Education : M.S. (USA), M. Sc. (India), LUTCF

Occupation : Professor, Business Owner & Real Estate Investor & Developer (Licensed Real Estate & Insurance Agent)

Member Association : Jain Center of New Jersey - Essex Falls, NJ (JCNJ)

Goals

• Make JAINA financially strong without cutting programs Help JAINA fundraising activities
• Organize Regional Jain Milan Conventions The most urgent need for the Jain community
• Work closely with the Directors from all Jain Centers
• Establish College Scholarship for Jain Graduate students I have $100,000+ in commitments

Accomplishments

JAINA

• JAINA Treasurer (2013-15)
• JAINA VP Northeast (4 years)
• JAINA Director (10 years)
• Chairperson, 2007 JAINA Convention Food & Facility Rentals Committee
• Chairperson, JAINA Senior Housing Committee
  - Conducted "Senior Housing Need” survey, receiving 100+ responses
  - Traveled to FL to find building sites & to lead the project

JAIN Milan

• Founder and Chairperson (2006-13)
  - Organized annual Matrimonial Conventions for 8 years in NJ, TX & NY for 800+ Jain youth
  - Maintained 3000+ Jains' e-mail contacts
  - Managed $100,000+ funds

JCNJ

• Organizer, Gurudev Chitrabhanuji's Birthday Celebration (2007-12)
• Treasurer, Secretary
  - Managed $3 million in assets - Organized temple fundraising of $15+ million
• Organizer, Swamivatsalya
• Organizer, Chaitra Paripathis (20 years)

Indian Culture Association of Central Jersey

• VP, Treasurer, Secretary (1982-2013)
  - Managed accounting of net assets of $300,000
  - Managed yearly income-expenses of $500,000

"Founder, CEO at American Tex- Chem Corporation, known as “AMTEX” a well-known Nationwide supplier to Hospitality Industry founded in 1989 from small 10’ X 10’ room and now occupying a million square foot of warehousing facilities carrying more than 15,000 different products on stock."

• President & CEO of Shiv Shakti Industries Inc., founded in 2002 a Real Estate Construction and Real Estate owners.
• President & CEO of Krupalu LLC, founded in 2015 a Commercial Real Estate Developers.

Member Association :

• Jain Temple of Los Angeles (JTLA)
• Jain Center of Southern California (JCSC)

Vision and Goals

• To work closely with all the Jain Centers and see interaction in bringing ideas that would encompass activities and meaningful connection with JAINA.
• Revamp JAINA website to make it interactive and more useful to members.
• Make JAINA more of a service organization.
• To see how JAINA get connected with the 150,000 Jains that are residing in North America.
• My focus will always be to support and ensure that all JAINA projects are financially self-sufficient
• To create JAINA India Foundation, to conduct events/activities in India - like International Conferences etc.
• Religious Sites clean-up in India
• To Create an Endowments & Planned Giving Committee
• To create a Jain Population Survey in North America
• To create Jaina Canada office.

Accomplishments

Successfully carried out my duties working in different capacities as follows:

• JCSC Executive Committee Member... 2008-2009
• JCSC Pratishtha Committee Member... 2008-2009
• JCSC 25th anniversary Committee Member... 2013
• 2009 JAINA Convention Los Angeles Board Member
• Chairman Jain Digest Committee & JAINA Calendar Committee ….2016 - 2019
• Chairman JAINA Calendar Committee….2016 – 2019
• Currently JTLA Board Director
• Currently President Federation Of Jain Association in North America (JAINA)
  ( Umbrella Organization of 71 Jain Centers in North America)
• Current President Anekant Community Center (ACC)
  ( ACC has been doing FREE medical/surgical camps all across the Globe)

Education : MBA (Finance) from University of Kansas Electronics Engineer from Mumbai University

Occupation : Self Employed

Goals

l would like to make JAINA a service organization and help become a true representative of all member Jain centers and Jain youth.

Delaware Jain Sangh

• Helped found Delaware Jain Sangh in 1999 for 80+ families. Helped Delaware Sangh to become JAINA member. Currently serving as JAINA Director.

Jain Sangh of NJ

• Served 10 years as EC Member and Vice President at The Jain Sangh of NJ.
• Managed Food committee to serve over 150,000 meals over the years.
• Successfully organized and managed 12 YatraTrips and many other projects.

JAINA

• JAINA Director since 2005.
• Currently serving as JAINA Secretary and as Chairman of the JAINA Membership Committee.
• As a Chairman of JAINA Membership Committee Expanded JAINA by making 8 new Jain Centers and with prospects of 8 more in making.
• Attended JAINA Conventions since 1999.
• For 2007 JAINA Convention, managed Volunteers, assisted various committees including Food, Facility, Programming, and Registration.
• Supported, Participated and Donated in various JAINA activities.
• Served in JAINA EC as Mid-East Regional VP, From 2011 - 2015
• 2019 JAINA Convention Board Member.

Youth

• Supported JAINA Campus Outreach Committee
• Mentoring local Jain college students since 2005 and involved them in temple activities.
• Bringing students from campus to temple every weekend.
• Actively supported and Volunteered, 2010 YJA convention Hosted by The Jain Sangh of NJ. Helped the youth with convention Location, Food, Transportation, Programming, Scholars, Registration, Souvenir, Logistics, and Security.
• Volunteered at 2014 and 2016 YJA Convention.

Self Employed

• Owned and operated Retail Businesses and successfully managed for over 34 years with an annual turnover of Millions.

Member Association :Hudson Valley Jain Sangh (HVJS), NY, Jain Samaj Of USA (JSOU), NJ

Experience

• Life Member of HVJS since 1988, Help organized two Pratistha celebrations, several fund raising events, planned, organized and hosted Jain Scholars visits, organized summer camps, Swadhyays, Bhaktis, yearly Jain event calendar
• JAINA Director since 2009
• Pathshala teacher for the Senior class 2009-2013
• Coordinated and hosted Jain Day(s) with Jain Center of CT Pathshala students 2010-2013
• Board of Trustee for Hindu Samaj and Jain Temple since 2016
• Life Member of JSOU, volunteer for the Pratistha
• IBM Engineer’s Week coordinator and volunteer to encourage students (specially girls) to pursue the interest in Math and Science since 1999

Jayshree Shah is a mother, wife, manager@IBM, life time member and Board of Trustee for Hindu Samaj and Jain Temple.

Hindu Samajand Jain Temple is the spiritual, religion and culture center for her and her family since they moved in the area in the late 80’s. Jayshree raised two sons participating in Diwali Cultural Celebration, Paryusan and Mahavir Jayanti Jain Pujas and Pathshala. Balancing the work and life, she had involved in various Gujarati and Jain activities of the Temple. She held Board of Director position for the JAINA (Jain Association In North America) representing Hudson Valley Jains.

Jayshree dedicates time for the community work. For decades, she coordinated and visited schools for Engineer’s week encouraging students, specially girls, to pursue the interest in science and math. She judged at school and county science fair projects. She taught students in Jain Pathshala for 5 years. She organized and supported chanting and yoga sessions, summer camps and Jain scholar’s visits.

As ‘out side of the box thinker’, she will bring in new ideas and ways to make one’s life more meaningful while supporting current projects, activities and mission of our JAINA.

Education : MBA (Finance) from University of Kansas

Occupation : IT Technology Manager, DST Systems

Member Association : Kansas City Jain Sangh (KCJS)

Goal

• Create a support system for elderly that are away from kids or staying alone and are in need of help (mentally or financially)
• To generate ideas for supporting education for Jain kids that are determined to study but unable to progress due to financial situation
• To render or be of service to a person or a cause
• Follow Jain values, live Jain way of life and be a better person and cultivate the same values in the next generation

Accomplishments

• JAINA Regional VP (Midwest) 2017-2019
• JAINA Director, Kansas City Jain Sangh (2017-Current)
• Treasurer (2012-Current), Kansas City Jain Sangh
• Executive Committee Member (2008-2012), in various capacities, Kansas City Jain Sangh (Secretary - 1 year, Vice President - 1 year, President - 2 years)
• Volunteer, (2015-2019) Nelson Atkins Museum of Art - Kansas City (Proudly displaying 400+ years old Jain Shrine since 2015)
• Pathshala Teacher, Kansas City Jain Sangh (2016 – Current)
• Volunteer (2015-2016), Lead to Read Kansas City
• Volunteer (2010), Cross-Language Business Communication at University of Kansas
• Volunteer (1998-2001), KVO Jain Book Bank, Mumbai
• Volunteer (1990-2000), Matunga Sthanakvasi Sangh, Mumbai

Professional

• Member, Project Management Institute (2008-Current)
• PMP (Project Management Professional) Certified (2008-Current)
• Six Sigma Green Belt Certified (2004)

"We must fulfill the need of increased awareness of Jainism and its principles and their significance and relevance, to the world community at large. I feel that there is a need for motivation, mentorship of second and third generation 18-35 age regional, national Jain - Youth with the theme "I am a north American Jain” addressing, spiritual, educational, social, societal needs and communal participation based on Jain principals. I hope to help JAINA play a leading role in unification of Global Jain community"

Education : Ph.D. Electrical Enrg. Rice University’70, B.Tech EE (hons) II T Bombay ‘66

Occupation : Technology manger, scientist, Director SC Technology development, Product management. Founder president Tech Startup., Venture Capital, startup mentorship 10+yrs

Member Association : Jain Society of North Texas (JSNT) 1981-Present, Jain society of Houston 1883-1992, senior jainforum, Gujrati Samaj Dallas

JAINA

EC 2015-17 SW regional VP, Initiated YOUTH participation initiative, created questionnaire for YJA convention, over 160 gave first time youth concern insight…lead to YJA online pathshala initiative. Organized and facilitated first ever successful southwest EC BOD meeting in Dallas, over 15 onsite and ~50 directors’ online participation and YJP BOD meeting. Lead first complete Sangh Kalptaru donation for Jain Digest. Assisting other initiatives (mangalam) fan-out. Significantly enhanced communication between JAINA and Southwest Jain centers. (New Austin Sangh)

Jain Community activity

• President : Jain Society of north Texas, two consecutive terms
• Active member of Dallas Jain Society of North Texas 1982- 2017, Executive Board 15+ yrs Member of JSNT founding team, Temple committee (13+yrs), dignitary committee, educational, senior swadhyaya, volunteer committees, leading Pathshala advisory board
• Jain Society Houston 1983-1992, executive member, temple facility acquisition committee
• First North American unified non Sectarian temple format. Represents Jainism interfaith organizations. Interfaith forums, panels, Addresses educational and church events.
• Hosted Jain one Hour Radio program (~2 YRS).
• Jain Educational : Fonder, group of Houston Jain Pathshala (’84), Teacher, educational activities: founding to 1992 Lecturer in the monthly general meetings, senior forum Swadhyaya Bi weekly study group 15+yrs JSNT educational committee, serving as pathshala advisory committee lead.
• Professional : 40+ years of high tech, corporate management, 25yrs at Texas instruments as TI Fellow, IC technology, product strategy, product development ,management WW group leadership, Ten years of startup, entrepreneur mentorship, VENTURE capital funding management, consultant
• Founder president of University collaborated high-tech startup with state & NSF funding.

2017-2019

Stronger JAINA vision, promote global "Jainism" awareness Motivation, mentorship of second and third generation 18-35 age regional, national Jain Youth addressing, spiritual, educational, social, societal, communal needs based on theme.Involve emerging societies. Take JAINA to stronger self sufficient financialgrowth model for broader Worldwide activities projects...

Education : Ph. D. in Economics, University of Rochester

Occupation : Professor of Economics

Member Association : Jain Society of San Diego

Goals

• My goal is to strengthen JAINA and regional centers through education, outreach and creating awareness about non-violence, compassion and mutual respect.
• Leveraging my leadership, passion and educational background, my vision is to contribute to JAINA’s education projects, to spread Jain values among Jains and non-Jains through a potential Jain Studies Institute and through continued work with Young Jains of America and young entrepreneurs.

Accomplishments

• Served as JAINA director in the past and present for a total of 8 years
• Served Jain communities through presentations at JAINA, YJA conventions and at San Diego-area colleges
• Led interfaith seminars and workshops for the local community
• Published articles in JAINA and YJA publications
• Received the JAINA Recognition Award for my leadership in promoting Jain values (1995)
• Received an Educator of the Year Award from the Federation of Indian Associations in recognition of my services to the San Diego community service.
• Founded pathshala in San Diego and directed its educational and cultural activities for more than 10 years. Teaching adult pathshala
• Recently, taught a course in Jainism at San Diego State University.
• Serving on the Jain Society of San Diego’s Derasar and Religious Complex Committee
• Prior experience includes being one of the founding executive members of the Jain Society of Rochester where I also served as President for two years.

Professional Accomplishments

• Contribute to the mission of the Center for Peace and Commerce.
• Nominated as an Ashoka - U Changemaker Faculty for my leadership in changemaking initiatives and research on poverty and social entrepreneurship.

Education : MSME (USA)

Occupation : Manufacturing Manager at Cisco Systems, Inc., Real Estate Investor

Member Association : Jain Center of Northern California

Goals

• Bring JAINA closer to Jain Centres by improving communication, arranging joint projects, and driving initiatives of local centers at a national level
• Facilitate and lead the emerging Jain movement in ecological awareness, animal rights, vegetarianism/veganism, and non-violence

Accomplishments

JAINA

• JAINA Secretary (2011-13)
• JAINA Director
• Co-Author (collaboration with JAINA EC), JAINA Guidelines for Charitable Donations
• Impromptu Fundraising, 2011 JAINA Convention Raised $22,000+ in 22 minutes
• Programming or Registration Chairman, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013 JAINA Conventions
• Author, Jain Center of Northern California (JCNC) Religious Policies (2001)
• JCNC Board of Directors (2003-05, 2010-13)
• Founder and Chairman, JAINA Campus Outreach Committee
• Organizer, 2011 Jain Milan

Professional

• Patented novel semi-conductor technology
• Successfully managing Real Estate portfolio of over $10 million

Vision

The world is adopting many aspects of Jain dharma, which we have been practicing for over 2,600 years. As the global community discovers the value of Jainism, JAINA has the unique opportunity to lead them in this revolution for ecological awareness, animal rights, non-violence, and vegetarianism/veganism. JAINA was founded for all Jains. My goal is to enhance the balance to ensure that JAINA represents all traditions fairly. My goal is also to bring JAINA closer to our Jain Centers by improving collaboration, arranging joint projects, and driving initiatives of Jain centers at a national level.