They shared their vision for our collective future. They aim to live our values and empower communities.

They learned how to create a community of changemakers.

This year we shared the Sikh American story of courage, hard work, and service with millions at the Rose Parade, hundreds of staff and Members of Congress at Langar on the Hill, and one-on-one in our neighbor’s homes with the first-ever Sikh American television commercial.

As we look ahead to the next twenty years, we will have to continue to innovate and challenge our next generation of leaders to develop the skills to share our values in a digital world defined by social storytelling. That is why we are developing a new platform to share the stories of our community, SikhAmericans.org.

Deputy Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal exemplifies what it means to lead. He became the first Sikh American deputy sheriff in Texas to serve with his articles of faith intact. He was driven to join the Harris County Sheriff’s Office when he heard Sheriff Adrian Garcia at his local gurdwara, driven to follow our value of service. He is a powerful example of a Sikh who serves, and he has created new pathways for Sikh Americans.

We can only share our values with your support. Together we can show the world what it means to lead.

Thank you and Guru Fateh, MANJIT SINGH Chairman

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On New Year’s Day, a group of dedicated Sikh Americans made history. Fifty million Americans turned on their TVs to watch Sikhs who have committed their lives to service in the first-ever Sikh float at the Rose Parade. We are deeply grateful to our partners the United Sikh Mission, Khalsa Care Foundation, SikhLens, and Minu Kaur Singh, the float’s creative director, for turning an ambitious vision into a reality. SALDEF’s media team led public relations for this historic event.

THE FLOAT, WITH 17,000 MULTICOLORED ROSES AND 2,500 GERBERA DAISIES, TELLS THE STORY OF THE SIKHS' 125 YEARS IN THIS COUNTRY. AT THE TOP IS A REPLICA OF THE FIRST GURDWARA, CONSTRUCTED IN THE U.S. IN STOCKTON IN 1912…

SALDEF not only conducted outreach to broadcasters at the event, which included national outlets ABC, NBC, the Hallmark Channel, NPR and The Los Angeles Times, we also managed media outreach before, during, and after the event. We secured opportunities to share our heritage and Sikh values, like seva and chardi kala. More than 30 separate media placements were secured.

The Rose Parade effort speaks to the power of SALDEF’s Media Initiative: It provides Sikh Americans the opportunity to tell our stories and generate major Sikh American awareness, while empowering community leaders to build their voices and important relationships with media.

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FIRST-EVER SIKH AMERICAN COMMERCIAL The first-ever Sikh American commercial re-aired around the country thanks to an additional investment by Comcast Corporation valued at $1 million in air time. This represents a total investment of $3.5 million in the Sikh American community. The commercial, also known as a public service announcement (PSA) introduces the audience to Sikh Americans and the community’s identity, values, and 125-year history in the United States. The PSA is narrated by Waris Singh Ahluwalia, a Sikh American actor and designer.

“At Comcast, we know that timely, relevant information can inspire people and energize organizations to work toward change,” said Johnnie Giles, Executive Director of External Affairs at Comcast.

“We are pleased that SALDEF’s PSA was highly effective last year, and we are happy to re-air the PSA in an effort to continue this important momentum.”

The PSA was developed under the direction of SALDEF with the support of the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM).

MEDIA TRAININGS SALDEF media trainings expanded across the nation teaching Sikh Americans how to gain access and share their narrative with the media. Community-based trainings were held with dozens of Sikh Americans in Chicago and Detroit. Specialized trainings were held for all graduates of the SikhLEAD program, participants in the first Rose Parade float, and attendees at the National South Asian Summit. Trainees received extensive training from media veterans, including one-on-one interview training, a guide to sharing Sikh values in the media, and lessons how to effectively pitch stories. All members of the national Sikh Speakers Bureau continue to receive year-round support from SALDEF in sharing the Sikh voice on policy and values.

I HAD THE PLEASURE OF LEARNING THESE SKILLS IN A MULTIGENERATIONAL GROUP OF SIKH REPRESENTATIVES, EACH PERSON BRINGING DIFFERENT AND EYE-OPENING PERSPECTIVES TO THE TABLE. — AVNEET KAUR, CHICAGO MEDIA TRAINING GRADUATE

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Op-Ed: From Oak Creek to Charleston: Houses of Worship Under Attack NBC.com | June 24, 2015 | By Jasjit Singh, SALDEF Executive Director

Sikhs use Rose Parade Float in effort to build understanding The Los Angeles Times | December 31, 2014

Groundbreaking PSA aims to clear up misconceptions about Sikh Americans MSNBC | June 3, 2015 | The Rundown with Jose Diaz-Balart

Texas sheriff allows Sikh officers to wear beards, turbans on patrol The Washington Post | February 6, 2015

Second Hill Langar Raises Awareness About Sikh Faith Roll Call | August 4, 2015 LEADERSHIP IS OUR HISTORY // 13

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First generation students face unique struggles at great colleges PBS Newshour | April 9, 2015 Includes Mandeep Singh, SikhLEAD and Columbia College graduate (2015)

‘A blessing: Robbinsville Family awarded new van at ‘State of Township’ address NJ.com | March 30, 2015 Features the community-based volunteer work of Amman Singh Seehra and The One Project

Sister of Sikh-American Hate-Crime Victim: Attacker Is Just a Pawn in the U.S. Racism Game Colorlines | September 18, 2015

Turban-wearing Sikh deputy unites Harris County FOX 26 (Houston) | May 20, 2015 Features one-on-one conversations with Deputy Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal

Happy Father’s Day: Asian American Dads Write Letters to Their Children CAAM and Hyphen Magazine | June 19, 2015 Letters by Mandeep Singh Dhillon, Sonny Singh Caberwal, and Bhajneet Singh

It Is Time to Eliminate Otherness Huffington Post | February 27, 2015 Guneet Kaur, a SikhLEAD and Chapel Hill University graduate, writes a response to the murder of three Muslim students in North Carolina LEADERSHIP IS OUR HISTORY // 15

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THE FIRST TURBANED SIKH DEPUTY Marking a Sikh American milestone, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) in Texas welcomed Sikh officers with their articles of faith intact for the first time. The HCSO is the largest Sheriff’s Office in the nation to have a full-time Sikh American officer with his articles of faith intact due to a religious accommodation exception to their dress code policy. To mark this landmark occasion, SALDEF, alongside Sheriff Adrian Garcia of the HCSO, and Deputy Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal spoke at a press conference announcing the change. National, state, and community outlets covered this historic announcement, featuring the story of Deputy Dhaliwal.

SALDEF has been working with the HCSO since 2008 to facilitate a relationship with the Houston-area Sikh community and helped develop a policy on religious accommodation. SALDEF continues to conduct trainings on cultural sensitivity and training with the HCSO.

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LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM SALDEF certified 15 new Law Enforcement trainers, increasing the organization’s ability to provide Sikh Awareness trainings to law enforcement around the country. The graduates from around the country are part of the Law Enforcement Partnership Program (LEPP), established in 1999 as the first formalized cultural awareness training program for law enforcement about Sikh Americans.

The trainers are already teaching law enforcement and developing relationships in their communities.

The new LEPP class has the ability to cultivate cultural competency and introduce officers to the Sikh articles of faith and the Sikh way of life, using SALDEF created-curriculum, such as On Common Ground, which was used to train more than 40,000 employees at the TSA in one year. These trainers also learned how to employ the new anti-Sikh hate crimes tracking form, which the FBI and police around the country use.

THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE TRAINEES DID NOT KNOW ANYTHING AT ALL ABOUT SIKHS, AND COMPLETED THE TRAINING SESSION AND Q&A BETTER INFORMED ABOUT SIKHS, AND WILL BE BETTER POISED TO SERVE THE SIKHS …

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FBI BEGINS TRACKING ANTI-SIKH HATE CRIMES The federal government began tracking hate crimes against Sikhs and other communities. Following a five year effort, which began in 2010 by SALDEF, the FBI released new law enforcement reporting forms which will count hate crimes committed directed at Sikhs, Arabs, Hindus, Mormons, Orthodox Christians, and Jehovah’s Witnesses.

The FBI released the updated FBI Hate Crime Data Collection Guidelines and Training Manual, considered the sin­gle most impor­tant and inclu­sive hate crime train­ing resource avail­able for law enforce­ment. The new manual includes special training and scenarios to identify crimes directed against Sikhs and their articles of faith, developed with the help of SALDEF and using Turban Myths, the SALDEF / Stanford University report.

PROTECTING THE SIKH ID IN ILLINOIS After more than a year of work on the issue, Illinois has confirmed that Sikhs can wear their turbans in their driver’s licenses.

SALDEF received reports that Sikh Americans and members of other communities, like the Muslim community, in Illinois were being asked to remove dastaars and/or modify their articles of faith in order to get their driver’s licenses. SALDEF worked with the Secretary of State’s office to publish a poster and handout on religious accommodation of Sikh Americans, which is being shared with every office in the State as well as the public.

LEADERSHIP IN WASHINGTON SALDEF serves as a voice for Sikh Americans on issues that affect the lives of all Americans. SALDEF’s policy work includes representing our community on Capitol Hill, working with federal agencies, and building relationships with coalition partners.

SALDEF represents Sikh Americans on issues like voting rights, women’s rights, religious freedom, bullying, and civil rights.

Policies we support include the End Racial Profiling Act, the Safe Schools Improvement Act, and speaking out against the suspect surveillance of minority communities.

RECOGNIZED LEADERSHIP In September of this year, Executive Director Jasjit Singh was selected

by President Obama to be the first Sikh to serve the President's faith-based and neighborhood partnerships advisory council.

Additonally, SALDEF and Executive Director Jasjit Singh were honored by the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS) with their Community Achievement Award, in recognition of our leadership in civil rights for all Americans.

SALDEF is in the leadership of the National Council of Asian Pacific Americans (NCAPA), a member of the national Asian Pacific American Media Coalition, and serves on the Department of Homeland Security's Faith Based Initiative.

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SIKHLEAD CLASS OF 2015: INTERNSHIP PROGRAM The SikhLEAD Internship Program partners with congressional offices, federal agencies, and Washington based organizations to provide college, graduate, and law students with enriching internship experiences. Interns are given first-hand perspective into the functions of government and the opportunity to build a meaningful career network. Interns participate in a series of leadership development workshops and networking events with leaders in Washington.

This year, we inaugurated our first state level SikhLEAD internship program in New Jersey. This localized version of the internship program placed young leaders from the New Jersey community in the offices of New Jersey state legislators.

Jaspreet (Rosie) Kaur University of California, Berkeley – United States Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC)

Harman Paul Singh Brar State University of New York at Buffalo – Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)

Tejpaul Singh Bainiwal Humphreys College – The Leadership Conference on Human and Civil Rights (LCCHR)

Amreen Kaur Bhasin Vassar College – Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)

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Naureen Kaur Singh University of Colorado-Boulder – White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (WHIAAPI)

Kiman Kaur University of Utah – National Organization of Women (NOW)

Shawn Singh Bhatia University of Houston – SALDEF; Congressman Ted Poe (R-TX)

Bani Kaur Randhawa Northwestern University – SALDEF; Senator Bob Casey (D-PA)

Nanki Kaur Bhullar Santa Clara University – Congressman Mike Honda (CA-17)

Avneet Kaur Soin Tufts University – Association for Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO); Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)

Baljot Ranu Princeton University – Congresswoman Bonnie Watson

Ramandeep Kaur New Jersey City University – Middlesex Democratic Committee

Tejvir Singh Syosset High School – Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano

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SIKHLEAD CLASS OF 2015: LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM This year SALDEF successfully graduated its fourth Leadership Development Program (LDP) class. The program selects eighteen talented and promising young Sikh Americans from around the country for six days of training.

THE LDP PROGRAM SELECTS 18 TALENTED AND PROMISING YOUNG SIKH AMERICANS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY FOR 6 DAYS OF TRAINING. Participants create a personal mission statement, develop new skills in public speaking, increase awareness of personal culture and identity, develop a clear understanding of their unique leadership profile and build skills to increase community empowerment.

LDP inspires and trains Sikh American youth to become effective agents of change committed to exploring and realizing both their personal potential and that of the Sikh American community.

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LANGAR ON CAPITOL HILL The largest Congressional and community gathering in Sikh American history was held at the second annual Langar on Capitol Hill. Co-hosted by SALDEF’s SikhLEAD 2015 class and Congressman Mike Honda’s (D-CA 17) office, a record 17 Members of Congress and over 350 congressional staff members, Sikh community members, and non-Sikhs from a variety of professional paths shared Langar, became connected to Sikh values and the Sikh community, and heard why Congressional Leaders are dedicated to creating a more fostering environment for Sikh Americans.

Langar on the Hill was on the cover of Roll Call, a newspaper received by every Member of Congress and the White House, featuring the Sikh value of service. Over a dozen outlets covered the event and featured remarks of the SikhLEAD interns sharing our faith with their country.

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A RECORD 17 MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND OVER 350 CONGRESSIONAL STAFF MEMBERS, SIKH COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND NON-SIKHS … SHARED LANGAR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS / HEAD OF AGENCY 1. Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA 7) 11. Rep. Jerry McNerney (D-CA-9) 2. Rep. Sanford Bishop Jr (D-GA 2) 12. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY 6) 3. Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC 6), 13. Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX 2) Assistant Democratic Leader 14. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI 1) 4. Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA 27) 15. Rep. Mark Takano (D-CA 41) 5. Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-NY 14) 16. Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA 30) 6. Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA 2) 17. Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC 2) 7. Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA 3) 18. Chair Jenny Yang of the EEOC 8. Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA 4) (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) 9. Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA 4) 10. Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA 7)

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SPONSORS • APIA VOTE • Asian Americans Advancing Justice, Los Angeles • Association of Sikh Professionals • Chardi Kalaa Foundation • Comcast • Ik Manzil • LA County Human Relations Commission • Leadership Conference on Human and Civil Rights • National Council of Asian Pacific Americans

• South Asian Bar Association, Southern California Public Interest Foundation • Southwest Airlines

• University of Southern California, Office of Religious Life

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SALDEF is indebted to the following photo contributors: Les Talusan Photography; Hanee Designs; Harleen Kaur; Harnek S. Neelam; Rasna K. Neelam; Eastward Films; Bend the Arc; Common Ground Consulting; report concept & design: Eighty2degrees.

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Jasjit Singh, Executive Director Sona Simran Kaur, Communications Director Sumeet Kaur, Communications Manager Jyotswaroop Kaur, Education Director Navdeep Singh, Policy Director

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Bhupinder K. Malik Jaideep Singh Nick S. Kahlon Nitasha K. Sawhney Raj S. Badhesha Ritu K. Cooper

Manjit Singh, Chairman & Co-Founder Indira K. Ahluwalia Jasbir K. Bawa Kavneet Singh Navjeet Singh Parminder Singh

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REGIONAL DIRECTORS Bhupinder K. Malik, California Jaswant Singh Chani, Massachusetts Bobby Singh, Texas Navtej Singh Khalsa, Florida Sathanuman Singh Khalsa, Oregon LEADERSHIP IS OUR PEOPLE // 31

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FINANCIALS 2014 EXPENSES

2014 INCOME

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THANK YOU!

Additionally, we thank our supporters and volunteers from across the country who have helped us further our mission. Your contributions and support enhance the lives of thousands of Sikh Americans across the country. We look forward to your continued support in 2016 and beyond.

Achhar Singh Agyakar S. & Sarinder Kochhar Ajaib Singh & Hema Kaur Sidhu Ajay P. & Navdeep K. Singh Ajaypartap Bajwa Ajeet Sood Ajit & Satwant K. Singh Ajit Pal Singh Ajit Sawhney Amandeep Arora Amandeep Kaur & Balbir Singh Amandeep Pabla Amandeep Singh Amanpreet Singh Amar Jit Singh Amardeep S. & Sundeep Malhi Amardev Singh Amarishwar S. & Manjit K. Grewall Amarjeet Bhachu Amarjeet Kaur Amarjeet Singh Bhachu Amarjit Ghuman Amarjit Kaur Amarjit S. & Rajinder K. Riat Amarjit Singh Amarjit Singh Mann Amarjit Virdi

Amarpal Khanna Amazonsmile Foundation Ameek Sodhi Amit Aulakh Amreek Singh Amrik Atwal Amrik Kaisth Amrik Singh Pannu Amrit Anand Amrit Kalotra Amrit Kohli Amrit Rai Amrit Singh, Md Inc. Amrita Bindra Amrita Jolly Amritpal Singh Anant Singh Angad Singh Angadraj Sidhu Angela & Bhupesh V. Madan Anmol & Aneet Kapur Anmol Singh Apinder J. Singh Arun Chhabra Arvind Singh Arvinder Malhotra Arvinder Saluja

Atma Singh & Mrs. Ruhan Kainth Avon L. Fernandes Avtar & Baldev Kaur Singh Avtar S. & Satinder K. Dhaliwal Bajinder Singh Balbinder Singh Baldev Johal Baljeet Singh Grewal Baljinder Bathla Baljit & Anju Singh Baljit Chopra Baljit Dhillon Balpreet Bhamra Balwinder Singh & Pritpal Kaur Bains Beant Khalsa Beant S. & Barinder K. Deu Benjamin Ross Beverley Keefe Bhai Jaita Foundation Inc. Bhaji Dhillon Bhajneet Singh Bhavdeep Singh Bhupindarpal Singh & Gurinder Kaur Bhupinder Bains Bhupinder Bhangu Bhupinder S. & Daljit K. Bindra Bhupinder Saluja

Bikramajit Singh Bikramjit Ahluwalia Bir Grewall Birender Singh Bobby Singh & Arvinder K. Saluja Brinderjit Dhillon California Community Foundation Charanjit & Hardeep Rihal Charanjit Hundal Charanjit Khurana Charanjit Singh Charles Green Charlie Singh Chattar Singh & Bhupinder K. Saini Chawla & Associates, Inc. Chitratan Singh Sethi Courtney Gordon Dalip Singh Dalip Singh & Kawaljeet Kaur Daljeet & Gurpreet K. Singh Daljeet Arora Daljeet Dhillon Daljeet S. Somal Daljeet Singh Daljit S. & Sandeep K. Khosa Daljit Singh Sikka Damandeep Singh LEADERSHIP IS OUR PEOPLE // 35

Damanpreet S. & Nicole M. Bedi Daniel Runde Daphne Domingo Darshan Dhalla Darshan H. Singh Darshan S. Teji Darshan Saluja Davinder Marwaha Deanna Singh Deeptej Singh Deshpreet Bedi Devender P. & Manpreet Singh Devendra Kumar Devinder Singh Devinder Singh Bains Dhalbir Dhillon Dhindsa Group Of Companies Inc. Dilbag Singh & Kanwal M. Kaur Dilraj Ghumman DJ Singh Dr. Ajaib & Manjit I. Singh Dr. Amarjit Singh Marwaha Dr. Arinder Chadha Dr. Ginny K. Chawla Dr. Gurbux Singh Alag Dr. Gurinder Narain Dr. Harminder Kaur Dr. Heminder P. & Ramanjit K. Singh Dr. Jasbir S. Makar Dr. Jasvinder P.S. & Asvinder K. Chawla Dr. Kirpal Singh Dr. Mohinder S. Mudahar Dr. Pritam S. Saini Dr. Ranjit K. Teji Dr. Santokh Singh & Satinder Kaur Kathuria 36 \\ WHAT IT MEANS TO LEAD

Dr. Sutpal Singh Drs. Gurpreet Singh & Jasjit Singh Ahuja

Drs. Jasbir Singh & Satinder Mann Drs. Surjit S. & Savinder K. Julka Elaine Pinson Emendeep Singh Fateh Singh Gill Fatima & Riyadh Adamjee Gagan Bains Gagandeep Grewal Gagandeep Grewal & Sukhmani Singh Gagandeep Lamba Gagandeep Singh Gajinder & Meena G. Singh Gaurav Singh & Harpreet Kaur Gautam Singh Gian S. Seahra Gonmit Sehmbi Gulbash Singh Guljot Grover Gulroop S. & Parminder Hansra Guneet Chawla Guneeta Dang Gunjit Khurana Gurbux Alag Gurcharan Dhillon Gurcharan Rahi Gurcharan Singh & Raminder Kaur Jhaj Gurchit Chatha Gurdave Ahluwalia Gurdip Malik Gurdip S. & Balwinder K. Sangha Gurdit Suri Gurinder & Harsharn G. Singh Gurinder S. & Prabhjot K. Ahluwalia

Gurinder S. Kohli & Sumalee Phanitkaiwankosin Gurinder Singh Guriqbal Nandra Gurjendra S. & Harpreet K. Bedi Gurjit Kaur Gurmander Singh Kohli Gurmeet & Daljeet Gandhok Gurmeet Kalra Gurmeet S. Grewal Gurminder S. & Upkar K. Bhattal Gurnam S Pannu Gurnam S. & Shani Gill Gurneet Raina Gurpal Bains Gurpal Bhullar Gurpal Bhuller Gurpal Singh Kingra Gurparkash Singh Gurpartap Gulati Gurpartap Sachdeva Gurpreet Anand Gurpreet & Gulijit Singh Gurpreet Dhillon Gurpreet Machra Gurpreet Tuteja Gursagar Singh Gursharan Kaur & Brijinder Singh Gursharan S. & Ravinder Sidhu Gursharan Singh Gursharn K. & Jaswinder S. Bansal Gursharn Khehra Guru Amrit S. & Ong Kar K. Khalsa Guru Nanak Sikh Temple Guru Sangat Singh & Guru Sangat

Kaur Khalsa Gurvinder Singh Gurvinderp S. & Preet Kaur Narula Gwendolyn Johnson H Bedi Harbani Chaudhry Harbans S. & Surinder Kaur Sandhu Harbans Singh Harbhajan Purewal Harbind S. & Sandeep K. Chahal Harcharn Chann Hardeep Malhi Hardeep S. Hare Hardeep Walia Hardev Singh Hardilip Singh Hardip Kharbanda Hargurmukh Singh Hargurpreet & Amrit Pal Singh Harimohan Bawa Harinder & Tejinder K. Singh Harinder Dhandi Harinder Dhindsa Harinder Singh Harinderjit Singh Harjaneet Bedi Harjaneet Bedi & Deep G. Bassi Harjinder & Tejinder K. Singh Harjinder Dhaliwal Harjinder S. & Harjinder K. Kehal Harjinder Singh Harjit Singh & Ajit Chawla Harjot Singh Harkawal Rai Harleen Kaur

Harman Singh Biring Harmandar Singh Harmanpaul Gill Harminder Jassal Harminder Singh Harmohinder S. & Hardeep K. Gogia Harnek S. & Talwinder K. Thiara Harnoor Mahal Harpal & Inderbir Kaur Singh Harpal S. & Maria J. Khanuja Harpal Singh Harparkash & Jasbir S. Dhillon Harpinder Singh Harpreet Bains Harpreet Bhutani Harpreet Chopra Harpreet Neelam Harpreet Singh & Navneet Kaur Harsimran Bath Harsohena Kaur Harvinder Dhillon Harvinder Singh Healthy Jolly'S Inc. Healthypets Inc. Heminder Singh Herbert T. & Parminder K. Jassal Head Herjinder Malhi Herman Bhupal Hill Top Sunrise Inc. Husaninder Singh Inder Gadh Inder P. Singh Inderjit K. Puri Inderjit Kaur Inderjot Singh Malik

Inderpal Gumer Inderpal Singh Indira Ahluwalia Iqbal S. & Ajit K. Chawla Iqbal Singh Ishpas Singh & Kavneet Kohli Chhabra Ishtmeet Sahni J Jasbeena J.S. Duggal Jacob Waxman Jagdeep Bhamra Jagdeep Kathuria Jagdeep Singh Jagdish & Daljeet Singh Jagdisher S. & Kulwant K. Ghuman Jagjinder Singh Jagjit & Guninder Singh Jagtar Sahota Jagwinder Brar Jai Sethee Jaidev S. Bhattal Jame Boomgard Janit Singh Jas P. & Devinder J. Singh Jas Singh Jasbir K. Bawa Jasbir Makar Jasbir S. & Surjit Sethi Jasbir S. & Taranjeet K. Bhalla Jasjit Singh Jasjit T. & Jyoti J. Ahluvalia Jasjot Kaur Vermani, M.D., Inc. Jaskiran Mann Jaskiran Singh Jaskirat Bhatia

Jasmeet Nat Jasmeet Oberoi Jasmin Khangura Jasmine K. & Mandeep S. Arora Jaspal & Ravinder K. Singh Jaspal Chhabra Jaspal Kohli Jaspal Neelam Jaspal Singh Jaspaul & Pamela Gogia Jaspreet S. & Balwinder K. Dhillon Jaspreet Saluja Jasrich Paul & Kelly Suga Jasvinder Uberoi Jaswant S. & Ravinder K. Gill Jaswant S. & Sukhraj K. Bhatti Jaswinder Singh Jatinder Kaur Jatinder P. & Davinder D. Singh Jatinder Singh Jay Patel Jehangir Noor Jessica Merville Jivanjot Kaur Joanne Merideth Jackson Jogendra & Kirpal K. Singh Joginder S. & Charnjit K. Jodhka Joginder S. & Karnail K. Deu Joginder Singh Khalsa Jonathan Resly Jusdeep'S Legacy Community Care Foundation, Inc. Jyot Singh Kamal Singh Kamaldeep Pritsingh

Kamaljit Boparai Kamaljit Nijjar Kamaljot Singh Kanwaldeep Bajwa Kanwaldip Anant & Simrita Dhanjal Kanwaljit Singh Kanwarbir Charaia Kanwarpreet Chauhan Kaps Enterprises Inc. Karamjit Kaur Karandeep Anand Kartar Arora Kartar S. & Amarjeet K. Arora Kavi Raj Singh Kavneet S. Alag Kawaljeet K. & Mahendra S. Chawla Kawaljit Bhutani Khalsa Care Foundation Khushmit Kaur Khushvinder Singh Kiran & Kanwaljit S. Soni Kiranjit K. & Samrmukh S. Kang Kirat Gill Kuljot Singh Kulmeet Dang Kultej & Harneet Sawhney Kulvinder K. Mangat Kulvinder Singh Kulwant Dhaliwal Kulwant S. & Jagjit K. Modi Kunal Singh Lal Singh & Inder Mohini Livleen Singh M.S. Singh Madan M. & Sartaj I. Singh LEADERSHIP IS OUR PEOPLE // 37

Madhsudan Hans Madhu Singh Mahal Family-Hemkund Foundation Maithili Jha Mandeep & Jasleen Singh Mandeep Chadha Mandeep Ghumman Mandeep Gill Mandeep Kaur & Parminder Mann Mandeep Singh Mandhir Suri Maninder Khalsa Manjeet S. Dadyala & Nimrita Dhanjal Manjeet Singh & Sarbjeet Kaur Manjeet Tangri Manjinder Beesla Manjinder Kandola Manjit Bedi Manjit Narang Manjit S. & Rajinder Taneja Manjit Singh Manjit Singh, Manjit Kaur & Surinder Singh Grewal Manjit Walia Manmohan S. & Jaswant K. Gulati Manmohan Singh Manohar Singh Grewal Manpreet Dhalla Manpreet S Kaeley Manvinder Chopra Manvinder Talwar Marita Etcubanez Matt A. & Sukhjit K. Dhillon Trustee Meera Bajwa Mehartaaj Grewal 38 \\ WHAT IT MEANS TO LEAD

Metro Anesthesia Consultants Michael Singh Mirinjyot & Tejbir S. Phool Mohan & Shamsher Dhillon Mohan Dhariwal Mohanpal S. & Seema G. Dulai Mohinder & Manjit K. Singh Mohinder Gulati Mohinder I. & Harmeen M. Singh Mohinder Paul & Trevinder Alhluwalia Mohinder Paul S. & Trevinder Ahluwalia Mohinder Sikka Mohinder Singh Mohinderpal Kanwal Monia Kaur Mukhtar Kamboj Nandra Family Practice Ltd Narinder Jolly Narinder K. & Resham S. Garcha Narinder S. Kohli Narinder Singh Narinderpal S. & Davinder S. Marwaha Navin Dargani Navjeet Chabbewal Navjeet Singh Neelu & Barindar Marshall Chawla Neelu Arora Network For Good Nina Sachdev Nirmal Virdee Nirmala Mallya Nirmolak Ari Nirvair Singh Nirvikar Singh Parambir Singh

Paramjeet Singh Paramjit & Ramli Bawa Singh Paramjit Grewal Paramjit S. & Anju Sachdeva Paramjit Sarin Parbhdeep S. Chawla Pardeep S. & Ramneek K. Bhullar Pargat S. & Parminder K. Kehal Parminder Ahuja Parminder & Lakhbir K. Singh Parminder K Dhillon Parminder Singh Parnita S. Bhatia Parvindar Singh Wadhwa Parvinder S. & Manmohini K. Sodhi Parvinder Singh Patricia Born Pavita Singh Pavneet S. & Neena K. Uppal Perminder Bhatia Permvir Singh Prabhjit Sachdeva Prabhjot Basra Prabhjot Kaur Pradeep A. & Ranjit Sight Dhillon Praful Anugu & Amrita Dhanjal Reddy Preet Anand Preet Singh Preetinder Narang Priampal Rishi Princepreet Singh Priya Bathija Purshotam Gulati Pyarasingh Wilkhu Rachhpal Sing & Balbir Kaur Pandher

Ragbir S. Dhillon Raj Chotalla Rajamar Singh Rajdeep Singh Rajinder & Neena Singh Rajinder Gill Rajinder Mehta Rajiv Chhatwal Rajvinder Rao Rajwinder Deu Rajwinder Kaur Rajwinder Sehdev Ralph Singh Ramanpreet Singh Ramdeep Kaur Khalsa Raminderjeet S. Kohli Ranbir S. & Shobha Sekhon Ranbir Singh Randeep Dhami Ranjit & Gurucharan Mac Ranjit & Narinder Kaur Singh Ranjit & Payal K. Singh Ranjit Kooner Ranjit Singh Rashpal Singh & Manjit K. Dhindsa Rasna Neelam Ratinder Ahuja Rav Arneja Ravinder Deosi Ravinder J. Singh Ravinder Jit Singh & Ashwinder Kaur Ravinder Sawhney Ravpreet Singh Reeva Dua Renee Matalon

Renuka Hukmani Resham Singh Rick & Simran Singh Ritu Kaur Cooper Rob Randhava Roma Rajpal Romi K. Sawhney Rommel Dhadha Ronald A. & Manjit Reddick Tr. Rukku Singla Rupinder Thind Saanand Sethee Sadhu Singh & Tirlochan K. Rikhiraj Sandeep Tuli Sandhya Bathija Sandu Singh & Tirlochan K. Rikhiraj Sandy Magon Sangeeta Luthra Sanjay Sharma Sant S. & Jasbir K. Hanjan Sarabjit S. & Inderjit K. Bakshi Sarabjit S. & Jaspal K. Neelam Sarabjit Singh Sarabjit Singh Kainth Sarbjit K. Singh Sarbjit S. & Kamaljit Bhandal Sarnagat & Davinder K. Chhabra Sartaj Dhami Sartaj Rekhi Sarwan Singh Raju Sat Avtar Khalsa Satbir Neelam Satdarshan Monga Satinder & Harpreet Rekhi Family Trust Satinder Bhatia

Satinder Malhi Satinder Singh Satinder Virdi Satnam Bhullar Satnam Singh Satpal Narang Satsundri Khalsa Satwant Kaur Tulsi Savneet Singh Seema Sidhu Shamsher Kang Shanti K. Khalsa Sharanpreet Singh Sheena S. & Gurpreet. K. Samra Shivani & Jaspreet Singh Shivcharn S. & Sukhdev K. Ghuman Shonali Burke Shuba Bindra Siamran Bindra Siddharth Shah Sikh Dharma Of Southern California Sikh Foundation Of Virgina Simranjeet Kaur & Harminder Singh Jassal

Simranvir Kaur Singh Management Company, Llc Siri Karm Singh Khalsa Sonia Kandhari Sophia Rowen Stephen Pelliccia Sudeep Sandhu Sujatha Blackstone Sukhdev S. & Kailash R. Bedi Sukhjeet Sodhi Sukhmel S. & Amarjit K. Atwal Sukhveen Ajrawat

Sukhvinder Mehta Sukhvir Singh & Daljit Kaur Mundi Sukhwant Jhaj Sukhwinder Kaur Sumandeep Kaur Sunaina Gogia Sundeep S. & Manmeet K. Dhillon Sunil & Margo Dhaliwal Surinder & Amarpreet Multani Surinder & Arvind K. Arora Surinder & Surjeet K. Singh Surinder Kahlon Surinder Kaur & Gurinder Singh Bedi Surinder Multani Surinder Paul S. & Harminder K. Gadh Surinder Sachdeva Surinder Singh Surinderjit Sambhi Surinderpaul S. & Harbhajan K. Talwar Surjeet Bakshi Surjeet S. & Kuldeep K. Sidhu Surjit Chandhoke Surjit Maniktala Sutbir & Mrs. Prabhjyot Randhawa Sutinder Kaur Chawla Tajinder Singh Talvinder Ghuman Tanveer A. & Nelofer Kirmani Tanveer Arora Tanveer Kaur Khanijoun Tarlochan Singh & Regina De'Jernette Rangi Tarnveer Singh Tejdeep Rattan Tejmohan Chawla

Tejpal Chawla Tejvansh Soni Thakar S. & Rajinder K. Basati The Alag Family Fund The Dutta Family The Sikh Foundation, USA The Tides Center Thomas Felix TJ Consulting Group Inc. Trevor Jegroo Trilochan & Hardeep Singh United Way California Capital Region United Way Of New Mexico United Way Of Tri-County Inc. United Way Silicon Valley Updesh K. Deol & Charat S. Mahal Upendra Singh & Smriti Gandhi Dhanjal Upinder Singh Vablinder S. & Gurvinder Mehta Valarie Kaur Valerie Ford Miller Varinder S. & Parminder Dhillon Varinder Singh Vidhya Ragunathan Vijay Gulati Vikramjit Kanwar Viray Patel Viresh Desai Walter Tsou Yadvinder S. & Harbinder Virk Yash Sodhi Yashpal Bains Zorawar Bindra

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