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India Fest

      
Executive Committee (EC) consists of a President, Vice President Elect, Treasurer, Secretary and 4 directors. Members of the EC are elected during the annual meeting. We invite you to consider being part of the EC as this is your opportunity to serve your community. EC is responsible for running the affairs of the IAFM.

For detail information on the responsibilities of the EC, please refer to the Bylaws

Members of the current EC are elected for a one year period (October 2008 to September 2009) and are highly capable in their personal and professional lives.

President            Prasad Kasireddy
President-Elect Sapna Mathur
Secretary            Ravi Devaguptapu
Treasurer           Vaishali Mehta

PRESIDENT - PRASAD KASIREDDY


Born & Lived: Born in Andhra Pradesh, India, came to US in 1998 as a Software engineer. Living in Cape Coral, FL since Jan 2008.
Family: Wife – Kala, Daughter – Nikhita, and, Son – Jaswanth.
Education: BS in Engineering
Profession: Founder, owner and president of OSPRO Systems LLC. Providing services in Medical Billing, Information technology, E-Commerce and Resources Consulting.
“ I thank all the members of India Association of Fort Myers (IAFM) and trusties for electing and giving me the opportunity to serve as president of the India community for 2011 – 2012.”

PRESIDENT ELECT - SAPNA MATHUR


Born & Lived: Born in India ; Moved to US in 1997 in Toledo ohio, Worcester MA; Moved to Florida in 2008.
Family: Husband - Naveen, Children - Mohit and Rahul
Education: BA (hons) , Masters in Software Applications
Profession: Homemaker.
“ I am very excited to work for IAFM and hopefully, I can fulfill my duties to your expectations. Together, we can accomplish our goals with your love and support and spread our culture throughout the community.”

SECRETARY - RAVI DEVAGUPTAPU


Born & Lived:Born in India; moved to US in 1991 - AZ. Moved to FL in 1994.
Family: Wife- Pallavi, Children- Priyanka, Prisha, and, Pranav.
Education: MS Civil, Arizona State University.
Profession: Traffic Engineer. Owner and President of Florida Transportation Engineering, Inc.
“ As I embark upon this term as secretary of the IAFM executive committee, I would like to thank the association for the privilege to serve our Indian American community once again. I look forward to another year of enthusiastic participation by the community in the various events organized by the IAFM. I would also like to thank my family, who have been very supportive. So let's have a fun and exciting year.”

TREASURER - VAISHALI MEHTA


Born & Lived:Moved to Fort Myers in 2009
Family: Husband - Dr. Shalin Mehta
Education: BBA, MBA in Finance
Profession: Financial Auditor.

“ I thank all the members to give me the opportunity to serve as IAFM treasurer for the calendar years 2010-2012. It will be my goal to serve this association with your generous support and participation. I am looking forward for your continued support. “

DIRECTOR - RAMANA MUVVA


Born & Lived:Born in India; moved to US in 1998 - CT & CA. Moved to Fort Myers in 2002.
Family: Wife - Aruna, Daughter – Siri, and, Son - Nikhil.
Education:M.Sc.
Profession: Sr Business analyst at Chicos FAS, Inc.

“ Let me first of all wish you a very Happy Diwali. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for having the confidence in electing me as a director of IAFM two years in a row. We, as a team will carry on the fine tradition of IAFM events and programs with more innovative ideas and commitment.”

DIRECTOR - ARCHANA REDDY MANDALA


Born & Lived:Born in Andhra Pradesh , India. Moved to Fort Myers in 2000.
Family: Husband - Suresh, son – jay
Education:MD
Profession: Physician

“ I would like to thank you all for providing me an opportunity to serve as the director of ft myers indian association, and i will make an earnest attempt at working towards achieving the community needs. “

DIRECTOR - HARMINDAR GILL


Born & Lived:Born in India. Living in Bonita Springs.
Family: Husband - Saurabh Patel, Daughters - Sarah & Sonia
Education:MD
Profession: Physician & Radiologist

“ I thank you the members who have given me this opportunity, my colleagues on the executive committee and board of trusties. I feel that this will be a great opportunity to serve our community.”

DIRECTOR - PRIYANKA NARENDAR


Born & Lived:Born in India and moved to U.S in 2008
Family: Mother- R. Rama & Father-C. Narendar
Education:B.Tech (Biotechnology) at Anna University M.Sc. (Environmental Microbiology), FL Int. University
Profession: Microbiologist – Senior Lab tech at Algenol Biofuels Inc.

“ I am extremely grateful to all the members of IAFM for giving me an opportunity to serve our community. IAFM provides great platform to promote cultural exchange within American communities and also an opportunity for the younger generation to learn about the rich Indian culture and heritage. We plan on holding several exciting events this year. Please come, join us to experience the excitement of all our events..”


Past Committees
  • President - Sudhansu Desai
  • President-Elect - Sunita Sharma
  • Secretary - Rajiv Puri
  • Treasurer - Sandeep Shirhatti
  • Director - Priya Raju
  • Director - Bharati Lalla
  • Director - Anuj Bhatnagar
  • Director - Anil Desai
  • President - Rajen Patel
  • President-Elect - Sudhanshu Desai
  • Secretary - Tej Ram
  • Treasurer - Sanmukh Swami
  • Director - Ranju George
  • Director - Bipin Patel
  • Director - Rakesh Patel
  • Director - Chetan Patel
  • President - Suja George
  • President-Elect - Rajen Patel
  • Secretary - Sundeep Dronamat
  • Treasurer - Poonam Harith
  • Director - Bhavna Patel
  • Director - Sumeet Shetty
  • Director - Sharmila Suriyasena
  • Director - Rukmini Vemulapalli
  • President - Anjana Bhatt
  • President-Elect - Suja George
  • Secretary - Rukmini Yalamanchi
  • Treasurer - Ramesh Lala
  • Director - Jyothi Parkhi
  • Director - Payal Mathur Rasquinhna
  • Director - Parna Shenoy
  • Director - Ninesh Suriyasena
  • President - Hina Sanghvi
  • President-Elect - Anjana Bhatt
  • Secretary - Bejal Mistry
  • Treasurer - Bipin Patel
  • Director - Ranju George
  • Director - Richard Harmon
  • Director - Girish Patel
  • Director - Raj Patel


Past Presidents of the India Association
  • 1987-Kumar Nandur (Founder)
  • 1988-Nagarathinam
  • 1989-Suresh Kalkunte
  • 1990-Vittal Prabhu
  • 1991-Atiq Ahson
  • 1992-Rajan Sareen
  • 1993-Lakshmi Krishnan
  • 1994-Razak Dosani
  • 1995-Chanchal Sareen
  • 1996-Ramila Chauhan
  • 1997-Kunwar Jain
  • 1998-Prafulla Rana
  • 1999-Arun Penukonda
  • 2000-Subhash Kshetrapal
  • 2001-Jansi Prabakaran
  • 2002-Vibha Kumar
  • 2002-03-Harshad Bhatt
  • 2003-04-Sandeep Walha
  • 2004-05-Rajiv Varshney
  • 2005-06-Hina Sanghvi
  • 2006-07-Anjana Bhatt
  • 2007-08-Suja George
  • 2008-09-Rajen Patel
  • 2009-10-Sudhansu Desai