Padmanabh Kamath
Chairperson
Padmanabh is a retired Pathologist and a former chairperson of ICC.& Padmanabh is a retired pathologist. He worked at the Highland Hospital and the Unity Hospital. He joined the ICC BOT in 1992. He was the Chair of ICC in 1993-1995 and in 2007. Padmanabh and his wife, Amrith moved to Rochester in 1979.
Padmanabh is a retired pathologist. He worked at Highland Hospital for 31 years and at Unity Hospital for 3 years. From both places, he retired as Director of Pathology. Padmanabh was active in community service. He was honored with the Community Service Awards by the Urban League of Rochester and by the Masonic Service Bureau of Rochester. He served as Treasurer of the Faith Community Health Awareness Center and of Nevaeh; as President of the Health Association and as a Board member of Depaul.
Padmanabh is the recipient of the Life Time Achievement Award of the India Community Center. He played an active role in the development of the Classical Music and Dance Society of ICC, Hindu Heritage Summer Camp (in Rochester), Rochester Yoga Retreat, Kalidas Community Theater, Vedanta Retreat, the Banquet Services of the ICC and the India Heritage Museum. He is also a founding member and Secretary of Saathi of Rochester.
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Rajeev S. Ramchandran
Community Service
Rajeev grew up in Rochester (Henrietta and Pittsford) and at the India Community Center of Rochester. His mother grew up in Tumkur and Mysore in Karnataka, and his father grew up in Raipur, Chhattisgarh (formerly Madhya Pradesh) and Nagpur, Maharashtra. His family traditions are rooted in Tamil culture, so he grew up hearing Tamil, Kannada, Hindi, and Marathi at home.
Rajeev's cultural experiences at ICC inspired him to study South Asian Regional Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. His community service experience through ICC motivated him to pursue a career in medicine and become an ophthalmologist. He returned to Rochester and is an Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Director of Population Health, and vitreoretinal surgeon at the University of Rochester Medical Center. ICC was created by his parents, family members, and community Uncles and Aunts for his generation and when he returned to Rochester to support his family, he took it as his duty to help support, grow, and promote ICC as part of my community service to his Greater Rochester family. Rajeev has served on the ICC Board of Trustees for 7 years and has served as its Chairperson for the last 2 years. He also served as Treasurer for the preceding 2 years.
Rajeev is very passionate about his Indian culture and heritage and works to maintain connections with India through family visits and work as well while serving on the Indo-American Eye Care Society Board, the founding board of the L.V. Prasad Eye Institute in Hyderabad, India, that was established at a kitchen table in Brighton, NY while he was a child growing up in Rochester.
Rajeev enjoy playing tennis, watching American Football, keeping up with Indian cinema and entertainment, and spending time with family and friends. He is a President of the Rochester Flaum Eye Institute Lions Club and participate in activities at the Rochester Sathya Sai Center, the India Heritage Museum, the Hindu Temple of Rochester, and the Srividya Temple of Rochester.
Nita Genova
Board Secretary
Nita's connection to the Indian culture is through Indian Cinema. She has lead classes at Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at RIT for the last 11 years and Chautauqua Institute on India Cinema. She and her husband, Dominic, are the parents of two daughters. She loves being part of the ICC and serving such a wonderful organization. Nita is passionate about contributing her expertise and interest in working with other community members to enhance ICC's footprint outside of the organization. Nita envisions ICC to have an increase in membership volume; have formal bylaws in place, and a finalized form for rental tours.
Jayanti Venkataraman
ICC Rental Manager
Jayanti Venkataraman joined the Board of Trustees in 2003 and has served as the ICC Newsletter Editor since that time. In 2007 she established the Education Committee and served as BOT chair in 2008. Jayanti is a professor in electrical engineering at RIT. She is dedicated to education related community service. She lives in Brighton with her husband, Venkat and children, Archana and Vinayak. Jayanti continues to work towards increasing usage of ICC through rental needs from the community.
Jesica Basant
Banquet Services & Membership Coordinator
Jesica was born in Georgetown, Guyana and grew up in Schenectady, NY. She moved to Rochester in 2018 and is a Program Manager at the Flaum Eye Institute at the University of Rochester Medical Center. Jesica joined ICC Board of Trustees in 2020 with aspirations of building relations and serving her community for a brighter tomorrow. Growing up, Jesica spent her time volunteering in her community. She served as an activity coordinator at a nursing home and an occupational transporter for residents at a rehabilitation center in her hometown. She later resided in Westchester, NY, where she volunteered in case management and occupational health at Westchester Medical Center. Jesica enjoys reading psychological thrillers, nature walks/hikes and loves to take part in free-style painting and DIY projects.
Sraddha Prativadi
Communications and Website Manager
Sraddha was born in Madras, India and grew up in Boston, Madison and Rochester. After moving to Rochester at age 12, ICC became a very important part of her teen years with regards to her linguistic, cultural and artistic development as a Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam Dancer. Professionally she is an Integrative ObGyn and currently focuses her time on writing about psychoneuroimmunology and women's health while being a Personal Development and Business Coach.
Dr. Sraddha Prativadi works on ICC communications and online presence. She aims to continuously improve the connection and information flow between the many facets of the Indian community in Rochester so that the best of our skills and creativity can synergize to serve the higher good. She would love to work with you to help bring the best of your talents, skills and creativity to ICC to help make it vibrant and dynamic!
Sraddha enjoys being a mom to her vivacious and bossy 16 yo daughter, singing opera and pretty much any style of music that allows her to sing her heart out, playing piano, dancing to classical and Bollywood music, and nerding out on the science of immunology and the mind-body connection. She looks forward to having a conversation with you!
Satish Unawane
Community Representative
Satish is from Aurangabad Maharashtra and is currently employed at Excellus as a Solutions Architect. He enjoys getting involved in social activities and listen to music. Satish is focused on doing more outreach in the community to spread awareness of the Indian culture and build relations with other organizations.
Aditi Bhandiwad
Kannada Koota Community Representative
Aditi is a Physical Therapist and a full-time mom. She loves being a member of ICC and meeting new people. Aditi enjoys traveling, hiking, nature walks, and camping. Her hobbies include drawing, sketching, painting on glass, and crafts. She loves cooking and trying new recipes.
Her goal is to be able to advise the board on financial strategy and fundraising opportunities. She hopes to discover more inclusive ways of engaging with the community to participate in events and become members. Aditi is also a community representative of SAATHI.
SAATHI is a nonprofit organization that helps South Asians who are facing domestic violence. SAATHI provides crisis/ safety planning, case management, advocacy, referral services, housing, education/ career and financial counseling, transportation, immigration, and legal help to those who are in need of assistance.
Seema Dahake
Program Director
Seema is an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Medicine in the Department of Geriatrics/Aging at the University of Rochester and is also certified in Lifestyle Medicine. She is originally from Mumbai and did her medical school at Seth GS Medical College, KEM hospital and moved to Rochester in 1995. She enjoys dancing, singing and traveling. She has been passionate about the cultural programs at the Indian Community Center and both her daughters Nikita and Meeta have been performing at the ICC for the past 20 years. Seema's vision is making ICC an organization that the community would want to join, encouraging community participation, increasing opportunities for all generations and bringing the entire community together.
Anusri Sarkar
Community Representative
Anusri is a Tech professional who loves Indian culture and languages and is passionate about tech and sustainability. She also enjoys learning about other cultures and meeting interesting people. Anusri sees an intergenerational and diverse Indian-American community coming together under the umbrella of ICC to share our unique backgrounds and strengths to build a more inclusive and engaged community. Anusri's role is to foster this through the newly formed DOSTH initiative for community service (seva) and continue activities such as Red Cross Blood Drives, and monthly seva at The People's Pantry as DOSTHs of the community.
