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Portrait of Pooja Verma D'Souza

Pooja Verma D’Souza

Commissioner

Biography

Pooja Verma D’Souza grew up in Blue Bell, Pa and pursued a Psychology and Computer Science degree at the University of Delaware. She then worked for a fast-paced bank, where she honed her project management and customer service skills. Pooja then went into the healthcare sector for the next ten years, sharpening her business development and sales skills. She is currently the President of The Independence School Parents Association (IPA), an active member of the The Indo American ASSOC of Delaware, and the founder of Learn, Lead, Launch, a leadership organization that seeks to partner and collaborate with young students, schools, and other entrepreneurial groups to help today’s youth to grow their personal and professional brands. Pooja spends her free time with her 2 boys and husband in Hockessin, DE and lives by the belief that kindness, connection with real people, collaboration and community giving, are the cornerstones to a meaningful and fulfilled life.