Network of Indian Professionals(2009-2011) o Dallas Chapter- Community Service Chairman o Organized various community related events including charity, fundraisers and volunteer involving members of the Asian American Community. o http://netipdallas.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28&Itemid=5 National Association of Asian Americans- NAAAP DFW [2010-Present] o Director Of Events Planning o http://dfw.naaap.org/OurLeadership/Directors/VishalBagchi.aspx Vishal is an Event Director and leads NAAAP DFW in organizing various community related events including charity, fundraisers and volunteering that involves the members in the Asian American Community. He leads the National Kidney Foundation Dallas Chapter for Renal Dietitians and is a speaker for Pharmaceutical companies in the field of Nephrology. He plays an active role in participating at various health fairs and community events by spreading the knowledge of good nutrition and healthy living in prevention of Hypertension and Diabetes that may eventually lead to kidney failure. He plays mridanga, naal and other percussion instruments from India, at the Temple, and in his free time. He also likes to play sports, workout and experiment with cooking high protein vegetarian meals. He is very adventurous and spontaneous when it comes to traveling and plans to travel to South America this year. Vishal is fluent in Gujarat, Hindi and Bengali. Vishal is from Ahmadabad, Gujarat but grew up in Dallas, TX. He has a Clinical Dietetics Degree from University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and works in the field of Critical Care and Nephrology Nutrition. He is also a National Honorary Sigma Iota Epsilon MBA graduate from University of Dallas in the field of Marketing and Management and plans to incorporate that into a leadership role in healthcare especially in the Home Dialysis market. He has worked at UT Southwestern Hospitals and Baylor HealthCare for few years before migrating to outpatient care within the field of Nephrology. UT system United To serve Health Fair(2004-2006) o Event Lead 2005 o UT Southwestern Volunteers Organizer [over 200 volunteers and 1000+ attendees], Volunteering, Cooking, Vishal is an Event Director and leads NAAAP DFW in organizing various community related events including charity, fundraisers and volunteering that involves the members in the Asian American Community. He leads the National Kidney Foundation Dallas Chapter for Renal Dietitians and is a speaker for Pharmaceutical companies in the field of Nephrology. He plays an active role in participating at various health fairs and community events by spreading the knowledge of good nutrition and healthy living in prevention of Hypertension and Diabetes that may eventually lead to kidney failure. He plays mridanga, naal and other percussion instruments from India, at the Temple, and in his free time. He also likes to play sports, workout and experiment with cooking high protein vegetarian meals. He is very adventurous and spontaneous when it comes to traveling and plans to travel to South America this year. Vishal is fluent in Gujarat, Hindi and Bengali. Vishal is from Ahmadabad, Gujarat but grew up in Dallas, TX. He has a Clinical Dietetics Degree from University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and works in the field of Critical Care and Nephrology Nutrition. He is also a National Honorary Sigma Iota Epsilon MBA graduate from University of Dallas in the field of Marketing and Management and plans to incorporate that into a leadership role in healthcare especially in the Home Dialysis market. He has worked at UT Southwestern Hospitals and Baylor HealthCare for few years before migrating to outpatient care within the field of Nephrology.