President

Sara Hindi is an American of Palestinian-Jordanian descent. She was born in Amman, Jordan, and lived in Central Indiana for about 21 years. She is currently the Chief Communications Officer for the Indianapolis City-County Council. Previously, she was a legislative intern with a local lobbying firm and had served the refugee community in Indianapolis for 7 years at Exodus Refugee Immigration. Hindi holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in Public Affairs from the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis. She is actively involved with Women4Change and the ACLU of Indiana. Recognized with the 30 Under 30 by Arab America, the Elite 50 award, the William M. Plater Civic Engagement Medallion, and IndyHub's 2024 Person of the Year. Sara is also an alumna of Hoosier Women Forward and IndyHub’s 1828 Leadership Project.

Vice President & Treasurer

A native of Karachi, Pakistan, Azher Khan is the Founder and Chairman of Calderon Textiles, Inc. in Indianapolis, a leading company that supplies textiles globally. 

Azher moved to the United States in 1972.  He earned a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations from the University of Mankato in Minnesota in 1975 and a Master’s degree in Public Administration from the American University in Washington, DC in 1979.  He became a U.S. citizen in 1985.

Calderon Textiles, Inc. was formed in 1983.  The company began in Azher's garage with little capital and a great vision.  He is credited with importing and delivering high-quality, competitively priced textiles to the U.S. market when purchasing domestic products was the norm for his customers.  Over the past four decades, Azher has developed extraordinarily strong relationships with textile manufacturers overseas, thereby establishing a large, reliable network of suppliers for the company.  Calderon currently imports products from countries such as Pakistan, Bangladesh, and China. His meritorious services to the textile industry were recently recognized with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the International Association for Healthcare Textile Management (IAHTM).

Azher has strived to be engaged in communities he credits his success to throughout his life. He served on the steering committee to re-elect Governor Mitch Daniels in 2008.  He is currently President of the Pakistani-American Friendship Association.   While in Pakistan in March of 2011, Azher met with U.S. Congressman Rob Whitman (VA) about bi-lateral relations and how U.S. aid should be spent in Pakistan.  In 1995, Azher was presented with the key to the City of Carmel for leading the Pakistani community's outreach efforts. Most recently, Azher has founded Re-Center Indiana; a non-profit organization that aims to catalyze a non-partisan movement to preserve and strengthen empathy, democracy, and the constitutional process in America. 

Azher believes that human beings are obligated to make this world a better place and that all of one’s efforts should be directed ultimately toward this goal.  Azher therefore lives his life accordingly and takes advantage of opportunities to help others in need.  In the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that ravaged the northern areas of Pakistan in 2005, he became one of the leaders of a relief effort that coordinated the loading and exporting of more than twenty ocean containers filled with medical and relief supply donations.  Even after one year had passed after the tragedy, Azher’s efforts toward this cause continued.  He is also the founder of Seeds of Learning (SOL), a non-profit organization that has built and funds a number of schools in the under-privileged areas of Pakistan. SOL also runs programs with Indianapolis Public Schools to impart wholesome education. 

Azher and his wife, Pinky, reside in Carmel, Indiana, and recently celebrated their 42th wedding anniversary.  They have three children.  Their oldest daughter, Rima, is the CEO of a non-profit organization.  Ammar, their son, is a graduate of the School of Business at Indiana University and Calderon's CEO.  Their youngest daughter, Soha, is a Doctor at IU hospitals.  Azher is a proud grandfather of six grandchildren.

Secretary

Ali Saeed is a local Indiana based attorney and a long time resident of Indiana. Ali is deeply engaged in the local Indiana Community and frequently volunteers his professional and personal time for various causes. He is the President and founding member of Indiana Muslim Advocacy Network and IMAN Advocates. Ali has or continues to serve as a board member or in a leadership role in a number of other non-profit organizations including National Association of Consumer Advocates, Seeds of Learning, Muslim Alliance of Indiana, New Citizens Project and Heartland Pro-bono Project. In 2016, Ali was a recipient of the Access to Justice Award for his efforts and contributions in the non-for-profit world and promoting social justice. In 2021, Ali was awarded the Trailblazer award for his contributions as a civic leader by the Kennedy King Memorial Initiative.

Ali is an Indiana University School of Law Graduate with a background in Mechanical Engineering. Ali is the founding partner at Saeed & Little, LLP a local law-firm with extensive experience in consumer and civil rights advocacy. Ali is the managing partner at his firm for the Class Action, Corporate Law and Estate Planning practice groups. Ali has received multiple awards in recognition of his work as an attorney including being recognized as a Super Lawyer each year between 2016-2023 by his peers.