Association of Kannada Kootas of America
Board of Trustees (BOT)
CURRENT & PAST
CHAIRMAN - BOT
Dr. Amarnath Gowda
West Bloomfield, MI
TRUSTEE
Madhu Rangaiah
Robbinsonville, NJ
Dr. Naveen Krishna
St.louis, MO
CHANDRU ARADHYA GUBBI
Burlington, NJ
Ravi Boregowda
Trustee, Past President
Glen Allen, VA
TUMKUR DAYANANDA
Trustee, Past President
Northville, MI
shivamurthy keelara
Trustee, Past President
Rolling Meadows, IL
Dr. Halekote Vishwamitra
Trustee, Past President
McAllen, TX
DAYAshankar Adappa
Trustee, Past President
Farmington, MI
Ravi Dankanikote
Trustee, Past President
Chantilly, VA
Director, Kannada &
Culture Department
Govt. of Karnataka
PAST TRUSTEES
2024 - 2025
| TITLE | NAME | LOCATION | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chair-BOT | Amarnath Gowda | West Bloomfield, MI | amarnath@gowda.com |
| Trustee, President | Ravi Boregowda | Glen Allen, VA | |
| Trustee, Secretary | Madesha Basavaraju | Streling, VA | – |
| Trustee, Treasurer | Nagashankar Chandrashekar | Clarksburg, MD | – |
| Trustee, Immediate Past President | Tumkur Dayananda | Northville, MI | – |
| Trustee, Past President | Raj Patil | Summit, NJ | patil_mail@yahoo.com |
| Trustee, Past President | Shivamurthy Keelara | Rolling Meadows, IL | – |
| Trustee, Past President | Raj Patil | Summit, NJ | – |
| Trustee | Dr. Chandrashekar Reddy | Las Vegas, NV | cnarala@gmail.com |
| Trustee, Past President | Dr. Halekote Vishwamitra | McAllen, TX | – |
| Trustee, Past President | Dayashankar Adappa | Farmington, MI | – |
| Trustee, Past President | Ravi Dankanikote | Chantilly, VA | – |
2019 - 2020
| TITLE | NAME | LOCATION | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chair-BOT | Amarnath Gowda | West Bloomfield, MI | amarnath@gowda.com |
| Trustee, President | Tumkur Dayanand | Northville, MI | jmnph@yahoo.com |
| Trustee, Secretary | Vinod Kumar | Concord, NC | vgowds@gmail.com |
| Trustee, Treasurer | Suresh Krishnaiah | Brookfield, WI | sks1801@gmail.com |
| Trustee, Immediate Past President | Shivamurthy Keelara | Rolling Meadows, IL | keelara@gmail.com |
| Trustee, Past President | Raj Patil | Summit, NJ | patil_mail@yahoo.com |
| Trustee, Past President | Dr. Halekote Vishwamitra | Mcallen, TX | halekoteviswa@aol.com |
| Trustee, Past President | Ravi Dankanikote | Chantilly, VA | ravi.dankanikote@gmail.com |
| Trustee | Dr. Chandrashekar Reddy | Las Vegas, NV | cnarala@gmail.com |
2017 - 2018
| TITLE | NAME | LOCATION | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chair-BOT | Amarnath Gowda | West Bloomfield, MI | amarnath@gowda.com |
| President Trustee | Shivamurthy Keelara | Rolling Meadows, IL | keelara@gmail.com |
| Trustee, Secretary | Dr. Naveen Krishna | Saint Louis, MO | ynkris308@gmail.com |
| Trustee, Treasurer | Tumkur Dayanand | Northville, MI | jmnph@yahoo.com |
| Trustee, Past President | Ravi Dankanikote | Chantilly, VA | dankanir@hotmail.com |
| Trustee, Past President | Dayashankar Adappa | Farmington Hills, MI | daya@ikonss.com |
| Trustee, Past President | Dr. Halekote Vishwamitra | Mcallen, TX | halekoteviswa@aol.com |
| Trustee, Immediate Past President | Raj Patil | Summit, NJ | patil_mail@yahoo.com |
| Trustee | Dr. Chandrashekar Reddy | Las Vegas, NV | cnarala@gmail.com |
2015 - 2016
| TITLE | NAME | LOCATION | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chair BOT | Amarnath Gowda | West Bloomfield, MI | amarnath@gowda.com |
| Trustee | Dr. Halekote Vishwamitra | Mcallen, TX | halekoteviswa@aol.com |
| Trustee | Raj Patil | Summit, NJ | patil_mail@yahoo.com |
| Trustee | Dhananjaya Kengaiah | San Jose, CA | kdhanu@gmail.com |
| Trustee | Chandru Aradhya | Burlington, NJ | caradhya@gmail.com |
| Trustee | Ravi Dankanikote | Chantilly, VA | dankanir@hotmail.com |
| Trustee | Dayashankar Adappa | Farmington Hills, MI | daya@ikonss.com |
| Trustee | Dr. Chandrashekar Reddy | Las Vegas, NV | |
| Trustee | Director of Kannada Culture | Bangalore, KA | kanbhav@dataone.in |
2013 - 2014
| TITLE | NAME | LOCATION | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chair BOT | Amarnath Gowda | West Bloomfield, MI | amarnath@gowda.com |
| Trustee | Dr. Halekote Vishwamitra | Mcallen, TX | halekoteviswa@aol.com |
| Trustee | Raj Patil | Summit, NJ | patil_mail@yahoo.com |
| Trustee | Dhananjaya Kengaiah | San Jose, CA | kdhanu@gmail.com |
| Trustee | Chandru Aradhya | Burlington, NJ | caradhya@gmail.com |
| Trustee | Ravi Dankanikote | Chantilly, VA | dankanir@hotmail.com |
| Trustee | Dayashankar Adappa | Farmington Hills, MI | daya@ikonss.com |
| Trustee | Dr. Chandrashekar Reddy | Las Vegas, NV | |
| Trustee | Director of Kannada Culture | Bangalore, KA | kanbhav@dataone.in |
2011 - 2012
| TITLE | NAME | LOCATION | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chair BOT | Amarnath Gowda | West Bloomfield, MI | amarnath@gowda.com |
| Trustee | Dr. Kudur Murali | West Bloomfield, MI | kudurmurali@yahoo.com |
| Trustee | Seetha Ramaiah | Phoenix, AZ | svreng@aol.com |
| Trustee | H. S. Jayaswamy | Lake Forest, IL | jswamy@hotmail.com |
| Trustee | Ramesh Gowda | Auburn Hills., MI | gowda@smgi.net |
| Trustee | Ravi Dankanikote | Chantilly, VA | dankanir@hotmail.com |
| Trustee | Dayashankar Adappa | Farmington Hills, MI | daya@ikonss.com |
| Trustee | Dr. H.N. Viswamithra | McAllen, TX | halekoteviswa@aol.com |
| Trustee | Madhu Rangaiah | Bloomfield, NJ | madhu.rangaiah@gmail.com |
| Trustee | Mokshagundam Jayaram | Wheaton, IL | mjayaram@gmail.com |
| Trustee | Chandrashekar Reddy | Las Vegas, NV | |
| Trustee | Puneeth Rajkumar | Bengaluru, India | |
| Trustee | Director of Kannada Culture | Bengaluru, India | kanbhav@dataone.in |
2009 - 2010
| TITLE | NAME | LOCATION | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chair BOT | Amarnath Gowda | West Bloomfield, MI | amarnath@gowda.com |
| Trustee | Dr. Kudur Murali | West Bloomfield, MI | kudurmurali@yahoo.com |
| Trustee | Seetha Ramaiah | Phoenix, AZ | svreng@aol.com |
| Trustee | H. S. Jayaswamy | Lake Forest, IL | jswamy@hotmail.com |
| Trustee | Ramesh Gowda | Auburn Hills., MI | gowda@smgi.net |
| Trustee | Ravi Dankanikote | Chantilly, VA | dankanir@hotmail.com |
| Trustee | Dayashankar Adappa | Farmington Hills, MI | daya@ikonss.com |
| Trustee | Dr. H.N. Viswamithra | McAllen, TX | halekoteviswa@aol.com |
| Trustee | Madhu Rangaiah | Bloomfield, NJ | madhu.rangaiah@gmail.com |
| Trustee | Mokshagundam Jayaram | Wheaton, IL | mjayaram@gmail.com |
| Trustee | Chandrashekar Reddy | Las Vegas, NV | |
| Trustee | Puneeth Rajkumar | Bengaluru, India | |
| Trustee | Director of Kannada Culture | Bengaluru, India | kanbhav@dataone.in |
2007 - 2008
| TITLE | NAME | LOCATION | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chair BOT | Amarnath Gowda | West Bloomfield, MI | amarnath@gowda.com |
| Trustee | Dr. Kudur Murali | West Bloomfield, MI | kudurmurali@yahoo.com |
| Trustee | Seetha Ramaiah | Phoenix, AZ | svreng@aol.com |
| Trustee | H. S. Jayaswamy | Lake Forest, IL | jswamy@hotmail.com |
| Trustee | Ramesh Gowda | Auburn Hills., MI | gowda@smgi.net |
| Trustee | Shantharaju Kempaiah | Farmington Hiils, MI | s_kempaiah@yahoo.com |
| Trustee | Harish Hiremath | Fredrick, MD | harishhiremath@yahoo.com |
| Trustee | Dr. H.N. Viswamithra | McAllen, TX | halekoteviswa@aol.com |
| Trustee | Chandrashekar Reddy | Las Vegas, NV | |
| Trustee | Guru Kiran | Bengaluru, India | |
| Trustee | Manu Baligar | Bengaluru, India | kanbhav@dataone.in |
2005 - 2006
| TITLE | NAME | LOCATION | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chair BOT | Amarnath Gowda | West Bloomfield, MI | amarnath@gowda.com |
| Trustee | Dr. Kudur Murali | West Bloomfield, MI | kudurmurali@yahoo.com |
| Trustee | Seetha Ramaiah | Phoenix, AZ | svreng@aol.com |
| Trustee | H. S. Jayaswamy | Lake Forest, IL | jswamy@hotmail.com |
| Trustee | M.Krishnamurthy | Ranch Cucamonga, CA | krishkm@aol.com |
| Trustee | Vasanthi Gowda | Darien, IL | vgowda2@comcast.net |
| Trustee | Pushparani Kumar | Port Saint Lucie, FL | kumar1000@yahoo.com |
| Trustee | Keerthi Pandit | Louisville, KY | kmkmpandit@yahoo.com |
| Trustee | Nagathihalli Chandrashekar | Bengaluru, India | |
| Trustee | Markandapuram Srinivasa | Bengaluru, India |