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Indian American Impact Summit panel featuring "Women Disrupting the Status Quo"

“Disrupt the Status Quo: Women Leading the Way” panel at the I AM IMPACT – Indian Americans Making Impact Summit, September 19, 2019

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I spoke on a panel with with Arati Kreibich, Srilekha Palle, Usha Reddi, Hiral Tipirneni, and moderated by Nisha Ramachandran, in Washington, DC on September 19, 2019. My fellow panelists were all amazing Indian-American women who ran or were running for office across the US at the I AM IMPACT: Indian Americans Making Impact Summit in Washington, DC on September 19, 2019.

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Slide from Connecting Housing and the Economy Presentation, showing housing sales prices in Melrose and Plymouth MA

Connecting Housing and the Economy – MA Downtown Summit presentation, October 1, 2018

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On October 1, 2018 at the Massachusetts Downtown Summit, Manisha Bewtra, Melrose, MA resident, and Peter Forman, Plymouth, MA resident shared their personal and professional experiences in their respective municipalities, where they both served in elected office. Peter Forman, President and CEO of the South Shore Chamber of Commerce, also discussed the South Shore Chamber’s Housing 2030 Strategy and Manisha Bewtra, Massachusetts Housing Partnership Senior Program Manager, shared statewide housing, as well as community data resources.

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Flyer for Simmons Women in Politics Panel with Kim Janey, Manisha Bewtra, Lydia Edwards, and Lisa Peterson

Simmons Student Government Women in Politics Panel, March 28, 2018

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Simmons College Student Government and IGNITE National partnered for a Women in Politics panel, which included Boston City Councilors Kim Janey and Lydia Edwards, Salem City Councillor Lisa Peterson, and Melrose City Councilor Manisha Bewtra. We talked about our experiences running for office and about our first few months serving as elected officials.

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Melrose City Councilor-At-Large Campaign Kickoff, April-May 2017

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On May 1, 2017, I formally launched my campaign for Alderman-At-Large (City Councilor-At-Large) in Melrose, Massachusetts by pulling campaign nomination papers at Melrose City Hall. I’d announced my candidacy on social media and launched a Facebook page a few days before. After announcing my candidacy, we had a campaign launch party on May 11, 2017

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The Planners Polaris cover page

“The Planners’ Polaris: Five Factors that Direct Development” presentation, Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development Conference, May 7, 2013

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My presentation, “The Planners’ Polaris: Five Factors that Direct Development” was part of a May 7, 2013 panel at the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) Conference Session called “Getting the Development You Want: Reaching Revitalization Goals in Different Markets.”

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