Nita Umashankar was born and raised in the United States but was exposed to Indian culture and tradition throughout her upbringing. Nita came up with the idea for a non-profit aimed at computer literacy for the children of prostitutes after spending a year in India rehabilitating marginalized women and children. Nita is currently pursuing her doctorate in Marketing Strategy at the University of Texas in Austin.
Sushila Umashankar was the founding President of Heart and Hand for the Handicapped, a New York based charity designed to help handicapped children. She served on the Catalina Foot Hills School Board and as an officer of the Arizona School Board Association for four years. She spearheaded the fundraising efforts for the Brewster Center, a shelter for abused women and children in Tucson. She served a two year tem as the President of the India Society of Southern Arizona. She currently is on the Department of Marketing faculty at the Eller Graduate School of Management at the University of Arizona.
Ray Umashankar served on the American India Foundation (AIF) Service Corps for 3 years and was the interim director for one year. He was a volunteer at Casa De Los Ninos, a shelter for abused children in Tucson, Arizona. He is the founding Director of the Virtual Development Center (VDC) which uses technology for addressing societal issues such as clean water access and health care education. He is currently Assistant Dean in the College of Engineering at the University of Arizona.
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