Ranjit Sondhi, Esq, CBE's Biography

Ranjit Sondhi, Esq, CBE's Professional Career

Career

worked on inner city community projects incl Handsworth Action Centre 1972-76, fndr Asian Resource Centre Handsworth 1976-85, sr lectr Dept of Community and Youth Studies Westhill Coll Univ of Birmingham 1985-2007 (co-ordinator undergrad degree in race and ethnic studies 1997-2001); cmmr then dep chair Cmmn for Racial Equality 1989-95, chm Refugee Employment, Trg and Educn Forum 1990-95; memb: Ethnic Minority Ctee Judicial Studies Bd 1991-95, Lord Chllr's Advsy Ctee on Legal Educn and Conduct 1996-2000, Home Sec's Race Rels Forum 1998-2002, Race Equality Advsy Panel 2003-; former memb: Birmingham TEC, Disability Task Force on Disability Rights DfEE, Strategic Gp on Tackling Racial Harassment in the NHS Dept of Health; visiting prof of diversity, cohesion and intercultural relations Univ of Coventry 2010; memb: Ind Broadcasting Authy 1987-90, Radio Authy 1990-95, Bd of Govrs BBC 1998-2006 (chm English Nat Forum), Civil Serv Cmmn 2006-, Bd Tenant Services Authy 2009-; non-exec dir Birmingham HA 1998-2002, chm Heart of Birmingham Teaching Primary Care Tst 2002-; tstee: Nat Gall 2000-09, Baring Fndn 2002-, Bryant Tst 2003-, Teaching Awards Tst until 2006, Nat Educn Tst 2006-; former tstee: Prince's Tst, Feeney Tst; chm sampad 1998-; involved with projects incl Second City Second Chance and Birmingham Focus on Blindness; fell Nat Leadership Cncl NHS 2009-; Hon DUniv Univ of Central England 2003, Hon DLitt Univ of Wolverhampton 2007, Hon DUniv Birmingham 2010; FRSA

Ranjit Sondhi, Esq, CBE's Publications

Books and Publications

Ethnicity and the Media (jtly, 1977), Asian Resource Centre: Problems, Perspectives, Progress (ed, 1979), Divided Families (ed, 1985), Educational Interventions (jtly, 1997), An Experiment in Moral Education (jtly, 1997), Twenty Years after the Act (jt ed, 1999); contrib to books and author of articles in jls

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