Indian thumps victory in US mid-term polls

Reno (Nevada, US), Nov 16: Indian-American Rajan Zed was elected unopposed in Tuesday's US mid-term elections to the Office of General Improvement District Trustee of Verdi TV District in the state of Nevada.

He was a journalist in India before migrating to United States.

Rajan Zed, who serves on the Governing Board of Directors of North Nevada International Center, Board of Directors of Nevada World Trade Council, and Reno Police Chief's Advisory Board is also a fellow of the Institute of Professional Managers and Administrators of Britain besides being on the cultural Competency Action Plan Team of Washoe County School District. He has served on Editorial Board of Reno Gazette-Journal, a Gannett newspaper; Board of Directors of Washoe County Library Foundation and California State Employees Credit union. He has been Academic Senator in the Academic Senate of San Jose State University, California; represented College of Business Administration in the Graduate Student Association of University of Nevada-Reno; was member of the Health Curriculum Committee of Fermont Unified School District in California; and has been member of the University Planning and Budget Committee of University of Nevada-Reno. He volunteers as a Chaplain in the St.Mary's Regional Medical Center and Hospital and other hospitals of northern Nevada and neighboring California.

Zed is active in various community and professional organizations, including Society of Human Resource Management, American Society for Information Science and Technology, APICS- The Educational society for Resource Management, The Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study, India Association of Northern Nevada, The American Scandinavian Foundation, Finland Club, World Congress of Faiths, etc. He was honored with International Professional of the Year-2005 award by International Biographical Center of England and has been nominated for Great Minds of the 21st century by American Biographical Institute. He has received Volunteer Achievement Award from California Credit union League, Meritorious Service Award from California State Employees Credit Union for distinguished service on its Board of Directors, Presidential Sports Award, Best Journalist of the Year Award and has been honored by Graduate Student association of University of Nevada-Reno for contribution to students and the university. He possesses MBA from University of Nevada-Reno; Master of Science in Mass Communication from San Jose State University, California; and Bachelor of Journalism Degree from Punjab University, Chandigarh.

He lives with wife Shilpa, a community leader; son Navgeet, former President of University of Nevada-Reno International Club; and daughter Palkin, a youth activist and accomplished author of two published books.

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