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NADE USA hosts leadership roundtable and

honors women for achievements in various fields

DR. JOSEPH PONNOLY
Houston, TX
ADE USA and Houston
Community College South-
Nwest campus organized Fort
Bend County Roundtable Leader-
ship conference on March 24, 2023,
in the HCC Southwest campus.
The conference celebrated Interna-
tional Women’s Day 2023 and hon-
ored several accomplished women
from various fields. Those honored
were: Judge Sonia Rash, Judge Juli
Mathew, Prof. Dr Alice Mathew, Las
Vegas, Ms Tanaz Choudhury, IT En-
trepreneur, HH Queen Maria Amor,
Neeta Sane, Fort Bend & Allef Trust-
ee Laura Richard Fort Bend County
Clerk, Terri Wang, community leader
Dr. Madeline Burrillo, Vice-Chancel-
lor, HCC, Dr. Roksana Akter Khan,
global peace ambassador, Roopa Gir,
I-educate founder, Prema Isha, inter-
national human rights commission
from Mauritius.
Sangeeta Dua founding member
and Secretary welcomed the gather-
ing and facilitated the meeting.
National Association for Diver-
sity Empowerment (NADE) USA,
based in Houston, TX, has the mis-
sion to empower diverse talents in
public affairs in the US, including pol-
itics, policy-making, business, indus-
try, media, entertainment, cinema,
literature, education, and academia.
NADE President Kim Meijia in
her presidential address indicated
that women are increasingly making
significant contributions in all walks
of life. Women need to exhibit their
femininity indicated by compassion,
caring, multitasking, and integrity
while working alongside menfolk.
Dr Mathew Joys, Board Mem-
ber of Global Indian Council pre-
sented international award-winning
documentary film titled ‘The Foot-
prints of the Mahatma’. It depicted
the relevance of Mahatma Gandhi’s
non-violence in the modern world.
Congresswoman Shiela Jackson
Lee honored Sangeeta Dua for her
contributions to public life. ulated the honorees. Sangeeta Dua, while expressing for more qualified and meaningful
Neeta Sane led a panel discus- Global Indian Council Central a vote of thanks, mentioned, “We inclusion and empowerment, by in-
sion on women’s contributions and CoChair for Cyber Security Dr. Jo- have to come together as leaders in corporating feminine characteristics
leadership in health, education, safe- seph Ponnoly, Indo AMERICAN our respective fields, to assess, sug- to our respective professions and
ty, and freedom. Council member Press Club General Secretary C G gest and debate, on how to take the public life, as much as possible, to
Alice Chen of Stafford TX congrat- Daniel also felicitated the Honorees. next step in the women’s movement, build a better society and nation.”

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