WKC 2026 Committee
WKC 2026 Committee
Food
| Name | Role | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madhu Rangaiah | Lead | - | akkapresident@akkaonline.org |
| Raghu Gundachar | Chair | - | Rgundachar@gmail.co |
| Anand Karnam | Co-Chair | - | anand.karnam@gmail.com |
Hospitality
| Name | Role | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pramod Lakshmi Gowda | Lead | - | gowda.pramod@gmail.com |
| Sanjeev Gowda | Chair | - | akka2026hosp@gmail.com |
| Punith Venkatesh | Co-Chair | - | vpunith@gmail.com |
| Srinivas Bhat | Co- Chair | - | srinivas.bhat@gmail.com |
| Suhas Bettadapura Ravish | Co- Chair | - | suhas.begari@gmail.com |
| Chetna Shivamurthy | Co- Chair | - | sivamurthy@yahoo.com |
| Shubha Rajanna | Co- Chair | - | shubhavasisth@gmail.com |
Decoration
| Name | Role | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roopashri Melkote | Lead | - | Roopashri.s@akkaonline.org |
| Raghu Murthy | Chair | - | raghu_malini@yahoo.com |
| Sangeetha Vidhyadhar | Co-Chair | - | sangeethavidyadhara@hotmail.com |
| Raj lakshman Kulkarni | Co- Chair | - | rajLakshman.k@gmail.com |
Program
| Name | Role | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Satish Hosanagara | Lead | - | hrskumar@gmail.com |
| Roopashri Melkote | Chair | - | roopashri.s@akkaonline.org |
| Amrutha Laxmisan | Co-Chair | - | amruthaht@gmail.com |
| Raghuram Iyengar | Co- Chair | - | raghuram.ms@gmail.com |
| Shanny Iyer | Advisor | - | shanni.v@gmail.com |
| Prasanna Kumar | Advisor | - | vpkumar@aol.com |
| Sanjay Rao | Advisor | - | sanjaysr@gmail.com |
| Vinay Rao | Advisor | - | vinay_s_rao@yahoo.com |
| Sanjay Gowda | Advisor | - | sangowda@gmail.com |
| Karthik Shrowthy | Program Coordinator | - | karsub@gmail.com |
| Kiran Agrahara | Stage Management | - | kagrahar@gmail.com |
Program Segment Leads
| Name | Role | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mani Sreenivas | Dance | - | drmaniSreenivas@gmail.com |
| Lakshmi Harish | Music | - | lakshmiharish@gmail.com |
| Suresh Babu ( Lead) | Drama | - | - |
| Malli Sannappanavar | Chair Drama | - | mallisanna2025@gmail.com |
| Kavitha Ramanna ( Lead) | Fashion show | - | kavitharamanna@gmail.com |
| Subhashini Ramappa | Chair Fashion Show | - | vpkumar@aol.com |
| Suresh Babu / Lavanya Rudrapatna ( Lead) | Pageant | - | - |
| Dr Hamsa Arun | Chair Pageant | - | hamsa_jee@yahoo.com |
| Sujana Nagaraj | Co- Chair | - | - |
| Shubha Achaiah Bhat | AKKA Idol (Singing) | - | shubha.achaiah.bhat@gmail.com |
| (Dance) BD | AKKA Idol | - | - |
| Raju Muttu | A/V Coordinator | - | - |
Infrastructure
| Name | Role | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chandru Aradhya | Lead | - | finance@akkaonline.org |
| Babu Keelara | Chair | - | babu-keelara@comcast.net |
| TBD | Co-Chair | - | - |
| Umesh Bhatt | Co-Chair | - | umesh@8thcross.com |
Business Forum
| Name | Role | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raghu Shivaram | Lead | - | raghu@spritzsf.com |
| Raj Patil | Lead | - | - |
| Sachin Mally | Chair | - | sachinmally@gmail.com |
| Kumar Reddy | Co-Chair | - | kumars.reddy@gmail.com |
Spiritual
| Name | Role | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yogeendra Bhat | - | - | - |
| Sri-Shailanatha Swamiji | - | - | - |
| TBD | Chair | - | - |
CME
| Name | Role | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuradha Tavarekere | Lead | - | anutr2019@gmail.com |
| Dr Naveen Krishna | Lead | - | - |
| Subhashini Gowda | Chair | - | subhashini6@yahoo.com |
| Srisai Gowda | Co- Chair | - | saigowda@gmail.com |
| Aravinda Nanjundappa | Co- Chair | - | - |
| Naganna Channaveeraiah | Co- Chair | - | - |
Dental CME
| Name | Role | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lavanya Rudrapatna | Lead | - | lavidmd@gmail.com |
| Prathibha Sreenidhi | Chair | - | trueSmiles2014@gmail.com |
| TBD | Co- Chair | - | - |
Public Relations/ Print Media
| Name | Role | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sathya Subbarao | Chair | - | jsatya@gmail.com |
| Madhu Rangaiah | Lead | - | president@akkaonline.org |
| Sanjay Gowda | Lead | - | sangowda@gmail.com |
| TBD | Lead | - | - |
Reception
| Name | Role | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBD | Lead | - | - |
| Sushma Gowda | Chair | - | sushmalingaraju@gmail.com |
| TBD | Co-Chair | - | - |
| TBD | Lead | - | - |
Vendor Booth
| Name | Role | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chandru Aradhya | Lead | - | finance@akkaonline.org |
| Lavanya Rudrapatna | Co- Lead | - | lavidmd@gmail.com |
| Swaroop Shankar | Chair | - | exhibits@akkaonline.org |
| Sri Gowda | Co-Chair | - | srigowda@gmail.com |
| Namratha | Co-Chair | - | manamratha31@gmail.com |
Literary
| Name | Role | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Satish hosanagara | Lead | - | hrskumar@gmail.com |
| Prathibha Keshavamurthy | Chair | - | kmprathibha@yahoo.com |
| Phanisree Narayan | Co- Chair | - | phanishree@hotmail.com |
Souvenir
| Name | Role | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Satish Hosanagara | Lead | - | hrskumar@gmail.com |
| Narasimha Murthy | Chair | - | uma_murthy@hotmail.com |
| Srinath Bhalle | Co- Chair | - | - |
Meravanige
| Name | Role | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madhu Rangaiah | Lead | - | - |
| Mamatha Swamy | Chair | - | mamathaswamy@gmail.com |
| Pavana Srinivas | Co- Chair | - | pavanasrinivas02@gmail.com |
Publicity
| Name | Role | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vinod Kumar | Lead | - | |
| Mani Sreenivas | Lead | - | DrmaniSreenivas@gmail.com |
| Devika Rajappa | Chair | - | devikakr@gmail.com |
| Ravindra Kumar | Co-Chair | - | Ravindra33@gmail.com |
PMO
| Name | Role | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naveen Krishna | Lead | - | ynkris308@gmail.com |
| Suchetha Bhandary | Chair | - | suchethasb@gmail.com |
| Namitha Punith | Co- Chair | - | namithapunith@gmail.com |
| Anitha Aradhya | Co-Chair | - | anitaradhya@gmail.com |
Sports
| Name | Role | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renuka Prasad | Lead | - | rpe1970@gmail.com |
| Satish Gejjenahalli | Co-Chair | - | dgsatish@gmail.com |
| Girish Vasudev | Co- Chair | - | - |
Award and Recognition
| Name | Role | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madhu/ Naveen/ Chandru | Lead | - | - |
| Basavaj Shivanna | Chair | - | basavaraju.s.shivanna@gmail.com |
| Lalitha Lohit | Co- Chair | - | Lalithalohit@gmail.com |
Registration
| Name | Role | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madhu/ Chandru/ Naveen | Lead | - | - |
| Padmini Hemanth | Chair | - | h.padmini@gmail.com |
| Manohar Rao | Co- Chair | - | manohar_ram@yahoo.com |
Volunteer
| Name | Role | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohan Kumar | Lead | - | mohankumarcn@gmail.com |
| Anil Kumar | Chair | - | anilkumr@gmail.com |
| Dhananjaya Gowdru | Co- Chair | - | dgowdru@gmail.com |
Emcee
| Name | Role | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Satish Hosanagara | Lead | - | hrskumar@gmail.com |
| Krishna Gudachar (KP) | Chair | - | krishnagundachar@gmail.com |
Womens Forum
| Name | Role | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaya Prakash | Lead | - | chayagowda2610@gmail.com |
| Hema Preetam | Chair | - | hbilumane@hotmail.com |
AKKA Hackathon Team
| Name | Role | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chandru Aradhya | Lead | - | finance@akkaonline.org |
| Pramod Lakshmi Gowda | Lead | - | gowda.pramod@gmail.com |
| Dr Pavan Kumar | Chair | - | pavan56@gmail.com |
| Vidwath Devaraj | Co-Chair | - | vidwathdevaraj@gmail.com |
Young Kannadigas
| Name | Role | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBD | Lead | - | - |
| Girish Ramamurthy | Advisors | - | - |
| Kiran Agrahaara | Advisors | - | kagrahar@gmail.com |
| Ganesh Manjunath (IL) | Chair | - | ganeshprasad297@gmail.com |
| Mithun Manjunatha (NJ) | Co-Chair | - | - |
| Karthik Madhu Rangaiah (NJ) | Co-Chair | - | - |
| Namitha Gowda (Canada) | Co-Chair | - | - |
AV
| Name | Role | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Naveen Krishna | Lead | - | - |
| TBD | Lead | - | - |
| TBD | Chair | - | - |
| TBD | Co-Chair | - | - |
Matrimony and Singles
| Name | Role | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chandru Aradhya (NJ) | Lead | - | singlesmeet@akkaonline.org |
| Sarayu Ghattu (NJ) | Chair | - | singlesmeet@akkaonline.org |
| Rathna Reddy | Co-Chair | - | singlesmeet@akkaonline.org |
| Jyothi Shirahatti | Co-Chair | - | singlesmeet@akkaonline.org |
Fund Raising
| Name | Role | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohan Kumar | Lead | - | mohankumarcn@gmail.com |
| Madhu Rangaiah/ Chandru Aradhya/ Dr Naveen Krishna | Chair | - | - |
| - | Co-Chair | - | - |
| - | Co-Chair | - | - |
Day Care
| Name | Role | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBD | Lead | - | - |
| TBD | Chair | - | - |
| TBD | Co-Chair | - | - |
| TBD | Co-Chair | - | - |
Short Film Festival
| Name | Role | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yamuna Natraj | Lead | - | yamuna.nagaraj@gmail.com |
| Sowmya Vasu | Chair | - | - |
| TBD | Co-Chair | - | - |
| TBD | Co-Chair | - | - |
Alumni
| Name | Role | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manu Gorur | Lead | - | manumgorur@gmail.com |
| - | Chair | - | - |
| - | Co-Chair | - | - |
| - | Co-Chair | - | - |
Website & Creative Design
| Name | Role | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vinod Kumar (Creative Design) | Lead & Chair | - | vinod.k@akkaonline.org |
| Raghu Shivaram (Website) | Lead | - | - |
| Nagendra Sanjeeva (Registration Platform) | Lead | - | - |
| Arun Rao | Chair | - | webandgraphics@akkaonline.org |
Charity
| Name | Role | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohan Kumar | Lead & Chair | - | mohankumarcn@gmail.com |
| Sanjay Kenche Gowda | Lead & Chair | - | - |
| TBD | Co- Chair | - | - |