User:Neuscholar/Dimple Ajmera

Early life and education
Dimple Tansen Ajmera was born in Surat, India. With little means, Ajmera's parents immigrated to the U.S. to provide their children with greater opportunities. Her parents relocated the family to Durham, North Carolina in 2003 where they found work at a motel.

Ajmera graduated from Southern High School in Durham and attended the University of Southern California. Upon graduation, Ajmera was recruited by Deloitte & Touche LLP in Los Angeles, and earned her CPA license in 2011. Later, she was recruited to work for TIAA-CREF in North Carolina. Ajmera stated that after the sudden passing of her father, she decided to leave the finance sector and work on the City Council.

Career
Ajmera is also known for chairing the Environment Committee and helping Charlotte become a global leader in sustainability with bipartisan support. The adoption of the Strategic Energy Action Plan (SEAP) is the city's first ever framework to transition to a low carbon future. Within 24 hours of its passing, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg visited Charlotte to announce a $2.5 million grant from his foundation towards Charlotte's efforts to fight climate change. She received the Blue Sky Award for Public Policy Work in 2019 by Clean Air Carolina, an advocacy group focused on air quality, climate change, and environmental justice in North Carolina.

'''In 2022, the Charlotte City Council voted to make Braxton Winston II the deputy mayor. Tradition in recent times was that the candidate with the most votes in the recent at-large race would be chosen as the deputy mayor; while Ajmera was first in that race, she was not appointed deputy mayor.'''