Salina Shah is on a mission to empower Desi women navigating midlife and aging elders. Before her current venture, Salina was an actuarial executive and Senior Vice President at Aon. She is a co-inventor of health benefits optimization software and a Board Member of the Actuaries for Sustainable Health Care nonprofit. After losing her father and her mother-in-law in her 20s, Salina has navigated working motherhood with helping parents for over 25 years. She has juggled career, kids, and parents, while trying to balance traditional desi expectations with modern-day life. Salina realized that this is a hard journey to navigate alone, yet no central, culturally relevant resource or group was available to support people like her. To fill this void and help other families navigate this journey too, she launched Desi Daughters to empower, educate, and support other working professionals with aging Desi parents in the US or India. The response has been phenomenal! Since launching in October 2023, over 3,000 members (mostly working moms) joined the Desi Daughters community network. This thriving movement redefines how we support Desi women navigating midlife and aging elders.This network includes:- A community to share experiences with, learn from, and provide emotional support while navigating individual caregiving journeys.- A wealth of curated information and guidance when caring for elders, including resources specifically for South Asian elders.
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