MAM Committee : 2022-24
President : अमिता पेणकर (Amita Penkar)
नमस्कार, मी अमिता पेणकर. मुळची मुंबईची. गेली १६ वर्षे मिनीयापोलीस मध्ये ईडन प्रेअरी येथे माझे पती समीर, मुलगा मानस
(Sophomore at Eden Prairie High School) आणी Sky आमचा Golden Retriever यांचेसह आमचे वास्तव्य आहे. MAM
Committee वर हि माझी दुसरी टर्म आहे. पहिल्या टर्म मध्ये मी Cultural Secretary होते आणी ह्या Committee मध्ये मी
अध्यक्ष (President) आहे. त्यामुळे मंडळाच्या कामाचा खूप जवळून परिचय झाला. माझ्या मुलानेही अनेक वर्षे मंडळाचे सांस्कृतिक कार्यक्रमात भाग घेतला व एन्जॉय केले. I have also participated and volunteered in various Mandal events and plays in the last 15 years. My hope is that with the help of the amazing team we have on the MAM committee, I will be able to bring in fresh ideas to the Mandal while still keeping our Marathi traditions alive. Especially, in today’s digital age, I would love to bridge the gap for our younger generation by fostering Marathi culture and getting them more involved through volunteering and networking activities in the Mandal.आपण सर्वजण आमच्या समितीला जास्तीत जास्त सहभागी होऊन सहकार्य कराल अशी माझी खात्री आहे.
Vice-president : विशाखा कोकाटे(Vishakha KoKate)
Communication and marketing secretary :
प्रविणा पाठक (Pravina Pathak)
मी प्रविणा कुलकर्णी – पाठक. माझे पती अमित आणि माझ्या दोन सुकन्या शौर्या आणि आर्या यांच्या सोबत गेले तीन वर्षे मिनिआपोलीस मध्ये वास्तव्यास आहे . मी मूळची विद्येचे माहेरघर – पुणे येथील असून स्वतः साहित्याची आवड असणारी आहे. गेले दोन वर्षे मी मराठी मंडळाचे मासिक “हितगुज” ची धुरा सांभाळली होती. आणि त्यातूनच प्रेरणा घेऊन मंडळाच्या कार्यकारिणी मध्ये सहभागी झाले आहे. मला आणि माझ्या कुटुंबास संस्कृती आणि सांस्कृतिक कार्यक्रम यात विशेष रस आहे. मराठी भाषा आणि आपली संस्कृतीचा वारसा पुढे नेण्यासाठी हा मंच मला खूपच उपयुक्त वाटला. या प्रवासात तुमची साथ नक्कीच असेल अशी आशा करते.
Cultural Secretary
मिथुन जाधव
I am Mithun Jadhav, a proud Mumbaikar, living in Minnesota with my wife Anupama and daughter Saanvi for 12 years. I was born and brought up in a city called Thane, close to Mumbai in India, in a big community complex where all the festivals were celebrated together as a family. I always missed celebrating our festivals, like the way I celebrated back in India until I started attending Marathi Association of Minnesota(MAM) events 3 years back. I always enjoyed volunteering and organizing events for MAM. Today, I feel fortunate & greatful to have this opportunity to be on the MAM committee to serve our Marathi Community in Minnesota and help celebrate & enjoy our cultural festivals with all our Minnesota families.
I look forward to working with everyone in our community, and together keeping our culture alive and growing for our future generation to come!
केतन कुलकर्णी
अश्विनी भोसले
Treasurer
नैना शिरोडकर (Naina Shirodkar)
I am Naina Shirodkar and have lived in the twin cities for twelve years now. I am excited to take on the role of Treasurer for Marathi Association of Minnesota and give back in a small way to the community. It is a great way to let our kids see the importance of keeping our culture alive in a foreign land and help them aspire to do the same.
संचालक: मराठी शाळा
मृदुला वडके (Mrudula Wadake )
नमस्कार ! माझं नाव मृदुला भरत वडके. मी गेली १७ वर्ष माझे मिस्टर आणी माझ्या दोन मुलींसह मीनेसोटा मध्ये स्थित आहे. साधारण गेली १२-१३ वर्ष आम्ही सगळेच मराठी मंडळांशी कोणत्या न कोणत्या रुपात जोडलेलो आहोत. ह्या वरषी मी मराठी मंडळांची education secretary म्हणून जबाबदारी स्वीकारली आहे. आपण आणी आपली पुढची पिढी आपल्या मायभुमीशी आणी मराठी भाषेशी जोडलेली राहावो, हाच माझा प्रामाणिक प्रयत्न आहे आणी तुमचे सर्वांचे आशीर्वाद आणी सहकार्य आमच्या बरोबर आहेच ! धन्यवाद
Past Committees
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Board of Directors
Milind Sohoni
Term ending in 2028
Milind has resided in Plymouth for 28 years, had a long career in R&D and owned a small business for over a decade. He currently serves as a Director on the Board of Education for the Wayzata School Board. He also serves on the Board of the Minnesota School Boards Association as Director District 4 and serves on the city of Plymouth’s Charter Commission. He has two adult children working to help marginalized children in the education field.
Abhijit Potdar
Term ending in 2026
Abhijit is a MAM member for the last 25 years and has served as the Treasurer on the MAM Committee in 2000. A CPA by profession, Abhijit has been MAM’s tax advisor for many years. He was also the President for the Minnesota Gymkhana Cricket Club for 18 years.
Mayura Javeri
Term ending in 2024
Mayura is originally from Thane, Maharashtra and has made Maple Grove, Minnesota her home for the last 19 years with her husband Ninad and daughters Riya (20) and Nikita (15). She is a member of MAM from 2010 and has volunteered and organized various MAM events. She has served on the MAM Committee as a Vice President from 2017-2019 which provides her firsthand knowledge and experience on the MAM Committee. She is a project manager by profession with a prominent MN based retail company. Her goal for joining MAM Board of Directors is to continue the MAM ideology and be the sounding board for current committee.