Due to her expertise and empathy for humanity, Seema has served on many committees and received numerous awards. This list is a direction, but not an all inclusive picture of the service that Seema stands for, and the recognition that celebrates her contributions.
APPOINTMENTS
Appointments by NJ Governor:
- Public Advocate
- Ratepayer Advocate
Appointed by the Governor to serve on the:
- Governor’s Advisory Council on Volunteerism and Community Service
- tate of New Jersey’s Renewable Energy Task Force
- New Jersey Clean Energy Council
- Asian American Commission – Chairperson of the Asian Studies Initiative
- Executive Commission on Ethical Standards
AWARDS
- Humanitarian Award – 2007 – American Conference on Diversity
- Distinguished Leadership Award – 2007 – State of New Jersey – Department of Public Advocate
- Leadership Award – 2007 – American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin
- Outstanding Service Award – 2006 – United Way of Central Jersey
- Paul Harris Fellow – 2005 – Rotary Foundation of Rotary International
- Service and Leadership Award – 2005 – New Jersey Clean Energy Council
- Women Achievers Award – 2004 – Asian Indian Chamber of Commerce
- Achievement Award – 2004 – Pakistanis for America
- Humanitarian Award – 2003 – Rotary Club of Plainsboro
- Leadership Award – 2002 – Asian American Commission
- Excellence Award for Outstanding Appellate Advocacy – 1995 – Seton hall University School of Law Interscholastic Moot Court Board
- Recognition of Selfless and Outstanding Efforts to provide Unavailable Legal Representation to the poor – 1995 – Center
- for Social Justice – Seton Hall University School of Law
- Champion Award – 1994 – Intra-scholastic Moot Court Competition
- Best Petitioner Brief – 1994 – Intra-scholastic Moot Court Competition
- 3rd Place – 1994- Evans A. Evans National Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition – Wisconsin
- Scholarship Award – 1992 – Alpha Sigma Lambda – Rutgers the State University of New Jersey
- William A. Raimond Award – For Excellence in the Study of Management – 1988 – Rutgers the State University of New Jersey
BOARDS & DISTINGUISHED COMMITTEES
- Board Member, American Conference on Diversity (ACD) previously known as the National Conference on Community Justice (NCCJ)
- Chairperson of “The Rising Stars” a forum for Political Education and Campaign Training for Asian American Women
- Board of Governors of the Cathedral Health Care Systems
- Board of Visitors of the College of Computing Sciences at NJIT
- Board Member of the Women’s Political Caucus
- Advisory Board Member of the Women Policy Institute
- Advisory Committee Member for the Center For American Women in Politics
- President, Asian Indian Chamber Of Commerce
- Visiting Associate at the Eagleton Institute of Politics
- Past President and Founder Member of the Rotary International Club of Plainsboro
- Advisory Board of RomAsia Bank
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- New Jersey State Bar Association
- Mercer Count Bar Association – Women Lawyers Committee
