ALL ABOUT THE COMMUNITY NEWSMAKERS
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January 2020 -
Sri Vaishnavi Ghantasala, from Chattahoochee High School, was presented the Girl of the Year award by Women in Technology (WIT). She has also won second place (USA-Canada) in Telugu Maatlaata.
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January 2020 -
Navya Sarikonda, a young writer from Atlanta, has won numerous awards in 2019 for her novel, The Enchanters’ Child, published when she was 16. Navya is also the founder of Authors Origin.
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January 2020 -
Sachin Shailendra is 2020 chair of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, serving 333,000 students in 26 public colleges and universities, GA Public Libraries, and GA Archives.
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January 2020 -
Atlanta’s Inam M. Inamullah has had his largest painting, 17'x14', installed in the Carnegie Hall Tower, Manhattan, NY. He is president of Global Tech Electronics, and is active in many fields of art.
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January 2020 -
Sid Mookerji, founder of venture firm Silicon Road and also TiE Atlanta President-Elect during the next two years, was named for the Sig Mosley Entrepreneurial Leader Award by TechBridge.
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January 2020 -
Johns Creek siblings Aditya Satya (a GA Tech freshman) and Akanksha Satya (a junior at Chattahoochee HS) spent Thanksgiving break in Lions Club International service activities in India.
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January 2020 -
Atlanta Inno honors the young (under age 25) founders and tech innovators of Atlanta’s booming tech industry. The 2019 list of "25 under 25" includes 18 from South Asia!
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December 2019 -
Karan Ishwar, CFO at SecurAmerica, was selected by Atlanta Business Chronicle for its 40 Under 40 awards, which recognize young people making career achievements and showing social responsibility.
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December 2019 -
Archith Seshadri is now Atlanta Bureau Chief for Nexstar Media Group, for four stations in 45 Georgia counties, and covers government, healthcare, education, entertainment, economy, and more.
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December 2019 -
Mohammad (Mo) Azam, VP Corporate Internal Audit and Compliance & Ethics at UPS, was honored at UPS World Headquarters, Atlanta, by WWAAC Alliance Foundation with its 2019 National Spotlight Award.
