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Chandler B Sharma, Esq
Summary: Highly accomplished attorney who has Over 48 years of experience in US as Attorney/CPA with concentration Corporate, Real Estate, Taxation, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Immigration Law.
Practiced as CPA with the firm of Wade & Sharma, P.C., Certified Public Accountants, Atlanta, Georgia, (1969-1978)
Practiced as Partner in the firm of Foley & Sharma, P.C. Attorneys at Law, (1979-1988)
Practiced as Attorney and Partner with law firm of SMITH WHITE SHARMA & HALPERN, 25 attorneys law firm in Atlanta, Georgia, (1988-2004)
Practicing Attorney and Partner with the law firm of SHARMA YASHKY & ASSOCIATES LLP with offices in New York, Atlanta, and Hyderabad, (2005-Present)
Community Activities:
Active member of ROTARY INTERNATIONAL since 1984.
Served as President (2007-08), Lake Spivey Rotary Club, Atlanta, Georgia. Served as President (2014-15), Rotary Club of Emory Druid Hills, Atlanta, Georgia,
Member of American Bar Association, American Immigration Lawyers Association and State Bar of Georgia,
Member of American Institute of CPA’s and Georgia Society of CPA’s,
Served as President of American Association of Attorneys from the Indian Sub-Continent during 1998-99,
Served as Director and Promoter, American United Bank from December 2004 to January 2007 located in Atlanta, Georgia,
Successfully promoted and chartered STATE BANK OF GEORGIA in Atlanta, Georgia which opened on November 5, 2007. Served as Chairman of the Board, State Bank of Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia from 2007 to 2013. Served as Director and Chairman of Loan Committee from 2014 to 2018.
Education
MBA, University of Minnesota
JD, Woodrow Wilson College of Law
LLM degree, Emory University
Admitted as Attorney with State Bar of Georgia in 1979
Admitted as CPA in Pennsylvania in 1969 and Georgia in 1974

Dr. Jayesh Sheth, MD
Dr. Sheth is the founder and Chairman of Dhvaj, Inc. He is a Family Medicine and Geriatric Medicine Specialist, with his M.D. from Gujarat University in India. Dr. Sheth sits on the board of several leading business organizations and has founded multiple successful enterprises in the healthcare, financial services and real estate sector.
Dr. Sheth functions as President/CEO of ZILMED, Inc., providing medical director and attending physician services to the Long Term Care industry. He is also the founder of Global Information Systems, a Healthcare Technology and Econometrics company providing management solutions for health care facilities focusing on operations, financial management and accounting, and is the founding member and Managing Partner of USCIS designated EB-5 Regional Centers: Midwest Center for Foreign Investment, LLC. And MCFI Georgia Regional Center, LLC. Dr. Sheth also serves as Chairman of JayMed, LLC dba Amerejuve Medspa located in Atlanta Georgia metro area and Houston, Texas.
In addition, Dr. Sheth was the Organizer/Director for the State Bank of Georgia and served as Vice-Chairman of the Board prior to the bank’s acquisition. Dr. Sheth was the Regional Medical Director/Chief Medical Officer of The Little Clinic in Nashville, Tennessee. He has served as Medical Director for Kindred Hospital First Health Services Corp., Christopher East Rehab Facility, Arden Courts Alzheimer’s Facility, Northfield Manor Kindred Rehab Facility, Kindred Hospital, Brownsboro Nursing and Rehab, River Bend-American Senior Alzheimer’s Facility, Landmark Health and Rehab, Health Risk Partners, and Impact Makers, Inc.
His professional activities include serving as the Secretary/Treasurer of the Kentucky Medical Directors Association, and a member of the Medical Advisory Board of Kindred Healthcare, Health Services Division, Hospice of Southern Indiana, and Forest Pharmaceuticals. Dr. Sheth has acted as a Geriatric Consultant for Our Lady of Peace Hospital, Clark Memorial Hospital Behavior Health Services and was an affiliate faculty member for the University of Louisville’s Family and Geriatric Medicine. He has been a member of the American College of Physician Executives (ACPE), Disease Management Association of America (DMAA), American Medical Directors Association (AMDA), Georgia Medical Directors Association (GMDA), American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI), and Georgia Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (GAPI).

Luz F. Cediel
Luz F. Cediel, Trustee
Community Leader
Entrepreneur
Summary: Dynamic entreprenuer who utilizes creativity, leadership and teamwork to bring together a varity of legal and social services of local professionals to local minority communities.
Luz Cediel is the founder and owner of the Alfa Immigration Center that provides the Latin community with legal and social services handled by local attorneys and financial professionals. The Center coordinates efforts with local professionals with client work load. She was responsible for all marketing and advertising budgets. The operation expanded to 7 locations in Atlanta with sales exceeding 1M annually. Ms. Cediel sold her interest in 2017.
Facebook: facebook.com/luzfanny.cediel
EDUCATION
La Gran Colombia University
Business Administration
CORE COMPETENCIES
Bilingual (English/Spanish)
Leadership and Management
General management, administration
Coaching, underlining organization culture
Business and Innovations
New business start-ups
Personnel recruitment and training
Cost control and Analysis
ACHIEVEMENTS
Co-Founder of Atlanta Latino Lions Club

Roger Williams
Retired from the US Army and US citizenship and immigration service.
38 years service to the United States Government.

Reda Rowell
Reda is a retired Executive Director following a long career in educational fund raising, fund management, and accounting. She has an extended history of civic and community involvement, having served on the boards of the chamber of commerce of Clayton and Sumter County. A proud Rotarian, Reda has served as President of the Lake Spivey and Americus Rotary Clubs. Prior to moving to Americus, GA, Reda was active with Arts Clayton and was a 2 time finalist for Clayton County Business Woman of the Year, member of the Henry Council of Quality Growth, and involved with many philanthropic and civic activities and organizations. Currently, she is a board member of Friends of the Rylander Theater, Books for Sumter Children, and the Americus Rotary Club.

Active leader of Shree Santram Samaj of Atlanta, USA since 19XX, founder of Sardar Patel Foundation social service organizations primarily engaged for providing educational, social, and health services. Actively supported local communities and children by organizing meal distribution during COVID 19 pandemic in Washington GA.Experience with FPF: Active volunteer and coordinator for meal distribution project done by FPF in Washington GA during Covid 19 Pandemic. He distributed 15600 (breakfast and lunch.)
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Ghanshyam P. Patel
43 yrs. of active hardcore community service. 28 yrs. served as a Governing Board member for Guj. Samaj. Founding VP of Shakti Mandir. (leading organizations)
He is well know as the 'Community Kitchen Coordinator/Food Management' for grand scale events for most of the large non profit organizations of Indian communities in Georgia. Vision: He believes that feeding hungry is one of the best social service that one can offer. There is a strong food insecurities in Rural Georgia and he wants to utilize his network, resources to help these families especially in Southern Georgia
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Kirit Patel
Active community leader and advisor for Nadiyad Samaj of Atlanta, USA since 19XX, a social and cultural organization primarily engaged for cultural and civic services. Actively involved in supporting many social events and social causes. A
strong community supporter and advisor for many new families, business venturers, entrepreneurs and has provided unconditional support, love and resources for many families in their time of distress and settlement Experience with FPF: Active advisor and volunteer for organizing and developing strategies for meal distribution, grocery distribution projects done by FPF in Atlanta GA during Covid 19 Pandemic.



Nellie Janeira
Jason Kesser, Esq.