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About Neelam
"Neelam provides sound fiscal oversight to school budgets." John Wallin, Lake Oswego School Board Chair and Liz Hartman, Lake Oswego School Board Vice-Chair
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"Neelam delivers real solutions for our students." Senate President Rob Wagner
Neelam Gupta is a parent, public health professional, and social worker who has served on the Lake Oswego School Board since June 2020. Neelam and her husband Kabir Bhatia are raising their daughter Ria (17) in Lake Oswego.
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Lake Oswego has been a family hub for Neelam for over 30 years because of its top-notch schools. Her brother Rajan received an excellent education from Lake Oswego High School, launching him into a medical career.
Neelam’s commitment has been to enrich the Lake Oswego schools and community. Neelam co-chaired the successful 2019 LO Learning Levy and was co-chair of the LOSD Inclusion Committee. She served on the Lake Oswego Schools Foundation board of directors and was the Co-Treasurer of the Lake Oswego Junior High Parent Club. Neelam has been a past board member of Hunger Fighters Oregon and LO for LOve, and is involved in Respond to Racism. She and Ria actively participate in the National Charity League.
Neelam is a first-generation South Asian American whose parents came to this country seeking education and economic opportunity. She received her BS and Masters degrees in public health and social welfare from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
Neelam’s career has been in healthcare and systems change initiatives in nonprofit, labor organizations, and government. Neelam is the Director of Clinical Supports, Integration, and Workforce at the Oregon Health Authority and serves on the Oregon Workforce Talent and Development Board.
In her spare time, Neelam enjoys taking walks with her labradoodle Poppy, spending time with family and friends, and taking advantage of all that Lake Oswego offers.