Board of Trustees

The nine-member Board of Trustees of the Temple for 2012 consists of:

• Ashok Gupta, Chairperson, (517) 332-6285, drashokgupta@gmail.com
• Vani Avula, Vice-Chairperson, dr_avula@yahoo.com
• Padu Karna, Secretary, (517) 339-7992, karna@msu.edu
• Madan Lalwani, Treasurer, (517) 337-2086, madanlalwani@hotmail.com
• Ramesh Dedhia, Trustee, (517) 349-8213, ramesh.dedhia@qdsautomation.com
• K.P. Gunaga, Trustee, (517) 332-2446, drgunaga1@yahoo.com
• Bidhan Redey, Trustee, (517) 381-9391, bidhan@sbcglobal.net
• Meena Sharma, Trustee, (517) 347-0567, sharmamt@aol.com

Presently, the Board meets twice a month to discuss all issues pertaining to the management of the Temple. Unless otherwise announced, the meetings are from 7:30 to 9:30 PM on the first and third Fridays of each month. The meetings are open to the public.

The activities of the Temple are carried out under the auspices of several Committees. The Committees and their functions are as follows.

·      Religious and Special Events Committee: Organization of religious and special events in the temple;

·      Facility Maintenance and Temple Booking Committee: Temple maintenance and repair, temple rental, upkeep of the lawn, priest houses maintenance, and garden areas;

·      Finance Committee: Membership records, budget and planning, audits and other financial statements;

·      Fundraising Committee;

·      Temple Classes Committee: Balvihar classes, youth group classes, etc.;

·      Cultural Events Committee;

·      Priest Management Committee: Priest management, priest services, etc.;

·      Communication Committee;

·      Constitution/By-Laws Committee;

·      Kitchen Management Committee.

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