Background
Chopra, Parveen Chander was born on May 2, 1941 in Punjab, India. Came to the United States, 1970, naturalized, 1981. Son of Om Parkash and Sumitra Chopra.
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Chopra, Parveen Chander was born on May 2, 1941 in Punjab, India. Came to the United States, 1970, naturalized, 1981. Son of Om Parkash and Sumitra Chopra.
Master of Arts in Sociology with certified of merit, Punjab University, India, 1966. Master of Arts with honours in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations, Tata Institute Social Sciences, India, 1968. Business Level, Bombay University, India, 1970.
Master of Business Administration, Baruch College, 1979. Master of Philosophy, City University of New York, 1993. Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration, City University of New York, 1997.
Instructor management Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York, 1978-1985, Rutgers University, Newark, 1977-1978. Assistant professor management Long Island University, New York City, 1985-1986, Kean University, New Jersey, 1986-1991, C. W. Post Campus, Greenvale, New York. Adjunct professor Stevens Institute of Technology, New Jersey, 1981-1984, Fordham University, since 1985.
Coordinator Long Island Jewish Abbott House Project, 1973-1975. Consultant New York State Legislation Institute, New York City, 1978-1981. Consultant on cultural diversity Management to Nassau County Medical center, 1997, Police Academy 1999.
Manager administration Franco-Indian Pharmaceuticals, Bombay, 1970. Manpower management officer New India Assurance Company, Bombay, 1968-1970. Personnel manager Bofan and Indian Textile Corporation, Bombay, 1967-1968.
Commissioner Human Rights Commission, Nassau County, New York, 1989-2007, accounting chairman, 2004-2007. Vice chairman, 1996-2007, commissioner planning 1996-2002. President Sunshine Management Services Inc., since 1998.
Director Civil Liberties Union, New York, since 2006. Advisor New Yorkers for Choice in Education, since 2006.
Board directors Federation Indian Associations, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, since 1983, president 1987-1988. Board directors Indian Association Long Island, 1983-2007, president 1989-1990. Vice president Indian-American Forum for Political Education, 1990-1992 (chairman, 1993-1994).
Board directors Nassau Arts Decentralization Consortium, 1991-2002. Member executive committee Martin Luther King Junior Celebration Committee, since 1990. Convener World Conference International Punjabi Society New York, 1991.
Founding member Nassau County Diversity Seminar, since 1995. Secretary Nargis Dutt Memorial Foundation, 1995-1996, vice president 1997-1999. Appointed member steering committee for Asian American for Bush-Quayle, 1992.
At-large delegate National Republican Party planning committee, 1996-1998. Co-chair Business Council Global Organization People of Indian Origin, since 1999, co-chairman International Human Rights Council, since 2005. Director Bharti Vidya Bhavan, New York City, since 2006, New York Civil Liberties Union, since 2006.
Member National Federation Indian American Associations (national secretary 1992-1994, executive board), Jackson Heights Merchants' Association (New York, founder since 1989), Flushing Merchants' Association (New York, founder since 1990), Kiwanis International (treasurer), Baldwin Republican Club (executive board), Nassau County Republican Party (committeeman election districts in Baldwin), Eastern Academy Management, Academy Management United States of America, Industrial Relations Research Association, Asian American Coalition United States of America Inc. (founder, 1989, president since 2006), Indian American Forum (founder since 2003, chairman 2003-2006).
Married Usha Bhatt, September 6, 1970. Children: Samir, Sachin.