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Management Board
The management committee at The ICCA is made up of a formally elected group of volunteers with various skills and experiences, all of whom are keen to ensure a good quality of service is provided for the community and the associations members. The Board are responsible for the overall management of The ICCA assets and oversee the service provision at the centre.
Mr Resham Aujla
Mr Atma Dhillon
Mrs Kashmeera Gorecha
Mr Sudheer Gupta
Mr Hasmukh Mistry
Mr Parminder Samrai
Mr Balraj Sanghera
Mr Satinderpal Sharma
Mr Nick Singh
Mr Manoj Tugnait
Mr Gurmeet Vohra
Get to know your Board. We are putting together short profiles of The ICCA executive board members. Take a look through their profiles and let us know what you think using our feedback forms.
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Name
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Resham Aujla
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Age
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47
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Profession
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Self employed Regeneration and Cohesion Consultant
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Personal background
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Married with a daughter and a son
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Interests and hobbies
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Playing golf, swimming and travelling
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Relevant experiences and skills
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Strong management experience in the public sector
Good understanding of the way the public sector operates.
Detailed knowledge of fund raising and social enterprise development
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Key interesting fact about yourself
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I travelled across Europe to Moscow crossing Berlin at ‘Checkpoint Charlie’ in 1986
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Who is your greatest inspiration and why?
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Nelson Mandela. A man whose commitment and determination led to the creation of modern South Africa.
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What difference would you like to make at the ICCA?
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Having spent 2-3 years of my working life making the re-location of the centre happen, I am very keen to see that we can build on the progress we have made so far
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Name
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Atma Dhillon
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Age
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55 |
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Profession
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Self employed - main field of business is real estate
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Personal background
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I have lived in England since I 1964. The first five years in Walsall and since 1969 in Nottingham. I did a B Sc (Hons) degree in Biochemistry at Liverpool University. I have also lived in Australia for three years. I am married with two daughters and a son
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Interests and hobbies
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Travelling, reading and movies
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Relevant experiences and skills
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- Good experience in man management and credit control
- Was president of the Indian students association at university
- Organising many events, which were aimed at not only the university students, but also at the local Indian community who regularly supported most of our events.
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Key interesting fact about yourself
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I travelled overland across most of Europe as far east as Turkey. I also travelled overland along the east cost of Australia and along the southern states of America from Houston Texas to Orlando Florida.
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Who is your greatest inspiration and why?
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The Indian people who first came and settled in the UK. They overcame all sorts of obstacles and yet persevered and established themselves in the UK.
They instilled good family values as well as ambition in their children. Those pioneers are my inspiration.
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What difference would you like to make at the ICCA?
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The outgoing management committee, along with the help of members of the community, have done a wonderful job in delivering the new community centre building.
As a member of the new management committee I would like to make sure that we can build on and fulfil the responsibility being passed over to us and make the centre financially healthy by providing a variety of services and generating income.
It should become a venue, which is used by all sectors of our community on daytime and evening basis seven day a week.
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Name
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Kashmeera Gorecha
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| Age |
21 Again!
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| Profession |
A professional Communications and Marketing Manager.
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Personal
background |
Happily married
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Interests and
hobbies |
Cinema – especially thrillers
Theatre – especially musicals
Travelling and learning about new cultures – holidays are what life’s all about!
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Relevant
experiences
and skills
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- Understanding of working with the community
- Strategic marketing experience
- Team management and event organising
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Key interesting
fact about yourself
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I’ve met Mary J Blige, talked to Boy George and the boxer Amir Khan. I’m a groupie.
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Who is your
greatest inspiration
and why?
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My parents and grandmother – they are the most hard working, genuine, honest and forward thinking people I know.
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What difference
would you like to
make at The ICCA?
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To help the new centre become self sufficient and ensure that good quality community services are available now and in the future.
Further develop the website, new media and other communications materials to help update our members on a more regular basis.
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Hasmukh Mistry
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Age
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50
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| Profession |
Now self-employed in the building trade but has had many years of experience in man management of staff.
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Personal
background |
Married for 25 years to Jaishree and have two children, aged 20 and 18. Has lived in Nottingham since 1974 and knows some of the changes in the city.
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Interests and
hobbies |
Interests in Indian songs and films. Also plays golf but only a fair weather golfer.Love to travel all over the world.
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Relevant
experiences
and skills |
Has worked over 25 years in a single company were he had responsibility to manage nearly 50 workers. Understands deadlines and can deal with and has had experience in working with people of different backgrounds to get their best efforts into the projects. Has experience in cost cutting but still maintaining the quality of service and products.
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Key interesting
fact about yourself |
n/a
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Who is your
greatest inspiration
and why? |
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What difference
would you like to
make at The ICCA? |
Hope to keep of all the Indian community together and make sure the next generations carry The ICCA in to the future. Promote interaction by the youth and all sections of the Nottingham community.
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| Name |
Parminder Singh Samrai |
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| Age |
45 |
| Profession |
Solicitor. I am a partner specialising in criminal defence work. As an advocate I am frequently engaged in the art of persuasion, a skill which I may also need to draw upon during my work with the centre. |
| Personal background |
Married with two children. Aneela (13 years old) and Rohan (11 years old). I was born in Nottingham. Studied in Leicester and Manchester but returned to Nottingham and have worked in the city centre for the last 21 years. |
| Interests and hobbies |
Lots of stuff but mostly music and Manchester United.I am a season ticket holder. My stamp collecting days are, thankfully long behind me! However, I still cherish my Penny Black. |
| Relevant experiences and skills |
I am a member of my firm’s management committee and therefore, have experience of working as part of a team. We employ over 100 people. I am involved in the day to day supervision and management of our Nottingham Criminal department which is one of the largest in the country. |
| Key interesting fact about yourself |
I have never watched a single episode of the Apprentice. |
| Who is your greatest inspiration and why? |
Who? Bob Dylan Why? The answer is blowing in the wind. |
| What difference would you like to make at the ICCA? |
I would like the ICCA to provide greater support and services to our youngsters. The ICCA cricket organisers have done a wonderful job in this respect but we need to find further ways to engage our youngsters. I think there is a role for us to encourage, for instance, the creative arts by providing facilities and training on a much larger scale than previously. |
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Nick Singh |
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| Age |
42 |
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Sales Professional: New Business Development, Key Account Management, New Media Online, Property Lettings, Telecommunications, and Freight Logistics, , Recycling and Waste Management. |
| Personal background |
Married to Ruby, living in West Bridgford. Previously located in Birmingham, Solihull, I am an avid supporter of Aston Villa & admirer of Barcelona. |
| Interests and hobbies |
Running in the New York ING 2010 Marathon,The Apprentice & Dragons Den, travelling & experiencing the delights of new cultures.I enjoy watching wildlife tiger documentaries. |
| Relevant experiences and skills |
I have 20 years experience in:
- New Business Development
- Networking Events
- Sales Management
- Recruitment
- Employment
- Disciplinary.
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| Key interesting fact about yourself |
I paint portraits. |
| Who is your greatest inspiration and why? |
Meeting Fateh Singh Rathore (conservation scientist) Rathambhore National Tiger Reserve, I am inspired by his contribution to developing rathambhore and tiger conservation in India for over 40 years. |
| What difference would you like to make at the ICCA? |
To develop The ICCA brand, so the people of Nottingham recognise it as centre for multicultural events, where people of all walks of life, and in business can utilise the facilities for socialising, networking and for corporate and private events.
I would like to see it become the No.1 choice; I will be working on developing the brand & promoting this value within the community. |
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Manoj Kumar Tugnait |
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| Age |
34 |
| Profession |
My background is in Retail, Sales and Strategic Marketing |
| Personal background |
I am married and have a daughter who is 4 years old. I have been brought up in Nottingham and have lived and worked in London. |
| Interests and hobbies |
I play football weekly amongst friends, and enjoy playing squash. I love to spend time with my daughter. |
| Relevant experiences and skills |
- Strong background in Sales and Marketing
- Business to business negotiator
- Man-managed a team of sales professionals
- Business Development Manager – Tesco Stores
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| Key interesting fact about yourself |
I have had tea at Buckingham Palace with Princess Ann whereby I was presented my Grand Prior’s Badge Award from the St John Ambulance Brigade. |
| Who is your greatest inspiration and why? |
Richard Branson – a successful entrepreneur who started his first business at the age of 16 and is still going strength to strength – a great inspirer amongst many others. |
| What difference would you like to make at the ICCA? |
During the next 4 years I would like to see the ICCA a self sufficient business with a successful Conference / Banqueting business unit and not forgetting serving our local Indian community with their needs.
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| Name |
Gurmeet Vohra |
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| Age |
A young 40 |
| Profession |
IT Client Infrastructure Specialist |
| Personal background |
I am married & I have 3 children, 2 girls and a boy. I was born in Nottingham and I grew up in West Bridgford & Wollaton area. I work locally in the Nottingham Area. |
| Interests and hobbies |
Swimming, Playing Pool, Football, Classic Cars and Socialising. |
| Relevant experiences and skills |
- Indian Community Centre Board member from 2005 -2009 – learned how to interact at Board Level & work with a broad cross section of the Indian Community.
- Assistant Secretary of Nottingham Punjab Junior Colts Football team – working with the young “Youth” of Nottingham.
- Over 15 years Industry experience in IT – helped the centre deliver new EPOS / Audio Visual Solutions.
- Worked with the ICCA Volunteers/Staff to deliver Social Events over the past 4 years.
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| Key interesting fact about yourself |
Used to be a Break dancer in my early days. |
| Who is your greatest inspiration and why? |
My Father, for teaching me about “give back” to the community and to help others & My Grandfather for teaching me about Indian Cultural Values and their importance. |
| What difference would you like to make at the ICCA? |
- Help develop the core community services offered.
- Further develop current social offerings.
- Use my IT skills and develop the current systems of the Centre.
- Help other Board Members and sub groups where ever and whenever possible.
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