Background
Banik, Sambhu Nath was born on November 7, 1935 in Joypara, India. Son of Padma L. and Kadambini Banik.
Banik, Sambhu Nath was born on November 7, 1935 in Joypara, India. Son of Padma L. and Kadambini Banik.
Bachelor of Science, Calcutta University, 1956. Master of Science, Calcutta University, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy, Bristol University, 1964.
Staff psychologist Des Moines Child Guidance Center, 1965. Senior psychologist, director internship training University Hospital, Saskatoon, Canada, 1965-1969, director psychological services Canada, 1969-1971. Assistant chief mental health service Glenn Dale Hospital and District of Columbia Village, 1971-1981.
Chief South Community Mental Health Center, Washington, 1981-1984, chief child and youth service, 1984-1988. Clinical administrator North-East Southeast Family Center, since 1988. President Family Diagnostic and Therapeutic Center, Washington, since 1993.
Executive director President's Committee on Mental Retardation Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, 1990-1993, consultant psychologist, since 1993. President Banik and Associate Family Diagnostic and Therapeutic Center, since 1993. Vice president development, chairman Third World Foundation, since 1993.
Assistant professor University Saskatchewan, 1965-1971. Visiting professor Bowie State College Maryland, 1972-1981, professor psychology, 1993. Visiting professor Thakur Hariprasad Institute, India, 1994.
Member national advisory council on drug abuse, 1987-1990. Member advisory board American Red Cross, Washington, 1987-1990. Founder, president Prabashi, Inc., 1974-1978, Association Indians in American, 1980-1984.
President E.S.-Asia Foundation, since 1995. Vice president India Cultural Coordinating Committee, 1979-1980, Indian American Forum for Political Education, 2000. Secretary general Asian Pacific American Cultural Heritage Council, 1981-1982.
Treasurer Asian Pacific American Heritage Council, 1982-1984. Member special committee 3d Convention Asian Indians in North America, 1984, chairman Indian American Forum Political Education, Maryland, 1986-1988, 94—. Chairman Third World Foundation, since 1993.
Advisory board Educational India Foundation, Inc., since 1993, Commonwealth Association for the Mentally Handicapped and Developmental Disease, since 1992, Maryland committee on diversity, 2000. Chairman International Cooperation and Coordinating Committee 11th World Congress on Mental Retardation, 1993-1994. Board trustees Woodley House, Washington.
Public member Service, Personel, Review Board, Washington, 1996. Commissioner Commission People with Disabilities, Montgomery County, Human Rights Commission, since 2004, State Maryland Human Relations Commission, 2005. Elected Maryland Bush-Cheney delegate Republican National Convention, 2004.
Member American Psychological Association, American Group Psychotherapy Association, District of Columbia Psychological Association. International Academy Forensic Psychology. National Health Service Providers in Psychology, President's Committee People with Intellectual Disabilities.
Married Promila (Roy), November 16, 1968. Children: Sharmila, and Kakali.