Executive Committee 

Madhurasmitha (Smitha) Chakravarthy, grew up across multiple cities in India, imbibing many cultures and languages, and has been a resident of Portland, OR since 2003. A musician and composer, Smitha continues to volunteer @ Portland Balaji Temple as a music teacher for the the last 10+ years, with over 60 students. Her command over multiple Indian languages (Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Sanskrit and Hindi),  and her in-depth training in music and dance enables her to provide holistic art education to her students. Smitha is also a sought after MC for cultural events in Portland. 

She holds a Master of Computer Science degree from Portland State University, and is a Sr. Director @ Intel Corp. When she is not at work, Smitha likes to spend time with her family, garden and cook varied cuisines.

Padmashri loves to work with like-minded volunteers towards causes that impact the world starting from making a difference in the community. She has lived in Portland, Oregon for over 15 years. She holds a Masters degree in Electrical Engineering and works in the Technology Industry. 

Finance & Treasury: Som Perla

Venkata Rama Someswara Rao Perla (alias Som Perla) hails from Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India. Som was actively involved in many social causes in his tenure at Wipro by contributing to Wipro cares (Azim Premji foundation).  He was actively involved in helping people suffering from critical health issues or medical conditions by supporting them at that time of need. He has also helped in the rebuilding of temples across India that needed financial assistance for improvement and renovation projects.

Som stood all India 16th rank in the Institute of Chartered Accountant of India and holds an associate membership in The Institutes of Cost Accountants of India. He had started his career with a “Navaratna” Public sector company of India. In his 25 years of professional experience, he has travelled the globe on various consulting engagements. His first assignment in the US was in the year 2003 and he came to Portland, Oregon in 2017. 

Truly believes and lives by the principle of "producing more than you consume and giving more than what we take". Ramesh hails from Bengaluru in Karnataka, India. He is from a family of 3 Generations of Swayamsevaks "Self less volunteers". He is passionate about helping anyone in need. He first came to US in 2002 and to Portland in 2013, since then he has been living and commuting for his consultancy work from PDX. He is passionate about music and creative thinking, he enjoys hosting musical events, fund raisers and raising the bar each and every time. He holds Masters degree in Computer Applications along with that he is certified management consultant and currently working for a tech firm. 

Girish hails from Vijayapura in Karnataka, India. He first came to Portland, OR on the new year eve of 2016. He is passionate about technology and sports. He is committed to volunteering in community work focused on technology and education.

He holds an engineering degree and currently works in Information Technology. 

Suraj is an avid sports enthusiast who believes in “Healthy body is a Healthy mind”.  He recently moved to Portland and works for an IT company in healthcare space. With a constant thought to encourage and motivate people around, he has conducted many sport events and Fitness challenges. He enjoys outdoors - running , biking and hiking and plays cricket, soccer , tennis and badminton. He likes to spend time with his daughter at kids playground. Once in a while likes to challenge himself and has done so far 2- 50k Ultra marathon at Malnad Ultra and a self supported solo bike ride covering 200kms. 

Shaila is very involved and interested in social service and community activities since childhood. She is residing in the US for the past 20+ years and holds Masters degree in CS. Shaila has been involved in various volunteering organizations over this period in San Jose and in Portland. 

A long term resident of Portland who is passionate about serving the community. She has served the local non-profit 'Greater Portland Telugu Association' in varied roles such as Volunteer, Cultural Secretary, Secretary and is currently the President. She is a life time member & past board member of national non-profit 'Swaravedika'. A Software Engineer & Scrum Master by profession, Siri enjoys organizing events, learning languages, singing, dancing, hiking, walking, watching movies and spending time with her two daughters. Siri strongly believes that there is no force more powerful than a woman determined to rise! She looks forward to co-leading this vital initiative and doing her part with sincerity, in making the world a better place for women and girls! 

Environment: Shashi Kumar

Shashi is resident of Oregon from past 3 years, during his first visit to Portland, he fell in love with diverse Oregon vegetation and decided to move to Oregon. Since then he is actively involved in Go Green initiative like planting trees and Adopt trail program. He enjoy hiking and biking in woods and hopes to keep the natural beauty of nature to the future generation.

Deepa is a long term resident in the Portland area for over 16 years. Curious about life and different aspects of it, she is a life-long learner and loves to live a fulfilled life along with her family and community, serving the community is a big part of it. Her interests include connecting with people, holistic approach to health and well being, marathons and ultra marathons, dance, creative work, gardening and movies, to name a few. 

We may not  be able to change the world. But we can try and make a world of difference to those in need around us. Chandan passionately believes in giving back to the community around us and also back home in India. Chandan moved to Portland, Oregon about 6 years ago. He holds an MBA and works in the Cyber Security Space. 

Akhil Sharma has been living in United States since 2007. He has worked with several non-profit organizations in various capacities such as a volunteer, board member and event organizer in the past. He has a passion to make things around him better  to bring a positive change and has deep interest in community service. 

He is an engineer by profession, holds engineering and technology degrees from multiple institutions and currently working in techinal management roles.