Board of Directors

Pranita Gadi

Pranita is a Business Analyst/Project Manager by profession, currently working for a non-profit organization focused on providing free and secure internet for everyone around the world. She is a mother of two who are exploring their musical interests at Notesnbeats. Having volunteered in multiple events at Notesnbeats and Stage, she feels honored to be on the board of an organization that deeply cares about empowering children to build a community that is empathetic and compassionate.

Radhika Yathin

Radhika Yathin is a Project Manager working with a mortgage company. Her daughter Meghana has been learning music with Veena Pandiri for the last 7 years and Western music for about 3 years. Radhika has been involved with The Stage informally for a couple of years and was thrilled to be offered a position on the Board of Directors this year. She is working with the student members to mentor and guide them with various fundraising activities and give the senior members an opportunity to lead their own areas developing leadership skills.

Viji Thatai

Viji Thatai is the Director of Enterprise Applications at a nonprofit organization. She loves running and she is the President of her local running club. She is always up to create a fun running challenge or join one! Her connection with Veena and Notes n Beats happened because of their shared love of music. Having two daughters pursuing music, she feels privileged to help make a difference in local communities and beyond with music.

Youth Leadership

Nidhi Kolluri

Nidhi is 20223's President of THE STAGE nonprofit. She is a senior at Independence High School. She has been serving at THE STAGE since its inception. She took an active role in performing in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2022 and raising funds for supporting Cancer patients during chemo, helping families dealing with Autism, providing education for low-income families and helping veterans & first responders deal with mental health. She worked on multiple projects to raise funds for a van and a bus for Mallikama home in India. She also performed in senior centers and shelters to spread the love of music. She is a singer, drummer and a guitar player and is pursuing her studies at the Academies of Science.

Ananya Todupunuri

Ananya is a sophomore. She has been a passionate person taking up every possible opportunity to help others. She is a member of multiple non-profit organizations and works on performing and setting up creative ideas such a art campaigns, etc to raise funds and donate. She loves playing the guitar because she believes that being able to make music gives her something beyond satisfaction.

Amogha Chetla

Hi! My name is Amogha Chetla and I’m currently a junior at Freedom High School and The Academies of Loudoun. In my free time, I like to read books, sing, and hang out with my friends. I participated in the 2022 FEEL show last year. I'm really excited to work with the Student Council of STAGE to help people in need and Notes N' Beats.

Rinay Kalluri

Hi there, my name is Rinay Kalluri I work as the marketing co-lead for the stage project and I'm a sophomore at Broad Run High School. I love and appreciate everything I have been a part of
at the Notes n' Beats music school. In my free time, I like to play basketball, hang out with my friends, and go for runs.

Vaishnavi Chamarti

Vaishnavi is a freshman at Independence High School and AET. She is a new STAGE member who loves to sing and believes in the power that music has to heal people around us. She is very excited to be a part of The STAGE this year, and hopes to help spread the magic of music to those in need.

Srinidhi Dasari

Srinidhi is a sophomore at Freedom High School as well as AET. She has been a violin player for 7 years and is continuing to learn both western and carnatic styles. She loves to perform in concerts as well as for friends and family. She is happy to be a part of THE STAGE this year.

Aakash Kolluri

Aakash is a sophomore at Independence High School. He has been an active member of THE STAGE since 2021. He lead the Graphic Stream work stream and created flyers and videos for our projects. He was an active contributor to our project FEEL and HighTide in 2022 and 2023. Aakash is a singer and piano player.

Meghana Yathin

Meghana Yathin is a grade 6 student who has been with Notes n Beats since 2016. She has participated in several of the annual charity shows and became a member of theStage in 2023. She worked on fundraising activities and researching rewards that student members could apply for.