Announcement: Civic-engagement Forum: Speakers Vice Mayor Kiran 'Ron" Sitoula and APIAVote Director Ms. Christine Chen and Bridging the Organisation Network Forum led by NASeA/ANMA Presidents and Secretariat

[Bimal Nepal]

Civic-engagement Forum: Speakers Vice Mayor Kiran 'Ron" Sitoula and  APIAVote Director Ms. Christine Chen followed by  Bridging the Organisation Network Forum led by  NASeA and ANMA Presidents and Secretariat 

Respected Presidents/Community Leaders of International/National/Regional/State/Student/Community organizations in NASeA/ANMA region and beyond, 

Greetings from joint convention 2017!

On behalf of NASeA/ANMA joint convention 2017, it is our great pleasure to invite you all during the important session of Civic-engagement Forum and Bridging the Organisation Network. This forum very well resonates our theme “Civic Engagement and Youth Empowerment  of Nepalis in America” and the topic will be relevant towards educating/training our community members which will definitely explore the opportunity towards the civic engagement. It is high time that social organisations like ours and community leaders reinforce our commitment towards this theme. Vice Mayor Kiran 'Ron" Sitoula and APIAVote Director Ms. Christine Chen will be key speakers and Bridging the Organisation Network Forum will be led by NASeA/ANMA Presidents and Secretariat. 

Please spread the news and request all to participate this important forum.

Civic-engagement Forum Speakers Vice Mayor Kiran 'Ron" Sitoula/ APIAVote Director Ms. Christine Chen

Bridging followed by  Network of Organisation lead by NASeA/ANMA Presidents and Secretariat 

Date: Saturday, September 2, 2017 

Time: 10: 30 AM to 12:30 PM

Please find below bio data of Vice Mayor Kiran 'Ron" Sitoula/ APIAVote Director Ms. Christine Chen.

For  detail program information of the joint convention please visit:  http://jointconvention.org/ 

Looking forward to welcoming you all to the joint convention. 

With Respect,

Rajesh Singh, Convention Chair

Bala Ghimire, President, ANMA

Bimal Nepal, President, NASeA

Members of 13th NASeA/ANMA Joint Convention 2017 Organizing Committee  

http://jointconvention.org/

Keynote Speaker: Kiran "Ron" Sitoula

  

Elected Vice Mayor of Town of Indian Head, MD, USA. 

Education:  BA (Accounting) Ohio Wesleyan University (Cum Laude), M. Sc. (Database Technology), University of Maryland University College. Graduate of Academy of Excellence in Local Governance from University of Maryland (UMB). 

 

Current Job Title and Employer:  1. US Department of Treasury, IT Specialist, 2. Elected Vice Mayor – Town of Indian Head, and 3. Board Member for Charles County Public Library.

 

Relevant Work Experience:  Accountant Analyst (ACTTF) - GEF Trust Fund (2001/2002), Senior Auditor from Deloitte for the WB (2000/2001). Worked as Senior Consultant at PwC, Fannie Mae, The Marriott International, USA Today. Two times winner of “Jewell Award” at USA Today (2006) and Winner of Highest Award given to employees “Commissioner’s Award” by the Department of Treasury (2015). Active CPA Membership in Commonwealth of Virginia, and Microsoft Certified DBA (MCDBA).  He is the founding President of SEBS-North America, a not for profit high school alumni organization whose team members channeled half million dollars together with other partners for relief and reconstruction effort in Nepal since 2015.

 

Statement of Interest:  Ron Sitoula believes in Civic Engagement. He believe Nepalis Organization in USA should be doing more to be involved in local civic engagement activities including participation in local politics. He wants to see parents take their kids to town hall and start joining hands with other Asia Pacific organizations to make the voice of Asian America stronger in USA. Earlier this year, he visited Nepal to observe phase I of the local election. He is working with Nepalese and Friends Association (NAFA), Arizona to build a library in Kavre. Later this year he is planning to lead an expert delegation from USA to assist newly elected local leaders in Nepal.

Special Speaker: Christine Chen

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Executive Director

Christine Chen is the founding executive director of APIAVote from 2006 to 2008, and returned to APIAVote in January 2011 to serve as its current Executive Director. Chen served from 2001 to 2005 as national executive director of the Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA).

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