Rita Vaswani
PRESIDENT
Rita Vaswani
PRESIDENT
Rita Vaswani, the Nevada State Bank Vice President is also the founding president of the Las Vegas India Chamber of Commerce and serves as an Executive Board member of the Women’s Chamber of Commerce of Nevada. Rita was appointed to a Federal post, Congressional Awards Board of Nevada by Senator Reid. In addition, she has provided public relations support for Friends of India; served as a government affairs official for the Asian Chamber of Commerce; has been on the board of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and the Chinatown Lions Association. Both Nevada Governors Guinn and Miller appointed Rita to major state positions of importance.
Harpreet “Harry” Singh
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
Harpreet “Harry” Singh
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
Harry Singh has over 30 years of experience in Business Development, Sales & Marketing and Strategic planning in Operations.
Harry Singh got his Management degree from Delhi University (India) and is an alumni of Oxford Business School in England where he focused in international business. Harry sits as a board advisor in several international organizations where he works closely on brainstorming business strategies and connecting with other industry professionals who are interested in talking shop.
Harry has been a Chief Development Officer for Silver State Health since 2019 where he plays a key role in growth and development.
Dipti Shah, MD
VICE PRESIDENT
Dipti Shah, MD
VICE PRESIDENT
Dr. Dipti Shah is a board certified, practicing physician in Las Vegas, specializing in Internal Medicine and Nephrology. She is also the owner and medical director of University Urgent Care, which is a centrally-located walk-in facility. On staff at St. Rose Hospital, UMC and Valley Hospital, she completed her medical training at the University of Missouri-Kansas City’s six year accelerated program BA/MD program. She moved to Las Vegas in 2007. She was awarded one of “America’s Top Physicians” in 2012 by the Consumer Research Council. Most recently she was appointed by the Governor to the Nevada Health Board. She is married to Russell J. Shah, MD, a practicing neurologist and has three children, Aarti, Radhika, and Amar. Outside of medicine, she enjoys music and singing as a hobby.
Vilas Sastry, DMD
VICE PRESIDENT
Vilas Sastry, DMD
VICE PRESIDENT
Dr. Sastry graduated from Boston University’s Advanced Standing program in 2005. Since graduating, Dr. Sastry has helped to establish several practices in theLas Vegas area. His schedule allows him to care for his patients, as well as to contribute his time for several charitable efforts. Dr. Sastry finds caring for the dental implant needs of his patients—ensuring their implants are fully functional and display an awesome smile— to be especially satisfying. Dr. Sastry has several reviews that attest to his ability to deliver anesthetic without his patients even feeling a thing. He truly espouses the statement “Stress Less and Smile More”!
Harpreet “Harry” Singh
SECRETARY INDIAN CONSULATE LIAISON
Harpreet “Harry” Singh
SECRETARY INDIAN CONSULATE LIAISON
Bindi specializes in all kinds of employment based and investment based visa petitions. Her sphere of experience extends to helping high-profile businesses secure the right talent from abroad. Her prior employment includes having worked for prominent immigration law firms in Southern California. Bindi started her career at a prominent Solicitor’s Office in Mumbai, India before she moved to the United States. In Mumbai she practiced Intellectual and Property and Business Litigation.
Vimlay Lendway
TREASURER
Vimlay Lendway
TREASURER
Vimla was born in Sind, India (now in Pakistan), to parents whose marriage was blessed Mahatma Gandi. She moved when India was separated in 1947. She came to the United States as a young single lady and has grown up and made her life. Then she met and married her husband who is an American. They have been married for over 35 years. She joined the travel business in 1970 and opened her own agency in 1976. She operated in Los Angeles for 25 years before moving.
ADVISORY BOARD & DIRECTORS
Radha Chanderraj, ESQ
VICE CHAIRMAN & LEGAL COUNSEL
Radha Chanderraj, ESQ
VICE CHAIRMAN & LEGAL COUNSEL
Radha Chanderraj, a native of Bombay, India migrated to the United States in 1981. She is in the private practice of law and was a previous member of the Nevada Gaming Commission. Ms. Chandarraj graduated Cum Laude from the William S. Boyd School of Law (of UNLV) and holds a Masters of Business Administration with emphasis in healthcare administration from the University of California at Irvine, and along with a Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Law degrees from the University of Bombay in Bombay, India.
Adnan Khawaja
WEB & CREATIVE SOLUTIONS
Sunanda “Sue” Manteris
MEDIA RELATIONS
EVENT COORDINATORS
Anchal Rajdev
Shane Jasmine Young, ESQ
MEMBERSHIP
Rupee Chima
Meena Dadlaney
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Monisha Saxena
Savita Kaushal
Rahul Sodhi
Brad Williams
Rick Smith
NEVADA – INDIA INVESTMENT
Manoj Gursahani, Mumbai/Nevada
LVICC-Mumbai Chairman
US India Investors Forum, INDO US Trade & Tourism
Kristopher Sanchez
Director, International Trade, Nevada Governor’s Economic Development
Rohit Joshi
Joshi & Associates, Las Vegas
Rupesh Parikh, MD – Oncologist
Chief of Staff Dignity Health
Comprehensive Cancer Centers
Vikas Sayal, MD – Pulmonologist
NAPI President
Sayal MD Lung Doctor
Stacy Standley
BG INDIA LLC
Nevada India Task Force Chair