Indian Nurses Association of New York (INANY), an organization of registered nurses of Indian origin living New York, has recently elected its leadership for 2025-26. The new steering team will be installed at Kerala Center, Elmont, New York on December 28th. The event will also mark INANY’s 2024 Holiday celebrations. INANY is a chapter of National Association of Indian Nurses in America (NAINA).
Over the last four years, with the current working committee under the two-term president, Dr. Anna George, INANY transformed itself to uplift the nursing community and lead them for the overall health of the society at large regionally. Beyond its professional goal of bringing Indian nurses under one umbrella and to elevate the standard of nursing care through higher nursing education and by providing continuing education in all disciplines of healthcare, the organization also immersed itself in the communities to address their needs. Dr. Anna George is an Associate Professor of Nursing at Adelphi University and a Nurse Practitioner at Northwell Health.
INANY’s social initiatives included healthfairs in underserved areas in Long Island and Westchester county, food, clothes and shoes drive, back-to-school supply donations, serving in soup kitchens, organizing blood drives while collaborating with Grand Canyon University for reduced tuition for nursing education and providing scholarships to students in New York and in India. Another major highlight was its involvement with Asian American Pacific Islanders (AAPI) and Coalition of Asian American and Families (CACF) to mitigate the anti-Asian hate incidents that surged after the onset of COVID-19 pandemic. INANY initiated an educational and training program known as “Bystander Intervention” also called “5D Interventions” to educate and train the public to avoid victimization or help victims as bystanders. Dr. George gives credit for her success to each of the selfless nurse leaders that were in the governing board. She will continue her leadership as the chair of the Advisory Board.
Dr. Shyla Roshin holder of a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree, the incoming president has been the vice president of INANY in the last term. She also successfully led the editorial team of NAINA’s conference souvenirs and newsletters. As a healthcare leader, she is currently the Chief Nursing Officer of South Beach Psychiatric Center, a hospital of New York State Office of Mental Health.
Dr. Esther Devadoss, a graduate of Vellore Christian Medical College and Doctor of Nursing Practice from Phoenix Aspan University has been elected as the vice president. She is currently an Educator at New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation/Jacobi Medical Center. She was a vice principal of Bangalore CSI School of Nursing.
The new secretary Dr. Shabnampreet Kaur is a relatively new ordinary member of INANY and was quickly elevated to leadership through her humanitarian services to communities through INANY. She was the chair of Membership Committee in the outgoing leadership and has been involved in the community activities of the Sikh community in New York metropolitan area.
Grace Alexander, a veteran from Indian Military Nursing, will assume the role of joint secretary. She immigrated to the United States with her own efforts and continued her higher nursing education to get Master of Science in Nursing in Education. She currently works at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center in the Operating Room as an Assistant Head Nurse.
Anto Paul who was in the outgoing committee as the chair of Education and Professional Development will be the new Treasurer. He is currently advancing his nursing research for PhD and works as a Population Health Nurse for Catholic Health Services of Long Island. He is a strong advocate for nurses to take higher roles in healthcare.
Jaya Thomas, an adjunct faculty at Adelphi University and a Nurse Practitioner at Pilgrim Psychiatric Center under New York State Office of Mental Health will be the joint treasurer. She was a nurse administrator at Creedmore Psychiatric Center in Queens, New York. She has served INANY as an area coordinator, member of the education committee and treasure in the past.
Priscilla Samuel, System Vice President of Mount Sinai Health System and Dr. Alicia Georges, retired professor and chairperson of Department of Nursing at Lehman College will be the keynote speakers. Representative of New York Governor Kathy Hochul will also be present. INANY will also use the opportunity to display its efforts to mitigate the anti-Asian hate incidents through in partnership with Coalition of Asian American Families and Children.
Dr. Anna George welcomes all nurses and well-wishers to this event. Admission is free.
