Columbus, Ohio: January 27, 2012. (PCP) The World Sikh Council - America Region (WSC-AR) has completed its selection process and the following Sikh Americans have been appointed to its Regional Committee (governing board) for 2012: 1. Satpal Singh, Buffalo, NY, Chairperson 2. Gulbarg Singh, Atlanta, GA, Vice-Chairperson 3. Satwant Kaur, Green Island, NY, Treasurer 4. Kavneet Singh, Voorhees, NJ, Secretary General 5. Kirpal Singh, Painted Post, NY, At-Large 6. Amarjit Kaur, Chicago, IL 7. Inderpreet Singh, Chelmsford, MA 8. Jaswinder Pal Singh, Riverside, IL 9. Kirpal Singh, Merced, CA 10. Manohar Singh, Post Mills, VT 11. Mohinder Singh, Liverpool, NY 12. Pardeep Kaur, Brownstown, MI 13. Rajvir Kaur, Phillipsburg, NJ 14. Ranbir Singh, Tracy, CA 15. Ravinder Singh, Columbus, OH 16. Tarunjit Singh, Columbus, OH The Regional Committee is the governing body of WSC-AR. All sixteen members of the Regional Committee are elected by member organizations of WSC-AR through a national nomination process. Committee members are selected for three-year terms. About one-third of the committee members are replaced every year. For 2012, seven retiring members on the Regional Committee are replaced for the term 2012-2014. The WSC-AR selection procedure is a consensus building process in which canvassing for a candidate is strongly discouraged. The World Sikh Council - America Region (WSC-AR) is the umbrella organization representative of Sikhs in the United States. It is an elected body of Sikh Gurdwaras and institutions. Currently 47 Gurdwaras and other Sikh institutions across the nation are members of WSC-AR. The major governing purpose of the organization is to represent the collective view of Sikhs in the United States. WSC-AR works to promote Sikh interests at the national and international level focusing on issues of advocacy, education, and well-being of humankind.