Our Leadership
The Executive Committees that have served the Far-Western Nepalese community of Maryland since 2019.
Current Term · 2026–2028
Executive Officers
YR
Yagya Bahadur Rana
President
GB
Ganesh Bhattarai
Vice President
HB
Hansa Bhat
General Secretary
BJ
Bishwo Jaishi
Secretary
SR
Saleena Rimal
Treasurer
Board of Directors
Supporting the EC in guiding the organization's mission, programs, and governance.
TK
Tek Katuwal
Director
YC
Yogendra Chand
Director
KS
Kedar Bikram Shahi
Director
RB
Rakshya Baniya
Director
SR
Samjhana Rawat
Director
SK
Shankari Khadka
Director
SB
Sanju B.K.
Director
NS
Nischal Shah
Director
DB
Deepak Bharati
Director
BK
Bhim Kunwar
Director
Previous Term · July 21, 2024 – 2026
Executive Officers
BS
Bikram Shahi
President
HS
Harish Singh Saud
Vice President
YR
Yagya B Rana
General Secretary
BK
Binod Kunwar
Secretary
NB
Neelam Bhat
Treasurer
Board of Directors
Supporting the EC in guiding the organization's mission, programs, and governance.
DB
Dambar Bhandari
Director
DB
Dhan Baduwal
Director
YS
Yogendra Singh
Director
LB
Lokesh BK
Director
RS
Rita Shahi
Director
RK
Roshani Khadka
Director
NB
Narendra Budha
Director
BJ
Bishwo Joshi
Director
SM
Surendra Mauni
Director
BK
Bhim Kunwar
Director
Founding Term · 2019–2024
Executive Officers
DS
Daman Bikram Shah
President
MJ
Manlal Jaishi
Vice President
RB
Ramesh Bhattarai
General Secretary
BS
Bikram Shahi
Secretary
HS
Harish Saud
Treasurer
Board of Directors
The founding board that helped establish FWNS-MD as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
LB
Laxmi Bhattarai
Director
HB
Hansa Bhattt
Director
BS
Bikash Singh
Director
LB
Lokesh BK
Director
YS
Yogendra Singh
Director
KM
Keshab Madai
Director
SK
Sanjay Khadka
Director
BB
Bhim Bikram Shahi
Director
HK
Hemant Kunwar
Director
BB
Bishnu Bhattarai
Director
✅ Election 2026 — Completed
New Executive Committee Elected
The FWNS-MD Election 2026 was successfully completed. The new Executive Committee was elected on July 11, 2026 and formally assumed leadership at the handover ceremony on July 18, 2026.
View Election Results