Amanda Kamalapuri (she/her) is a Product Manager at Newell Brands building the Direct to Consumer e-commerce experience for a variety of brands from Calphalon to Marmot. She has deep expertise in the retail industry, previously working in merchandising at Newell and Target. Amanda is a first-generation Indian-American who is passionate about furthering the strength and diversity of the South Asian diaspora. She has been volunteering with SAADA for the past 2 years, working on merchandising strategies and overall outreach. Prior to that, she served as Co-Lead for the American Indian Foundation’s New York Young Professional Chapter where she helped organize various fundraising events. She holds a B.A. in Economics from Emory University and an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan (Go Blue!). In her free time, she enjoys traveling the world and trekking the outdoors, having summited Mount Kilimanjaro and Annapurna Base Camp.

Neal Dongre (he/him) is the General Counsel of MSC Industrial Supply Co., and leads the company's legal and corporate governance activities. Prior to joining MSC, Neal worked in private practice and later as in-house counsel at a Washington, D.C.-based healthcare technology company. At MSC, Neal also serves as the executive sponsor of the company's Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) program and of its inclusion group for individuals with disabilities. Neal holds bachelor's degrees in Computer Science and Economics from Duke University, and received his Juris Doctor from the University of Maryland Carey School of Law. Neal is a second-generation Indian American and a proud supporter of SAADA and its mission.

Samip Mallick is the co-founder and executive director of SAADA, which he has guided from its inception in 2008 to its place today as a national leader in community-based storytelling. Mallick's background includes degrees in computer science and library and information sciences and work related to international migration and South Asia for the Social Science Research Council and University of Chicago. Mallick currently serves on the Library of Congress Connecting Communities Digital Initiative advisory board. He also previously served as an archival consultant for the Ford Foundation's Reclaiming the Border Narrative initiative and on the Pennsylvania Governor's Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs.