The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus July 21 announced that Indian American Nisha Ramachandran will assume the position of executive director.
Ramachandran, the first South Asian American to serve in this role, took over the post effective July 22.
Ramachandran most recently managed her own consulting business that focused on AAPI advocacy.
Prior to that, she served as policy director for the National Council of Asian Pacific Americans and as an APAICS fellow in the office of Congressman Ami Bera, D-California.
Several CAPAC members voiced their support of the appointment.
âIâm very excited to welcome Nisha Ramachandran as the new Executive Director of CAPAC. Nisha comes to CAPAC after nearly a decade of experience working with the AAPI community on a national scale,â CAPAC chair U.S. Rep. Judy Chu said in a statement.
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