Board of Trustees

The nine-membe Board of Trustees of the Temple for 2008 consists of:

• Rajiv Das, Chairperson, phone 517-347-9843
• Manohar Naga, Vice-Chairperson, phone 810-588-6727
• Pratin Trivedi, Secretary, phone 517-349-5134
• Smruti Shah, Treasurer, phone: 517-347-1209
• Ashim Aggarwal, Executive Board Member, 347-528-5351
• B.D. Agrawal, Executive Board Member, phone 517-349-7146
• Pardeep Kumar, Executive Board Member, phone 517-347-2930
• Sunit Patke, Executive Board Member, phone 517-349-5576
• Jai Tripathi, Executive Board Member, phone 517-347-4257

Presently, the Board meets twice a month to discuss all issues pertaining to the management of the Temple. Unless otherwise announced, the meetings are at 7:30 PM on the first and third Wednesdays 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.

· Religion and Special Events Committee (Sunit Patke, Chair): Religious and cultural events in the temple;

· Facility Maintenance Committee (Pardeep Kumar and B.D. Agrawal, Chairs): Temple maintenance and repair, temple rental, upkeep of the lawn, priest houses maintenance, and garden areas;

· Finance Committee (Smruti Shah, Chair): Membership records, budget and planning, audits and other financial statements;

· Fundraising Committee (Rajiv Das and Manohar Naga, Chairs): Fundraising, creation and distribution of donor lists, and related activities;

· Youth and Bal Vihar Committee (Pratin Trivedi, Chair): Responsible for youth and Bal Vihar programs;

· Special Tasks and Events Committee (Jai Tripathi and Ashim Aggarwal, Chairs): Website, technical issues;

· Human Resources Committee (Sunit Patke and Manohar Naga): Priest services, health insurance, etc.;

· Communication, Constitution, and Bye-Laws Committee (Pratin Trivedi, Chair): Newsletter, constitution update, public relations.

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Last Modified: 2008-July-25 (NA)