Area of Expertise
Ravjit “Ruby” Sekhon is a licensed clinical social worker, supervisor, and trauma-informed mental health leader shaped by her identity as the daughter of Sikh immigrants. With over 20 years in social services and 14 years in supervisory roles, she brings a culturally...
Dr. Poojajeet Khaira is a psychiatry resident physician, educator, and nationally recognized advocate for mental health equity, culturally informed care, and physician safety. She currently serves as the incoming Academic Chief Resident at MetroHealth/Case Western...
Dr. Avneet Soin is a psychiatrist who completed her general psychiatry residency at NYU Grossman Schoolof Medicine. During her training, she received the Lara Fuchs Award for Clinical Excellence in Inpatient Psychiatry, served as education chief resident in her final...
Harsimran Kaur is a purpose-driven leader with a rich background in mental health care and nonprofit leadership. With over five years of direct clinical experience, she has worked intensively in crisis mental health settings, most recently serving as a Clinical...
Komal Kaur is the President and Founder of Umeed-Hope, a Sikh-led mutual aid organization based in Central Indiana. Umeed is a coalition working in solidarity with other marginalized communities to dismantle systems of oppression and build a world rooted in justice,...
An interdisciplinary author, lawyer, teacher, and community organizer, Mallika Kaur’s work and scholarship focuses on human rights with a specialization in gender and minority issues. She has worked with victim-survivors of gendered violence for two decades, including...
Manka Dhingra is deputy majority leader of the Washington State Senate. She brings two decades of experience as a prosecutor and behavioral health expert to her role as chair of the Senate Law & Justice Committee. She also serves on the Ways & Means Committee....
Suneet Kaur joined the Sikh Coalition’s Board in 2010. As a Clinical Associate Professor at the Carolinas Medical Center/Advocate Health in Charlotte, NC. She provides primary care for the local underserved population, while training residents and medical students in...
Pardeep is a senior anti-hate advocate and the co-author of, “The Gift of Our Wounds." In 2012, following the death of his father in the hate killings at the Oak Creek Sikh Temple, he helped inspire community resilience and healing. Formerly with the US Department of...
Meeta Kaur is the lead creator and editor for Kaurs Reimagine, Sikh Women Blaze New Trails, a story collection that spotlights truth-centered storytelling as the site for acceptance, healing, and transformation. Kaur, the editorial team, and the writers have created...