Arab-American Family Support Center
Dipika Shrestha is an accomplished professional with a diverse background in impact evaluation, advocacy, and communications. Currently serving as the Director of Impact and Evaluation at the Arab-American Family Support Center since July 2019, Dipika has also held roles as Associate Director of Evaluation and Data Manager, focusing on data analysis and impact storytelling. As a Career Mentor at Executives on Campus, Baruch College, and the producer/podcaster for the podcast "At The End Of The Day," Dipika aids immigrant professionals in navigating challenges in the United States. Previous experience includes a communications consultancy for the memoir "Fragments of Memory," a graduate assistantship at Baruch College focused on A.I. in public services, and various roles at BBC Media Action, where Dipika contributed to significant media projects addressing humanitarian issues and climate change. Dipika holds a Master's Degree in International Affairs from Baruch College and a Master's Degree in Business Studies from Tribhuvan University.
Arab-American Family Support Center
The Arab-American Family Support Center (AAFSC) is a non-profit, non-sectarian organization established in 1994 to provide culturally and linguistically competent, trauma-informed, multigenerational social services to immigrants and refugees. We strengthen families through 4 key priority areas - Prevent Harm, Promote Well-Being, Prepare to Learn, and Pursue Solutions - and our work extends to communities globally. While we support anyone who walks through our doors, over our 27 years of experience, we have developed expertise serving the Arab, Middle Eastern, North African, Muslim, and South Asian (AMENAMSA) immigrant and refugee communities. Our staff speak 36 languages, including Arabic, Bengali, Farsi, Hindi, Nepali, Pashto, Punjabi, Urdu, and Wakhi. Our mission is to champion underserved individuals, including immigrants, by delivering culturally responsive services and uplifting community voices.