Curriculum Vitae

Experience

Jan 2024 - Current
May 2017 – Jan 2024
May 2020 – November 2020
October 2015 – May 2016
May 2015 – January 2016
June 2014 - November 2014
August 2012 - December 2013

Awards & Recognitions

2024 - Recognized as a national leader on national hate crime policy
2023 - National recognition for a year-long effort to develop training resources on Sikh cultural competency for all agency employees.
2015 - Georgetown University Law Center recognized the app ADA2GO, co-developed by Sim J Singh Attariwala, as a favorite application. ADA2GO is a legal expert web-based tool that assists individuals and businesses with their legal obligations with accessible plain English interpretations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Education

May 2015
May 2012
June 2007

Publications

Enacted Legislation

Sim J Singh Attariwala began a campaign with the Sikh Coalition to advocate for the 117th Congress to improve access to federal grants that could better protect more houses of worship from another act of mass violence. The Non-Profit Security Grant Improvement Act was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Biden in 2022.
Sim J Singh Attariwala was a leading voice for the Sikh Coalition in helping support initiatives to better protect communities from hate crimes. Through a multiyear campaign the legislation was finally passed in 2021 by Congress and signed into law by President Biden.
Sim J Singh Attariwala mobilized Congressional initiatives with community leaders on behalf of the Sikh Coalition to name a federal building following the death of Harris County, Texas’ trailblazing Deputy Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal. Deputy Dhaliwal was beloved by the community and helped break down stereotypes about Sikhs. In 2021, the 117th Congress and President Trump named a local post office to honor Deputy Dhaliwal and signed into law by President Trump.

Community Achievements

2023 - Current

Policy Achievements

2023
2023
2023-24
2023-24
2023 - 2024
2023
2021-23
Engaging and Building Partnerships with Sikh Americans

Memberships

2023 - 2024
2023 - Current
2020 - Current

Project Fellow
2018 - Current
Inaugural member
2014 - Current
Member

Curriculum Vitae

Experience

Director, Center for Faith-Based & Neighborhood Partnerships | U.S. Department of Justice

Senior Manager, Policy & Advocacy | The Sikh Coalition

National Director | South Asians for Biden, Sikhs for Biden

Public Policy Associate | Facebook

Graduate Research Associate | Georgetown University Law Center

Legal Services & Life Sciences Policy | U.S. Chamber of Commerce, U.S.-India Business Council

Supervising Attorney | Phelan Hallinan, PLC

Awards & Recognitions

Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism,California State University, San Bernardino

Transportation Security Administration

Georgetown University Law Center, Favorite Application Developed

Education

Master of Laws (LL.M), Georgetown University Law Center

Juris Doctor (J.D.), Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center

Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Florida International University

Publications

Harvard Kennedy School, Asian American Policy Review

The Brookings Institution

Enacted Legislation

Non-Profit Security Grant Improvement Act of 2022

COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act / Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act

The Deputy Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal Post Office

Community Achievements

Resettlement of Afghan Sikhs to the United States

Sikh Advocate Academy

Ellis Island Sikh Articles of Faith Accommodated by Security

Protecting Houses of Worship Forums

National Sikh Voter Registration Day

Resignation of Sheriff Suadino

NJ Radio Station Apologizes for Racist Remarks

Policy Achievements

U.S. Department of Homeland Security: Physical Security Performance Goals for Faith-Based Communities

White House: Allied Against Hate: A Toolkit for Faith Communities

White House: National Strategy to Combat Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and related forms of bias and discrimination.

Aspen Institute: Hate Crimes Restorative Justice Report

CBP: Policy Revision on Religious Accommodations

FBI: Hate Crime Statistics Legacy Data Collection

U.S. Department of Justice: Profiling Guidance Update

White House: United We Stand Summit

U.S. Transportation Security Administation: Sikh Traveler Engagement Training

ICE: National Detention Handbook Updates and Language Access in Punjabi

OSHA / CDC: PPE Guidance

U.S. Health and Human Services / Department of Transportation: Federal Drug Hair Testing

US Department of Education: Civil Rights Data Collection Disaggregation

US Department of Justice: Cultural Competency Training on Sikhs

New Jersey Attorney General: CLEAR Accredited Presentation on Sikh Community

California: POST Training on Sikh Hate Crimes

International Association of Chiefs of Police: Hate Crimes Policy

New York: Civil Rights Hair Discrimination Policy

Memberships

U.S. Department of Transportation, Anti-Discrimination Subcommittee

The Aspen Institute Powering Pluralism Network

Truman National Security Project

8.5 Million Speakers Bureau

International Associations of Chiefs of Police Advisory Member

Sikh National Bar Association

South Asian Bar Association

National Asian Pacific American Bar Association

Sim J. Singh Attariwala