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The Public Relations Committee of Nepalese Association in Southeast America (NASeA)
Would like to invite you All to the September 30, 2012 Talk Session over the phone (Free Conference Call)
On the topic:
Move on from darkness to light!
Date: Sunday, Sept 30, 2012
Time: 11 AM Eastern Time
Venue: Conference Call
Conference Phone: 218-339-2500
Pass Code:139004#
Please do not miss out this important interactive session with Buna Dahal. Following this talk, we will take questions.
You can also e-mail your questions prior to the talk session to NASeA Public Relations Committee Chairperson, Dr. Ram C. Baral, at dr.ram.baral@gmail.com.
Buna Dahal, the Nepalese Helen Keller, has been transforming lives of many for 21 years.
Watch Buna’s Interview with Tom Mustin on CBS Channel 4 News below:
http://www.bunadahal.com/bio.html
Successful executives have applied her strategies toward personal and career growth. Fortune 50 mindsets come from discipline, drive, and detachment. Applying self with an open hand and a quiet heart is true leadership. Buna Dahal will guide you to realize your aspirations.
The historic picture of employment for the blind and visually impaired was more akin to parking a human mind than to empowering an individual to achieve their career goals. For seven consecutive years Buna Dahal –the employment specialist at the Colorado Center for the Blind– placed 85% of her clients in rewarding positions through the competitive job market. They are working, paying taxes, and climbing according to their own merit.
A child born blind in Nepal soon encounters the boundaries of low expectations. This precocious child, Buna at age five, pushed against those boundaries and lead her own parents to the doorstep of the Provincial School for the Blind in Dharan. Thus initiating a personal trajectory that found her in the United States as a scholarship student at the Overbrook International school at age 18, Columbia College in Chicago at 26, invited to present an empowering speech at the United Nations in March 2007, and Regis University School of Professional Studies earning her Masters just before her 38th birthday.
At an early age Buna realized that she had a dream… not just to survive but to live. She had a desire to spread her wings because she knew there is much more in life than just existing. Today Buna Dahal lives her life with confidence and ambition by inspiring others across the globe.
Visit her blog where she speaks and writes about noble leadership, carving out your profession, unraveling boundaries, and the American Spirit.
Leadership Highlights:
VSA Colorado, Board of Directors, 2011
National Federation of the Blind of Colorado, Secretary, 2009 – Present
Meeting The Challenge, Inc. Rocky Mountain ADA Center, Leadership Network, 2009 – Present
National Federation of the Blind of Colorado, Scholarship Committee, Chairperson, 2009 – Present
Blind Corps, Board of Directors, 2008 – present
Colorado Center for the Blind, Board of Directors, 2008 – present
Littleton Immigrant Integration Initiative (LI3), Board of Directors, 2004 – present
National Federation of the Blind, National Employment Committee, Chairperson, 2005 – 2010
National Federation of the Blind of Colorado, Board Member, 2008 – 2009
National Federation of the Blind of Colorado, Scholarship Committee, Member, 2005 – 2007
National Federation of the Blind, Denver Chapter, First Vice President, 2006 – 2007
National Federation of the Blind, Denver Chapter, Secretary, 2003 – 2006
National Federation of the Blind, National Employment Committee, Member, 2001 – 2005
National Association of Blind Students, First Vice President, 1996 – 1997
Illinois Association of Blind Students, President, 1996 – 1997
Phi Theta Kappa International, Phi Beta Chapter, Public Relations Secretary, 1995 – 1996
Illinois Association of Blind Students, First Vice President, 1995 – 1996
National Association of Blind Students, Second Vice President, 1995 – 1996
Illinois Association of Blind Students, Treasurer, 1994 – 1995
Honors and Awards:
Recipient of the 2010 David M. Clarke, S.J. Innovative Leadership Award, Regis University School of Professional Studies
National Federation of the Blind, tenBroek Fellow Scholarship, 2008
Colorado Center for the Blind, 20 Who Have Lead The Way (Leadership Award), 2008
National Federation of the Blind of Colorado, State Scholarship, 2008
City of Littleton in Colorado, National Library of the Month celebration, Community Leader for promoting literacy, 2004
City of Littleton, “Guest Citizen” Award, 2004
Columbia College Chicago, Hermann Conaway Scholastic Award, 1997
Columbia College Chicago, Transfer Student Scholarship, 1996
Phi Theta Kappa International, Orlowski Candidate Award, 1996
Blind Services Association, Education Award, 1993 – 1996
National Federation of the Blind, National Scholarship, 1995
Phi Theta Kappa International, Illinois chapter, Regional Distinguished Leader of the Year Award, 1995
Selected to Who’s Who Among Students in American Junior Colleges, 1995
National Federation of the Blind of Illinois, State Scholarship, 1994
Nominated to Phi Theta Kappa International, 1994
Overbrook International, Study Abroad Scholarship, 1990 – 1991
Moderator
Ram C. Baral, Ph.D
Professor of Psychology
Benedict College and
Southern Wesleyan University
and
Chair
Public Relationships Committee
Nepalese Association in Southeast America (NASeA)
1) Senior Chair/Co-Chair: Mr. Raja Ghale (Ex-President of NASeA), GA
2) Senior Chair/Co-Chair: Dr. Dharmendra Dhakal, TN, (Ex-President of NASEA)
3) Co-Chair: Dr. Tilak Shrestha, AL
4) Co-Chair: Mr. Tara Pun
5) Co-Chair: Dr. Shankar Parajuli, SC
Members: 6) Dr. Archana Pandey, NC,
7) Dr. Bishwa Adhikari, GA/Canada,
8 ) George Thomas, MO,
9) Dr. Nita Thapa, SC
10) Dr. Piyush Upadhyay, SC
11) Mrs. Dina Khaniya, SC
12) Dr. Samar Paija Magar, SC
13) Mr. Satish Gupta, SC/NC
14) Mr. Manish Shakya (SCAN President)
15) Dr. Remanta K.C.,
16) Shakti Aryal, MS
17) Mr. Chester Reynolds, TN
18) Mr. Francis Harper, AR
19) Dr. Gail Triff, FL
20) Mr. Madhab Mainali, AL
21) Dr. Archana Kattel, President FNA
22) Dr. Khusi Ram Tiwari, FL
23) Member: Hari Bhandari, GA
24) Cathy Sharma, LA
25) Mr. Dipendra Lamichhane, NC
26) Nabin Pariyar, KY
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Date and Time : Sunday, November 11, 2012
Venue : Centennial Olympic Park (Gate of the Park facing CNN)
Time : 09.30 AM in the Morning
Thank you all for participating in this event.
For questions and information, please contact:
Dipendra Thapa, Phone 678-428-7876, dipendrat@hotmail.com
Pranaya Lama, Phone 404-645-2129, lamapran@yahoo.com
Mohan Bista, 678-577-3376, bista_mohan@hotmail.com
Click here to see the article about the return of Peace Corps to Nepal.
Amid a ceremony at the ANMA-NASeA Convention, the Community Services Committee of NASeA recognized the following eight individuals as Emerging Social Leaders and one Outstanding Social Leader of 2012 for their outstanding contributions to the Nepali Communities/Diaspora in the USA and back home in Nepal.
Dr. Lila Bahadur Karki, the Chairperson of the Community Services Committee and the Executive Member of NASeA, briefly highlighted their commendable accomplishments and Sanjeeb Sapkota, President of NASeA, handed out plaques to the recognized social leaders. On behalf of NASeA, we congratulate our outstanding social leaders and expect even more services to the community in the following years as well.
NASeA Emerging Social Leaders of 2012:
1. Shailendra Devkota, President, NCNC
In a short involvement with NCNC, he has demonstrated his dynamic leadership to heighten Nepali identity in the NASeA region and beyond. He has provided Nepali communities, specifically NCNC members, with a feeling of being at home in Nepal by implementing so many wonderful activities:NCNC Members’ Contact Office, Nepali School, Radio Mirmire, Sangalo Newsletter, Monthly Movie Show, Blood Donation Drive (the highest number of donors in NASeA region so far), Satsang, and many other commendable activities that have truly adhered the majority of the Nepali under the single umbrella of NCNC.
2. Sangita Dongol, Chair, Children and Youth Committee/Coordinator, Atlanta Nepali School, Georgia
She is a champion blood donor and a regular volunteer and has been working hard to promote and teach Nepali language, culture, and moral education through the Atlanta Nepali School, leading NASeA’s very first children and youth committee to reach out to so many young talents to prosper through children to children webinars, and is also a Satsang organizer who focuses on women’s groups, and also a proven fund raising activist for NASeA.
3. Choonamani Khanal, General Secretary, FANS, INLS, Editor in chief of Voice and Sagar Newsletters, Former Information Secretary of FNA, Chairperson, NASeA Publication Committee, Founding Coordinator of Miami Pathsala, Florida
First of all, we wish him a quick and healthy recovery. He is a person with multiple talents, a true social HERO, and a highly dedicated individual who extends generous hands, and a big heart and mind to the needy people in the Nepali community and beyond. He always regards social service a top priority despite his serious health issue of having to carry a big cylinder of oxygen 24/7. No matter which Nepali organization (FANS, INLS, NASeA, FNA, …), his presence is always there. He is also the founder of Kritagya Trust that serves and empowers rural communities in Nepal.
4. Dr. Divya Pradhan, President of NANA, Alabama
She has shown exemplary leadership as the President of the North Alabama Nepali Association (NANA) for the past several years. She has been actively involved in organizing activities of Nepali origin, maintaining a true cohesiveness amongst Nepali people, preserving and promoting Nepali culture and values and passing them to the children and the community, representing Nepal in the local community and international institutions and also organizing social programs like blood donation drives.
5. Krishna Shrestha, President of INLS Florida Chapter
As the President of the International Nepali Literary Society (INLS), Florida Chapter, he had provided the targeted group with remarkable contributions and a patriotic dedication by promoting Nepali culture, literature, and language in Florida and beyond. INLS has established five Nepali Schools (Pathsala) respectively in West Palm Beach, Miami, Orlando, Tampa, and Jackson until today. They have been role models in heightening the Nepali identity through Pathsala, not only in the NASeA region but also in the USA.
6. Dr. Hem Raj Joshi, Ohio
His constant support and commitment to empower especially rural girls of Far West Nepal through education has highly been commended in the Nepali Diaspora. He has been providing many scholarships focused on minorities and underprivileged girls and monetary support to establish and promote schools facilities (text books, furniture, and libraries). Simultaneously, he has been leading annual fund raising campaigns to provide patients in need of cataract surgery and free eye camp services in the Far West; these are truly commendable accomplishments.
7. Dr. Binay Shah, Washington
Since an early age, he has been providing many young Nepali medical doctors and students with training opportunities through telemedicine, and has also been providing grants to conduct research on emerging issues in the health sector, has collaborated with B. P. Koirala Memorial Hospital to establish the first bone marrow transplant center in Bharatpur, has invited Nepali health professionals to the USA for training, and has organized conferences to update knowledge and skills of the young doctors regarding cancer treatments.
8. Ramakant Kharel, Illinois
He is a social HERO who follows simple living and high thinking thoughts. He is a man with a gigantic heart, truly generous hands, and mind to serve the Nepal community regardless of where, what, or when. His readiness to support the Nepali community with his optimum capacity is praiseworthy. He has always been there to extend generous hands to promote social services and physical, moral, and financial support. His contributions to Nepal Wireless Project, Empower Nepal Foundation, victimized individuals, people in need, and many other organizations has encouraged others to participate in such noble causes.
NASeA Outstanding Social Leader of 2012
9. Dr. Prahlad D. Pant, President of Prahlad & Bindu Pant Orphans Foundation
He is one of the few Nepali people in the USA who barley needs an introduction; the first Nepali to receive Ph.D. in engineering, a past president of ANMA, Lead Founder of the Nepalese American Council (NAC), Founder and CEO of Prahlad & Bindu Pant Orphans Foundation, Chairperson of Nepali Community Center in Atlanta (working committee), and advisor of NASeA. His years of experience, service, and dedication to the Nepali community through multiple projects are highly appreciated in Nepali Diaspora.
10. Bruce Keenan and Susan Keenan, Founder and CEO of Himalayan Children’s Charities, Georgia
They established Himalayan Children’s Charities in 2000 to extend their charitable minds, hearts, and services. They have been fully supporting 51 children in Kathmandu and 20 children in rural areas by providing food, housing, education, health care, and all other needs. They are shaping the future of 71 poorest of the poor orphaned and abandoned little Nepali brothers and sisters and are working relentlessly to serve more children.
Finally, we would like to thank the following generous sponsors of the 2012 NASeA Outstanding Social Leaders Recognition Program:
1.Madhav Dhakal, Highpoint, NC
2.Blood Donors of America
3.Radha and Krishna (Radha-Krishna) Poulel, Indianpolis
4.PadmaDal Memorial Foundation
Thank you, our community service committee members and contact personnel for your wonderful cooperation and hard work throughout the entire year.
Respectfully,
Community Services Committee of NASeA
Lila B. Karki, Ph.D., Chair (AL),
Ghan Shyam Bhatt, Ph.D. Co-chair (TN),
Members:
Khusi Ram Tiwari, Ph.D. (MS), Madav Dhakal, (NC), Ajaya Satyal, (FL), Dipak Regmi, (GA),
Ramesh Chandra Khanal, Ph.D. (AR), Satish Chandra Gupta, (SC), Sakina Shrestha, (GA),
Bijaya Kattel, Ph.D., (FL), Tilak B Shrestha, Ph.D., (AL), Hari Sharan Karki, (LA), Bishal Gurung, (GA),
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