Staff & Board of Directors

Sharib Khan, President

Sharib is an entrepreneur who has founded several Software and Media companies in the last two decades. He graduated with a Masters in Biomedical Informatics and a Masters in Public Health from Columbia University. He has also been a student of Iyengar Yoga since 2005 and a Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher since 2018. He has been an active member of the community and has served the organization in a variety of roles over the years.

Scott Alan Evans, Vice-President

Scott Alan Evans is a director, writer, and producer in New York City.  Yoga became an integral part of his life in 2001 shortly after 9/11, and his interest and dedication to the practice has grown steadily ever since. His early yogic explorations led him to the Iyengar Institute in New York City, where he has been studying continuously for the past 18 years under such teachers as Mary Dunn, Carrie Owerko, and, currently, Hugh Millard.

For 25 years Evans served as the Executive Artistic Director of the award-winning Off-Broadway Company TACT/The Actors Company Theatre. With TACT, Evans unearthed, produced, and/or directed over 200 plays. Throughout his tenure with TACT, he led the company through significant and sustained growth and continued artistic excellence. His Off-Broadway directing credits include acclaimed productions of works by Arthur Miller, T.S. Eliot, A.R. Gurney, David Storey, Edward Bond,a World premiere of a lost work by Sir Noël Coward, and the first New York City revival of Beyond Therapy by Christopher Durang, among others. He conceived, co-wrote and directed the world premiere of The Triangle Factory Project about the historic fire in New York City in 1911, and Three Wise Guys based on short stories by Damon Runyon.

For 10 years, Evans served as Artistic Director of the American Musicals Project, an innovative educational program created by the New York Historical Society in conjunction with the NYC Board of Education. For AMP, Evans created a highly regarded annual concert series featuring great writers for the musical stage and Broadway headliners.

He is a member of SDC and the Dramatist Guild.

Peggy Wallace, Treasurer

Peggy has been an Iyengar student for over 16 years and has attended numerous US conferences and had the honor to attend a one week class in Pune before the pandemic that was taught by Prashant.

Peggy Wallace served as Co-CEO of investment firm Golden Seeds through December 2021 and is a Managing Partner of Golden Seeds Funds. She was on Wall Street as a Managing Director in the Structured Finance/Financial Institutions arena giving her substantial financial and market expertise. Widely recognized for its best practices, expertise, and brand, Golden Seeds was the first angel group formed to focus on the immense opportunity of investing in women leaders with a keen focus on educating investors to join the early-stage investment asset class.

Peggy is an  experienced Board member and NACD Certified Director.  She currently serves on a Public board, a private board and two not- for- profit boards. Peggy has served on Nominating and Governance, Audit committees, and as a Board Chair of multiple private companies.  Peggy is currently the Treasurer of the Iyengar Association of NY Board.

Ginny Shubert, Secretary

Virginia (Ginny) Shubert is a principal of SBPA, a public policy consulting group. She has over 30 years’ experience working as an attorney and policy analyst on housing, health and economic justice issues, and co-founded and acts as Senior Advisor on Policy and Research for the nonprofit Housing Works, which works to end the dual crises of homelessness and AIDS through advocacy, services and entrepreneurial businesses to support its efforts. Ginny began her study of Iyengar Yoga with Mary Dunn in 1987 and is proud to have participated in the creation of the Iyengar Yoga Association of Greater New York.

SUREŚH NĀIR

Guided by ancient Indian wisdom, Suresh believes that yoga offers a path toward better mental, physical, and spiritual health for everyone. Professionally, he brings over 30 years of experience in the financial and technology sectors, focusing on delivering meaningful impact and customer satisfaction.

Ameesha Grewal

Ameesha Grewal is an entrepreneur in the food and retail space in India, who resides in New York City. With a deep passion for wellness and holistic living, she holds a diploma in Iyengar Yoga awarded by Ms. Geeta Iyengar (BKS Iyengar yoga Institute Pune) during her school years. Ameesha began her yoga journey as a teenager, learning under Ms. Swati and Mr. Ravi Chanchani at an all-girls boarding school in Dehradun, India. A firm believer in introducing Yoga to children early, she advocates for its transformative benefits. She is also a dedicated mother to her nine-year-old daughter, who is just starting her own Yoga journey at IYAGNY.