What is Policy Cafe? Policy Cafe is a community-centred virtual conversation series that brings together grassroots and policy perspectives on key public policy challenges. Invitation Namaste, We invite you to a high-impact virtual Policy Cafe on Wednesday, 25th March, 2026, on “Policy Cafe : Celebrating National Diabetes Alert Day, Confronting America’s Diabetes Crisis” Themes for Discussion: Theme 1: Systemic Infrastructure for Diabetes Prevention: Examining how different systemic constraints healthcare financing structures, public health capacity limitations shape the reach and effectiveness of diabetes prevention efforts in the United States. Theme 2: Community-Level Initiatives and Institutional Integration: Understanding how community-driven and volunteer-supported initiatives interact with federal and state diabetes policy frameworks. For inquiries: policy-research@sewausa.org Regards, |
Speakers |
Pam Siebert 
Vice President of Community Impact and Evaluation at the National Youth Leadership Council (NYLC) | 
Ramona Schindelheim
Journalist at The Future of Wor(ers) Newsletter | 
Ankur Patel
Director of Advancement for Hindu University of America |
Lori Heslewood
Director of Operations at the South Carolina Afterschool Alliance | 
Elizabeth Navarro
Communications Coordinator at the Migration Policy Institute | 
Efrain Mercado
National Association of State Boards of Education as Project Director for Common Core State |
Isabel Luciano
Director of Training & Curriculum Design | 
Rakhi Israni
Vice President, Government and Public Relations at Sewa International USA | 
Kusuma Buddhiraju
Public Policy Scholar at Columbia University |
Neeraja Deshpande 
Engaged as a Policy Writer |
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Pam Siebert
Vice President of Community Impact and Evaluation at the National Youth Leadership Council (NYLC)
Ramona Schindelheim
Journalist at The Future of Wor(ers) Newsletter
Ankur Patel
Director of Advancement for Hindu University of America
Lori Heslewood
Director of Operations at the South Carolina Afterschool Alliance
Elizabeth Navarro
Communications Coordinator at the Migration Policy Institute
Efrain Mercado
National Association of State Boards of Education as Project Director for Common Core State
Isabel Luciano
Director of Training & Curriculum Design
Rakhi Israni
Vice President, Government and Public Relations at Sewa International USA
Kusuma Buddhiraju
Public Policy Scholar at Columbia University
Neeraja Deshpande
Engaged as a Policy Writer |
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