CHI Ambassadors and Experts
CHI Ambassador
Aditi Gugnani Malhotra
CHI Ambassador
Educated at The Wharton School, Aditi has over two decades of experience in finance within the fashion industry. She also spent 15 years leading “Bal Vihar” children's activities for the Chinmaya Mission in New York City. Currently she lives between Florida, New York and New Delhi. As CHI’s Ambassador, Aditi volunteers to help raise awareness, promote educational initiatives, and support fundraising efforts.
CHI Experts
Suneeta Dewan, Esq.
CHI - Legal Counsel
Founder & Attorney At Law, Dewan & Associates, PLLC
Suneeta completed her Master’s in Economics from Osmania University, Hyderabad. In 1978, she moved to the United States. She is a graduate from Seton Hall University, where she obtained her Juris Doctor degree.
A committed activist, Suneeta is also involved in supporting numerous social causes concerning protection of the rights of women, children, and immigrants. She runs legal clinics providing pro-bono counsel to abused women on immigration matters, filing self-petitions under the Violence Against Women’s Act (VAWA). For her tireless work in the community, she has also received a certificate of commendation for outstanding community service from the County Executives of Bergen County, NJ.
Suneeta serves on the advisory board of Palms for Life, the Indian American Arts Council (IAAC) and Manavi, an organization dedicated to ending all forms of violence against South Asian women
Deborah Landey,
UN Advisor
Deborah served for 35 years with the United Nations, including as: Assistant Secretary-General, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS); Deputy Assistant Administrator, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Bureau of Management, among many other esteemed positions.
She is a member of many high-profile organizations like the Governing Board of the Association of Former International Civil Servants (AFICS/NY), and also serves as a Conservation Fellow at the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS).
Deborah holds a MA in International Affairs from the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University, Canada.
Sunita Manjrekar, M.A., M.S.Ed., CRC
CHI - Programs Advisor, US
Director of Employment Programs, Nassau County Department of Social Services
Sunita received a Master’s degree from St. John’s University in rehabilitation counseling, with a focus on employment and disabilities. She is a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor and serves as an Adjunct Professor at Hofstra University and Hunter College.
Because of her passion for Community Service, Sunita has received several honors, including SCOPE’s Community Service Award, the Leaders in Education Award from St. John’s University, the Nassau BOCES Education Partner Award, and the Indian American Forum’s Outstanding Women’s Achievement Award, among others.