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July 27: Gurinder Hohl

By on July 22, 2021
Join us Tuesday to hear from Gurinder Hohl the Chief Executive Officer of the Immigrant Welcome Center. Gurinder is a servant leader, compassionate advocate for equity, and champion for social justice. 

Gurinder was born and brought up in New Delhi, India. Her formative years were influenced by her middle-class working parents—both teachers.  As a sikh, Gurinder learned the principles of seva which means selfless service for altruistic purposes on behalf of, and for the betterment of a community, early in her life. Gurinder endeavors to make an impact on the lives of those who need it most through her service on the boards of local nonprofits and by working in the community gardens to provide fresh produce to food-insecure neighbors in south Indy.

Professionally Gurinder trained as a physical therapist in India and arrived to work at Oakwood Hospital in Dearborn, Michigan in early 1990s on a H1N1 visa. Gurinder earned her post professional master’s degree in physical therapy from the University of Indianapolis in 1995. In October 1999, Gurinder became the proud citizen of the United States of America. In 2001, Gurinder earned her master in public health from the Fairbanks School of Public Health. Since then, she has worked in the leadership roles in public health, nonprofit, and most recently in higher education at the University of Indianapolis. 

In her role as the CEO of Immigrant Welcome Center, Gurinder focuses on initiatives to increase community-wide awareness of the rich cultural and ethnic diversity that our new immigrant and refugee neighbors bring to the City of Indianapolis. She enjoys working with the board and key stakeholders to clearly describe the impact of barriers and challenges that our new neighbors face and work with policy makers to identify and implement innovative solutions to address these challenges.

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