Purnima Mohan

Economic Development coordinator and Team Leader at the Westminster Economic Development Initiative

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Ms. Mohan is the Economic Development Coordinator at the Westminster Economic Development Initiative, which aims to provide business and educational opportunities to the people of Buffalo's West Side. Specifically, their West Side Bazaar acts as a business incubator space for predominantly immigrant entrepreneurs. Ms. Mohan's role includes coordinating all aspects of support provided to the entrepreneurs hosted in the West Side Bazaar. She works to strengthen the Bazaar’s food system work and improve existing programming to better serve WEDI’s clients and meet program objectives. She has also worked for Rich Products Corporation within Research and Development and Coca-Cola India in their Quality Systems function. She has degrees in Chemistry, Food, and Fermentation technology.