SAJA Executive Committee
The Executive Committee is responsible for the day-to-day running of SAJA, and reports to the SAJA Board. More on SAJA's functioning, see its Bylaws.

• PRESIDENT:
  Deepti Hajela, newswoman, The Associated Press
• VICE PRESIDENT & CONVENTION CHAIR:
  Vikas Bajaj, reporter, Dallas Morning News
• TREASURER:
  John Laxmi, freelance writer and adjunct faculty, New York University
• SECRETARY:
  Monika Mehta, researcher, Associated Press
• COMMITTEE MEMBER & ADMINISTRATOR: Sreenath Sreenivasan, Columbia Journalism School

Press releases about SAJA Board (and past Board members):

• 2005
• 2003
• 2002
• 2001
  Other SAJA press releases

Board Members
The following are the elected members of the current SAJA Board

• Vikas Bajaj, reporter, Dallas Morning News (Dallas)
• Aseem Chhabra, freelance writer (NYC)
• Sandeep Junnarkar, professor, Indiana University (Bloomington, IN)
• John Laxmi, freelance writer and adjunct faculty, New York University (NJ)
• Deepti Hajela, newswoman, The Associated Press (NYC)
• Monika Mathur, researcher, The Associated Press (NYC)
• Aparna Mukherjee, producer, Bloomberg (NYC)
• Vandana Sinha, associate web editor, Reynolds Business Institute for Business Journalism
• Sreenath Sreenivasan, professor, Columbia Graduate School of Journalism (NYC)

E-mail: saja@columbia.edu

SAJA Committee Chairs
If you would like to be volunteer for a committee, write to the folks below, CCing saja@columbia.edu

• Convention: Vikas Bajaj
  vikasbajaj at gmail.com
  Members plan and program the annual convention
  
• Finance & Fundraising: John Laxmi
  sree@sree.net
  Members oversee the finances and fundraising efforts
  
• Governance: Deepti Hajela
  Members supervise the annual elections and other governance issues
  
• Membership: Vandana Sinha
  sajaparna at netscape.net
  Members coordinate membership benefits and efforts to attract more members
  
• Student Affairs: Aparna Mukherjee
  vsinha at americanpressinstitute.org
  Members work with the 150+ student members of SAJA, the annual scholarships and the mentor program
  
• Chapters: Aseem Chhabra
  chhabs at aol.com
  Members work with SAJA chapters around the U.S. and Canada
  
• National Programming: Aseem Chhabra
  chhabs at aol.com
  Members help put together programs around the country, including speaker and book tours
  
• Awards: Sandeep Junnarkar
  sajunnar at indiana.edu
  Members coordinate the SAJA Journalism Awards and the SAJA-Knowledge@Wharton Awards
  
• Media Watch: Hari Sreenivasan
  hari@ompower.com
  Members critique relevant media errors
  
• Website and Publications: John Laxmi
  Coordinates the material on SAJA.org (including the Stylebook, Self-Study Guide) and associated publications
  
• Photojournalism: Seshu Badrinath
  seshu at pipalproductions.com
  Coordinates the material on SAJA.org (including the Stylebook, Self-Study Guide) and associated publications

Chapters
See chapters page

Chapters Coordinator:
Assem Chhabra, freelance

Coordinators:
Bay Area: Julie Patel & Monica Mehta
Washington, DC: Vandana Sinha
Midwest: Anupy Singla, Bloomberg & Shruti Singh
Los Angeles: Gita Amar, freelance
Boston: Auditi Guha, freelance
Toronto: Vacant
Philadelphia: Gaiutra Bahadur, Philadelphia Inquirer
Atlanta: Neha Shah, CNN
Montreal: Vacant

Contact Info:
South Asian Journalists Association
c/o Prof. Sreenath Sreenivasan
Columbia Graduate School of Journalism
2950 Broadway
New York, NY 10027 * 212-854-5979 * saja@columbia.edu