Aruna Paramasivam, President
aruna@netip.org

Aruna took on her first leadership role in 2005 as Professional Development chair with the NetIP Philadelphia chapter, and has since escalated her involvement with the organization to the North America level. She was Chapter Relations Chair in 2006 and served on the Executive Committee as Vice-President of Internal Affairs in 2007 for NetIP North America. She has built up a great amount of passion for NetIP over the years, and has developed a solid understanding of the organization via her various roles.? Her goal for 2008?was to position NetIP to become the most recognized premier professional brand in the South Asian community. In her second year of presidency in 2009, she remains committed to taking NetIP even further!

Aruna is a Management Consultant who specializes in project management and business analysis in the Philadelphia area. She has a background in Engineering and Business Management. She has been involved with many large-scale client projects in the pharmaceutical, banking, healthcare and retail industries over the years. She also is involved in fitness modeling and competitions, and spends much of her spare time preparing and training for?fitness pageants and photo shoots across the country.

Sri Narasimhan, VP of Finance and Administration
sri@netip.org

Sri first became involved with NetIP as a member of the Los Angeles/Orange County chapter in 2006. Having witnessed the enormous potential of the organization, he led the founding of the Phoenix chapter under NetIP-NA?s chapter startup pilot program in 2007 and 2008. NetIP Phoenix was the first chapter to complete the rigorous new program, and serves as a model for future emerging chapters. Sri served as the first President of NetIP Phoenix through 2009. The chapter consistently received one of the highest chapter metric s during his tenure. For these efforts, NetIP Phoenix was named the ?Best Emerging Chapter? in 2008, the first time a newly formed chapter had received an award.

Under Sri?s leadership, NetIP Phoenix won the bid to host the Officers Leadership Conference in February 2009. The NetIP Phoenix board managed nearly every aspect of the OLC?s logistics and marketing, resulting in one the highest attended leadership conferences.

Sri is currently pursuing his MBA with a concentration in Global Enterprise Management from Carnegie Mellon University?s Tepper School of Business. In his spare time, Sri likes to read, work out, play golf, and do karaoke.

Sundip Arora, VP of External Affairs
sundip@netip.org

Sundip became involved with NetIP at the grassroots level in Boston, initially as a volunteer and then as the National Liaison with NetSAP Boston. He witnessed and helped NetSAP Boston win the prestigious "Best Large Chapter" award in 2007. His passion for creating a world class organization translated into successfully running for the VP of Events position on a North America level and leading the the 2008 National conference in Boston.

As VP of Events in 2008, Sundip brought a singular mindset of delivering an unequaled Annual Conference that will have a lasting impact on NetIP members and the community.?At the 2008 Conference, he and his team inspired attendees to Explore new opportunities, Dream the impossible and Discover the unexpected. He hopes to translate his successes and lessons learned from that experience into his new role as VP of External Affairs in 2009 with new and exciting?sponsorship, public relations and re-branding initiatives for the NetIP organization as a whole.

In his professional life, Sundip works for a high tech startup company based out of the Boston area supporting sales engineering activities for an exciting new technology. Prior to his new life at the startup, he was an IT Strategy Consultant with a Big 4 Management Consulting firm. His drive to help NetIP North America become a superlative non-profit organization for South Asians in America comes from his professional experience and inspiration from fellow NetIP leaders and members.

Santosh Perla, VP of Internal Affairs
santosh@netip.org

Santosh joined an ailing Pittsburgh Chapter in 2006 and decided to take on the challenge of reviving it, recognizing its immense potential for growth. He served as President in 2007 and 2008. Under his leadership and the efforts of his team, the chapter landed the "Best Small Chapter" Award for both his years as the President. In addition, he won the "Best Small Chapter President" Award in 2008. Santosh is also the recepient of the 40 under 40 award, a prestigious recognition of his community efforts and leadership.

He looks forward to his new role on the National Board and hopes to inspire and a build a strong team to take the organization to new heights.

Professionally, Santosh works as a Project Manager for Enterprise Search Company, Vivisimo! He helps companies manage ever-growing electronic-information repositories - increasing productivity through better organization. Born in India and raised in Zambia, he enjoys traveling to meet people and learn about cultures.

Ajay Chopra, VP of Events
ajay@netip.org

Rohit proudly serves NetIP, both as the former President of the Cincinnati chapter and currently on the North America team. Rohit shares the vision and the passion of his fellow team members, believing that NetIP's greatest strength is the unique and diverse opportunities it gives South Asian professionals to network and lead within their communities.

Rohit currently works as Health Communications Specialist for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, specializing in occupational health campaign development and safety training evaluation. Rohit has an M.S. in Technical Communication from the University of Colorado. Rohit also consults on web development projects for several US-based, non-profit organizations. Life outside of NetIP will generally find Rohit playing hours of tennis or cycling for miles and miles.