The leadership of Mr. T
This article is inspired by the leadership and dedication of Tushneem Dharmagadda, outgoing Netsap-Boston President. Having served two terms as president and five years all together on the board, Tushneem is bound for even bigger and greater opportunities. During his term, Tushneem worked to change the image of Netsap from one of just a mere social organization to one that promotes all the pillars of Netsap: community service, cultural activities, and professional development. Tushneem sought to strengthen each area in its own right with no area left untouched. In addition, his hard work at obtaining sponsorship allowed the organization to put on bigger and better events than ever imagined before.
During his term on the board, Netsap-Boston won the Best Chapter award from NetIP three years in a row, including this year. In addition, Tushneem worked relentessly to organize the annual NetIP conference to be held in Boston this year. It is largely through his tireless efforts, support of all volunteers, and vision that this conference was well-attended and a huge success. The last night of the conference, other chapter leaders sought out Tushneem's advice for their future events as they realize Tushneem's success comes from his foresight to plan and execute great events.
Every event is put on with a sense of passion and meaning as guided through Tushneem. The chapter has evolved greatly during his last five years. Tushneem's dedicated work of operating almost single-handedly without other support was truly his greatest endeavor for the organization. Many board members and volunteers appreciated serving with a strong leader who worked for them to bring all events to full potential. It would be difficult to replace Tushneem, but it will be easy to pickup where he left off since he has set Netsap-Boston in a great place from which to start.
Congratulations to Tushneem for all his hard work and dedication to the board and to the members of Netsap-Boston as well as to the community. We wish him all the best of luck!
Sincerely,
Usha Govindarajulu
outgoing Cultural/Theatrics Chair of Netsap-Boston
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I met Tushneem three years ago when he served as the Logistics Chair for the TiECON East 2006 held at the Hines Center in Boston. My role in the Logistics team was to design the Signage and Layouts, as I had done in previous TiECONs.
While I had worked with other Logistics Chairs in previous TiECONs, my experience with Tushneem was the most rewarding. First, he possesses the qualities of leadership (mentioned by Usha) in great abundance. Second, he is so soft-spoken and calm, and totally unflappable.
The TiECON 2006 was a logistics nightmare. It was a 3-day conference, spread over two venues (Hines and the Marriott-Copley) and had 1200 attendees. Tushneem led his team very competently and with great success. The TiECON 2007, also held at the Hines, was equally challenging. And Tushneem did a splendid job as the Logistics Chair.
That is why when Tushneem asked me to design the Signage and Layouts for the NetIP 2008 Conference, I agreed enthusiastically. I wanted to have the experience of working with Tushneem again. I was amply rewarded -- I got to meet many dedicated and talented volunteers in planning team, in particular Sundip Arora and Pallavi Chhabra (the incoming President) with whom I worked very closely.
Good luck to Tushneem in his future ventures. He is a trail-blazer and will leave a mark wherever he goes.
-- Satish Dhingra
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