Indian-American Shefali Duggal 'most powerful' woman in California
A well-known Indian-American fundraiser at President Barack Obama's re-election campaign has made it to a prestigious list of the "most powerful and influential women" of California.
Forty-year-old Shefali Razdan Duggal will be formally recognised at a ceremony on February 2.
Duggal is a member of Obama's Presidential Partners, National Finance Committee (NFC) and Northern California Finance Committee.
National Diversity Council, a non-profit organisation which champions diversity in workplace and communities, has chosen Shefali as one of the "2012 Most Powerful and Influential Women of California".
She is among the top fundraisers for Obama's re-election campaign and raised between $50,000 and $100,000.
Originally from India, Shefali has been raised in Cincinnati, Chicago, New York and Boston. She received an MA in Political Communication from New York University and a BS in Mass Communication from Miami University .
Earlier, Shefali, a mother of two, had been active in Senator Obama's 2008 Presidential campaign and had also been associated with Senator Hillary Clinton's Presidential campaign where she was a member of the campaign's Northern California Steering Committee and the Women for Hillary Committee
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