Unity for Equality

One Community, One Vision

Our Story / Vision

We change the world one community at a time.

Unity For Equality is a non-for-profit community based organization. Our mission is to empower and integrate underserved communities and other immigrants into the civic and economic life.


We assist individuals and families in the areas of advocating for social justice, boosting civic engagement, educational opportunities, healthcare access for all, and  senior support services.

Our Founder

Neil Trivedi began working in 2008, when he joined civic and community boards to influence change in local areas. He observed the current hardships people were experiencing due to various societal problems.

Our Founder

Neil Trivedi began working in 2008, when he joined civic and community boards to influence change in local areas. He observed the current hardships people were experiencing due to various societal problems.

Mission

Our mission is to empower and integrate underserved communities and other immigrants into the civic and economic life.

Mission 1

Education – When it comes to education we at Unity For Equality aim to achieve the goal “No Child Left Behind”. When it comes to preparing students for college by providing test prep courses, providing college scholarships, aiding in student loan repayment aid, career readiness courses.

Mission 2

Health – Healthcare is a human right not option, where Unity For Equality believes that everyone should have access to healthcare regardless of their financial status without having to worry about medical bills.

Mission 3

Civic Engagement – As an organization serving the communities Unity For Equality aims at focusing on civic knowledge and engagement which are critically important to our communities. Our objective is to motivate the youth to engage in the community.

Mission 4

Environment – Hearing about violent storms to ice blocks melting we must realize it is time to act to take proper action to save our planet from pollution where we aim to advocate for renewable energy.

Mission 5

Finance – With finance stability being a grave concern in today’s world we look at counseling individuals and families going through a financial crisis. Specially those individuals who went through college with huge amounts of student loan debts.

Mission 6

Senior Support Services – Seniors are the backbone to our communities and ensuring that they deserve to be taken care of in every way from obtaining benefits from Medicaid to Medicare whether it be transportation services or accessing long-term care.

Team

Board of Directors

Neil Trivedi

Chairman & Founder

Dr.Anthony Pappas

Crystal Freeman

Dr.Gail Phoenix

Sebastian Doggart

Advisory Council

Curtis Springstead

Awards Selection Committee

Leadership

Diana Velasquez

President

Sarah Green

Vice President

Myloan Le

Chief Financial Officer

Sarah Green

Secretary

Chapter Executive Directors

Mohammed Shah

Bangladesh Chapter Executive Director

Atul Chaudhary

India Chapter Executive Director

Sheamain Khan

Pakistan Chapter Executive Director

Soumaya El Joundi

Morocco Chapter Executive Director

Maya El Malah

Egypt Chapter Executive Director

Human Resource Department

Kimberly Felipe

Human Resource Director

Brenda Montesinos

Compliance Director

Jennifer Aguiyi

Recruitment, Training & Development Director

Ana Ferrer

Human Resource Associate

Catherine Nidds

Human Resource Associate

Idalys Samuels

Human Resource Associate

Irem Orak

Human Resource Associate

Shalini Venkatesh

Human Resource Associate

Nazia Zaharia

Human Resource Associate

Ezra Castro

Human Resource Associate

Cheng Ye Jiang

Human Resource Associate

Kellie Peralta

Human Resource Associate

Vanessa Samuel

Human Resource Associate

Shanice Green

Human Resource Associate

Kyle Gibbs

Human Resource Associate

Finance Department

Myloan Le

Chief Financial Officer

Sujith Sridhar

Finance Associate

Suhani Thukral

Finance Associate

Addie Scott

Finance Associate

Tejsinh Nimbalkar

Finance Associate

Valdez Wabo

Finance Associate

Yunzhi Chen

Finance Associate

Yanjun Cong

Finance Associate

Press Department

Orion Freed

Press Director

Zachary Cox

Press Associate

David Gilbert

Press Associate

Sebastian Gheorghe

Press Associate

Shabnam Shehan

Press Associate

Business Department

Harrison Cordeiro

Business Director

Safiya Yakubu

Business Associate

Akhil Satti

Business Associate

Communications & Marketing Department

Diana Velasquez

Communications & Marketing Director

Isranoor Syed

Digital Design Associate

Allissa lida

Digital Design Associate

Eve Reese

Digital Design Associate

Avery Bennis

Digital Design Associate

Roxana Jarama

Digital Design Associate

Nathalie Quito

Digital Design Associate

Community Relations Department

Amber Tomas

Community Relations Director

Jeff Kamagoua

Community Outreach Associate

Mira Saab

Community Outreach Associate

Glory Johnson

Community Outreach Associate

Other Chapters

India Chapter

Partners

Our Achievements

Unity For Equality has been known for its commitment and growth in making a true difference in the communities. Please view just a few of our accomplishments over the years.

10,000+

Assisted individuals in accessing healthcare and health information.

$9,000

Paid Student Loan Debt through assistance provided for education

7 years

Time spent advocating with elected officials and community leaders for language access

3,100+

Individuals helped in filing for unemployment during the COVID-19 pandemic.

20,000+

Face mask, hand sanitizers and hot meals given to those in need during COVID-19.

632+

Individuals assisted to schedule appointments for COVID-19 vaccinations for free.

913

Seniors connected to a senior adult day care and helped in obtaining a home health aid.

$10,000

Scholarships awarded to students struggling financially.

4,500+

Hours completed for cleaning local parks and community gardens.

7,931

Women assisted for health related information and access to free mammography.

550+

Individuals provided with English courses on reading, writing, and speaking.

419+

Individuals who received financial literacy courses.