EDISON, NJ (TIP): FIA held its Annual General Meeting on October 4, 2023, at Akbar Restaurant in Edison, New Jersey and announced the Executive Team for the Year 2024. Present on the occasions were the FIA’s board of trustees, Senior advisors Dr. H.R. Shah and Dr. Sudhir Parikh, and the executive team, along with others from different member associations.

The Executive Team – 2024
President – Dr Avinash Gupta,
Executive Vice President – Mr. Saurin Parikh,
Vice President – Ms. Smita Miki Patel,
2nd Vice President – Mr. Deepak Goel,
General Secretary – Ms. Priti Patel,
Jt. Secretary- Mr. Mahesh Dubal,
Treasurer – Mr Sanjeev Singh,
Jt. Treasurer- Mr. Haresh Shah,

Immediate Past President – Mr. Kenny Desai and Chairman Mr. Ankur Vaidya thanked the Executive Team of 2023 for their hard work under the able leadership of President Mr Kenny Desai and accorded a warm welcome to the new team. The newly elected President, Dr. Avinash Gupta, said that he has learned a lot this year during his tenure as Vice President and thanked his team for all their support. He said that he looks forward to his tenure and would endeavor hard to take FIA to new heights in alignment with the support from his new executive team, and he was sure that all of them together will make their motherland, India, proud.

“I will work towards promoting the interests and welfare of the Indian diaspora in the US, fostering cultural exchange and understanding, advocating for the community’s needs, and strengthening the organization’s role as a non-profit grassroots umbrella organization, he said. Dr. Gupta will work on various social welfare projects and humanitarian efforts to support not only the Indian diaspora but also the broader local community.