People of Daya

Board of Directors

Fermeen Fazal, J.D., PRESIDENT

Ali Shah, SECRETARY

Lakshmy Parameswaran, MA, LPC*

Viji Raman*
Mika Rao Kalapatapu, MS

Archana Shah

Anila Shethia

Gayathri Rao

Shveta E. Pillai

Karishma Asrani

Sharmila Kassan

* Founding Board Member

Advisory Board

Sarah Abraham, PhD

Sesh Bala

Chitra Divakaruni, PhD

Sindhu Idicula Giri, MD

Mary John, CPA

Anasuya K. Meyer, CFP®

Shazma Matin

Niraj Patel

Dinesh Pejaver, PhD

Annu Rao Naik

Leeja Thomas, LCSW

John Ting, LLM

Stuti Trehan Patel, JD

Aparna Asthana

Board/Advisory

Staff

Tasneem Rajan

Executive Director

Nusrat Ameen, PhD

Senior Director of Legal Services

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Swati Narayan

Houston Director of AAPI Community Safety & Belonging

Minoo Advani

Financial Coordinator

Elisabeth Swim
Helpline Client Advocate

Autoosa Abadi, LCSW

Director of Programs

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Hareema Mela, LPC

Director of Client Services

Ariel Ceeney

Office Manager

Misbah Lakhani

Outreach Coordinator

Client Services Team

To contact Board President, Fermeen Fazal,

please email contact@dayahouston.org