Staff

National Office (Washington, DC):

Jasjit Singh
Associate Executive Director

Jasjit is responsible for educational outreach, government relations, and organizational development at SALDEF.

He has served as a camp counselor and instructor at Sikh Youth Camps for the last 10 years.  He was the founder and president of the Sikh Student Association (SSA) at the University of Illinois.  Jasjit has addressed several college and university audiences about Sikh practices and theology. Since joining SALDEF, he has focused on raising awareness about the challenges facing the Sikh community in a post 9/11 context.

Jasjit worked for Deloitte as a risk management consultant before joining SALDEF. During his four years with the firm, he provided consulting and audit services to clients in the financial and manufacturing sectors. He graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a degree in Business Administration and Technology.

Amrita Singh
Legal and Legislative Affairs Associate

As the Legal and Legislative Affairs Associate, Amrita is responsible for assisting community members who believe their rights have been infringed, as well as advocating for legislation related to issues of religious discrimination, racial profiling, school bullying and other relevant to the Sikh American Community.

Prior to joining SALDEF, Amrita was a Post-Graduate Public Interest Fellow at the Anti-Defamation League in Boca Raton, Florida where she worked on matters related to religious discrimination and school bullying. Even before attending law school, Amrita displayed a strong passion for public interest and civil rights law  interning with the American Civil Liberties Union of Eastern Missouri and serving with AmeriCorps. During law school Amrita interned with the State Attorney’s Office in Ft. Lauderdale, FL completed an externship with the Eighth Judicial Circuit of Florida and was a summer associate at Kubicki Draper. Amrita has also volunteered with Legal Aid, a service of Broward County in South Florida.

Amrita graduated with honors from Washington University in St. Louis with a degree in Psychology and attended law school at the University of Florida, Levin College of Law. Amrita is a member of the Florida Bar.

Southern California:

Birpal Kaur
Community Relations Associate

Birpal is responsible for community outreach, volunteer development, media relations, and coalition building.

Prior to joining SALDEF, Birpal was a Judicial Fellow for the State of California’s Judicial Council and served as an AmeriCorps Member for two consecutive years working in youth mentorship and community mediation.  During her time with the State of California she worked on policy and legal projects at the Second District Court of Appeal, including access to justice issues, and habeas corpus cases.  Birpal has also been part of the Jakara Movement, a California based Sikh Youth grassroots organization; she has served on its Advisory Board of Directors, as well as maintained the position of Regional Director for Southern California over the last five years.  Additionally, she served as President of the Sikh Student Association at the University of California, Riverside.  Birpal graduated from the University of California, Riverside with a Masters of Arts Degree in Political Science.