President's Message
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Shital (Stephanie) Patel
Acting / Defacto President
Namaste and Jai Shri Krishna...
My name is Shital (Stephanie) Patel and I’m your new President for GSSA for 2024 and It is an absolute privilege and honor to be able to serve our samaj / community. I look forward to this year and working with all our members to ensure that we have a successful and fun filled year ahead. I am excited to be able to work with my team of dedicated and passionate individuals along with the Board of Trustees and the Advisory Board. As many of you know the events that we have are not from a single contribution but a collaboration of team effort .. so big a THANK YOU in advance to everyone.
My husband Henry Patel and I have been married for 24 years and we reside in Cotulla TX along with our 2 children: daughter Briana 20 and son Krish 15. I have been a part of the GSSA for the last 2 years. I am a fellow hotelier, realtor, work with United Airlines as well several other past positions within the community.
Our mission is to champion the Gujarati people to grow personally, professionally, emotionally, and spiritually by using compassion, unique perspective, and belief in Gujaratis’ inherent goodness, integrity, and enormous potential to help each other. We provide a community for those who find joy in celebrating the Gujarati culture and its people.
As we begin the year, I humbly ask each and everyone of you for your support. Pls come join us in our events, share your ideas of what you would like to see, to change, to improve. Every event is an opportunity for our community to grow in our traditions and values.
Sincerely,
Shital Patel
GSSA President 2024