eeshan v. melder
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work:
In my professional life I have worked in information technology, consulting and
communications for over 18 years. I am most interested in developing and selling
solutions to complex business problems that require an understanding of people,
process and technology issues.
civics:
I am interested in realistic and open-minded strategies for making communities
better places to live. Currently my passion is trying to convince the state of Maryland
to take an active role in preventing the abuse of the right to preemptively remove
children from the state during a divorce. In addition, I have worked actively with the
Montgomery County Public Schools Study Circles Program since 2005 facilitating
sessions with teachers, parents, administrators and students to help craft plans to
eliminate race as a barrier to student achievement. Before that I served as
Vice-Chairman of our county's Human Rights Commission and on a variety of boards,
task forces and commissions. Check out my resume for more information.
music & arts:
I am a lifelong musician (click the music/art link on the left to see some of my work)
poet, writer, artist and a legend in my own mind :) I sing, write songs, play guitar, bass,
keyboards, act, do a teeny bit of improv comedy and am always looking for opportunities
to involve myself in creative activities. Most recently I displayed a collection of cartoons
on lunch bags at the 2009 Artomatic exhibit in Washington DC. I did these cartoons
each day for my amazingly awesome son Eliot. I am doing this as a way to draw
attention to the lack of oversight of the right of any Maryland parent to preemptively
remove a child from Maryland during a divorce without any obligation to disclose the
child's location.
family:
I am a single Dad with 50% custody of two amazing young men named Euan-Robert
and Eliot-Owen. They are an incredible source of both joy and inspiration in my life.
spirituality & healing:
My spirituality reflects the cultural diversity of my family and upbringing with elements of
Catholicism, Buddhism, Hinduism and Taoism. I believe that everything is connected.
The big bang theory tells us that everything in the universe was once an infinitely dense
singularity. I think that sense of connectedness persists to the extent that we can
awaken a sensitivity to it in ourselves. I am also an advocate of supplementing modern
medical approaches to wellness with alternative therapies such as acupuncture, herbal
medicine, meditation, yoga and bodywork/massage therapy.
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