Student Counselor, HUA

Khushboo Pandey completed her Masters in Journalism from Mumbai University. She has worked for Indian Express and Magna Publication. Later, she switched to Recruitment and worked as a Senior HR Administrator. During her college days, she also worked as Customer Support Executive for IBM Daksh and Aditya Birla Minacs. She moved to the USA in 2012 and is currently doing an Associate degree in Fine Arts from Montgomery College, Rockville.

Khushboo Pandey is a pet lover and an avid reader.  She loves travelling and goes on frequent camping trips. She is a people’s person and loves to interact and help everyone around her. Khushboo Pandey is a Student Counselor and is passionate about helping the present and prospective students. She aspires to grow with the university and help HUA in its journey and vision.

Director, Student Experience, HUA

Dr. Sumedha Kashalkar has completed a Bachelor’s degree in Homoeopathy (B.H.M.S) from Pune University and is a certified Ashtanga Yoga Teacher with 10+ years of experience as Yoga Instructor. She volunteers in different Dharmic and socio-cultural organizations like Arsha vidya Gurukulam, Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh, Yogabharati, and local temples as a coordinator, event manager, communicator, teacher, and counselor.

She has organized, planned, and executed different intellectual and social programs engaging adults as well as kids. In her free time, she likes to read, sing and spend time with her husband, two sons and their dog. She has performed in various musical programs and also likes to participate in elocutions in Marathi.

At HUA, Sumedha aspires to support students in having a positive experience of the University and to guide them in their educational journey.

Student Counselor, HUA

Devika Goud was born and raised in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. She is a Commerce graduate from Sharada University. Mother of two adorable children, she loves to work in the field of education. She began her journey in the education field as a private tutor and also has considerable work experience of client interface owing to exposure at International Call Centres.

She is currently a Student Counselor at the Hindu University of America and is excited about her association with the University. Her passion is working with students and ensuring that every person gets proper information about HUA it’s vision and mission and courses. She endeavors to provide support and information to people to help them become a part of the University’s journey in spreading Indic thought.

Accreditation Liaison Officer, HUA

Jyoti Yelagalawadi has degrees in Sericulture (silk farming) from Mysore University and Computer Science from CUNY, Lehman College, with a minor in creative writing. She is also trained in Kathak and is pursuing her doctoral studies at HUA.

A natural storyteller, writer, and polyglot, Jyoti has varied interests ranging from drawing to rescuing cats and dogs. She managed a technical publication department in a software company until she decided to get back to her true passions — writing and working with children. Jyoti started a publishing company and a writing center to market books to children and mentored school-aged children to achieve their writing and publishing goals.

Many of her young students have won awards in short story and poetry competitions and have published their books. Jyoti Yelagalawadi developed a writing app, started a magazine showcasing young writers, and a storytelling channel after she brought her two companies under the single banner, Lekha Ink, Corp., of which she is now the CEO. She also played a big role in bringing out the first Hindu magazine for children with articles written by children and has choreographed large-scale dance dramas with children being the dancers.

Since her schooldays, Jyoti has been fascinated by the stories of Sri Krishna and his devotees. Meerabai and Purandaradasa’s songs brought Hindu philosophy close to her heart. Her love for stories and songs about dharma helped her research Hindu puranic stories, folk stories, and ballads from India and other indigenous cultures. Jyoti sincerely believes that the culture of a land is visible through the stories told by the folk of that land. She also believes that only children can create a world full of love and understanding. She hopes to cultivate the acceptance of peoples of diverse cultures in children by getting them interested in the stories of different lands.

Jyoti Yelagalawadi has volunteered at different levels in organizations like Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh, Samskrita Bharati, and with animal rescue organizations. She has authored eight storybooks and 83 books on the art of writing for children.

Aravind Swami is the Vice President of Operations at HUA. He was an IT professional working in the American Power sector, with an MS in Software Engineering from BITS, Pilani and an MBA in Entrepreneurship from Arizona State University. He has a keen interest in technology and finance. He is working towards the goal of financial independence so that he can “retire” early from his day job and dedicate full time to the service of Hindu Dharma.

He loves to guide and help young professionals achieve financial independence so that they are empowered and free to follow their own passion. Aravind has always been deeply involved in Hindu Dharmic learning and service. He has a passionate dedication to the work of securing “paramam vaibhavam” for Hindu Dharma and Hindu Civilization. He brings this dedication to his work with Hindu University, managing the Administrative, Finance and IT functions.