TASVEER STAFF

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Rita Meher

Co-Founder & Executive Director

Before diving full-time as the Executive Director of Tasveer in 2012, she was a video producer and editor. She made her career debut on TV in Japan in 1995. She edited the award-winning Bangladeshi documentary Threads and made her first short film, Citizenship101, based on her own immigrant experiences. Read More

Anushree Shukla

Anushree Shukla

Associate Director, Tasveer Film Market

Anushree Shukla is an actor, voice actor and graduate from the University of Washington’s Informatics Program. Anushree’s love for cinema led her to Mumbai, where she worked as an Assistant Operations Manager for India’s Largest Dubbing Studio – Sound & Vision Studios Read More

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Clarissa Thompson

Development Manager

Clarissa Thompson holds 13 years of community organizing experience in reproductive advocacy, immigrant justice, gun violence prevention, LGBTQIA+ justice, and economic equality. Since graduating from the University of Washington in 2018, she’s developed a wealth of experience in non-profit project management, specializing in electoral and legislative field strategy.Read More

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Caroline Kim

Program Manager

Caroline Kim is a Program Manager at Tasveer where she leads the membership program, event coordination, project management, and communication efforts within and beyond the organization. With a passion for storytelling and cultural exploration, she plays a key role in expanding Tasveer’s engagement with both local and global arts communities. Read More

Gurjot Kang

Gurjot Kang

Marketing Manager

Gurjot Kang is a passionate multimedia creative who uses her skills in digital content development and marketing to amplify South Asian storytelling at Tasveer. As a PLU ’22 graduate, with BA degrees in Communication (concentration in Film & Media Studies) and Politics and Government Read More

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Amun Chaudhary

Tasveer Film Market Coordinator

Hailing from Pakistan, and raised in the UAE, Amun Chaudhary is a passionate creative whose research and projects interrogate the South Asian cultural and historical landscape, especially as they pertain in the media. Amun has a background in academia, non-profit work, education and community-engaged advocacy.Read More

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Patricia Jaucian

Digital Media Specialist

Pat is a Digital Media Specialist at Tasveer, bringing over eight years of diverse marketing experience in social media, branding, campaign management, influencer and affiliate marketing. With a background in IT, and a career shaped by marketing, she blends creativity with data-driven insights to amplify South Asian stories to life.Read More

Anterpreet Bains

Anterpreet Bains

Events Manager

Anterpreet is a dedicated advocate for human rights, driven by a passion for truth and justice. With a rich background in mental health spanning four years, she brings a unique perspective to her current role at Tasveer. At Tasveer, she thrives in the intersection of programming, connecting filmmakers, and orchestrating impactful events.Read More

Elizabeth Sankarsingh

Elizabeth Sankarsingh

Grants and Sponsorship Manager

Elizabeth is a Dallas-based development professional and advocate for the arts, deeply committed to using creativity as a catalyst for connection and change. With ten years of nonprofit experience Read More

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Uzma Khan

IT Director (Volunteer)

Uzma has over 20 years of experience in IT with 15+ years of experience working in Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing, and has most recently been working as a Big Data and Cloud Architect in The Boeing Company. Read More

TASVEER BOARD

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Rita Meher

Co-Founder & Executive Director

Before diving full-time as the Executive Director of Tasveer in 2012, she was a video producer and editor. She made her career debut on TV in Japan in 1995. She edited the award-winning Bangladeshi documentary Threads and made her first short film, Citizenship101, based on her own immigrant experiences. Read More

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Farah Nousheen

Co-Founder

Farah Nousheen (she/her) is a community organizer, cultural worker, healing facilitator, and critical race theorist currently living in Albuquerque, New Mexico on the original lands of the Pueblo peoples. She is employed as an academic advisor of interdisciplinary studies at the University of New Mexico where she is fortunate to advise a diverse student body.Read More

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Sandhya Nathan

Tasveer Board President

Sandhya (Sandy) Nathan has a diverse background with over two decades of consulting experience across the corporate and nonprofit sectors with focus in Adaptive Leadership, Community Outreach, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging Advocacy, and Human Capital Consulting. Read More

Shailja Rao

Shailaja Rao

Shailaja focuses on socio-cultural dynamics, women’s rights, gender issues, and human rights. She is a founding member of the South Asia Peace Action Network (Sapan), Strategic Advisor for Dhanak of Humanity, and is affiliated with the Alliance for a Secular and Democratic South Asia and several international diaspora organizations that promote upholding democratic Read More

Tayyab Mahmud

Tayyab Mahmud

Tayyab Mahmud is a Professor of Law at Seattle University. He has published extensively in areas of comparative constitutional law, human rights and international law. He has served as Co-President of Society of American law Teachers (SALT) and as a board member of many non-profit organizations. Read More

Vivek Bahl

Vivek “Vik” Bahl

Vivek “Vik” Bahl received his Ph.D. in English Literature from the University of Texas at Austin, with a focus on ethnic and post-colonial literatures, cultural studies, and social movements. He has taught in the English Division at Green River College since 1998. Read More

Sabeeka Dar

Sabeeka Dar

At the core of Sabeeka’s professional journey in e-commerce and digital marketing is a profound commitment to building community and elevating the voices of marginalized groups.Read More

Syed K. Jamal

Syed K. Jamal

Syed K. Jamal is an Indian-American CEO & Founder of Branta. His work empowers young people to make informed career decisions and fosters meaningful cross-cultural collaborations. As the Chairman of the Tacoma-Kochi Friendship City Committee Read More

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Swapnil A

Swapnil, originally from India, has been living in the US for a decade. By day, he works in the Software Industry, but his true passion lies in the art of filmmaking. He has dabbled in improv and acts in short films under the stage name Sahil Kini. Read More