Experience

South Asia Institute

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Director

  • May 2023 - Present

  Helping amplify voices of the South Asian diaspora through the arts. Helping amplify voices of the South Asian diaspora through the arts.



People of Rhythm Productions

• Executive Director

  • Aug 1994 - Present

  -Owner and Chief Creative for event/music production company serving various music and arts programming needs on all levels from live experiential event production and execution to providing original or licensed music for clients. - Produced events for major brands, festivals and concert series, venues, recording artists, record labels, film and television, ad agencies, sound designers and visual artists. - Clients and partners have include Pitchfork Music Festival, Qatar Airways, National Geographic, New Balance, Jeep, Carnival Cruise Line, Absolut, Hostess and Jack Daniels Show less



World Music Institute

• United States
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Artistic Director

  • Feb 2019 - Dec 2021

  www.worldmusicinstitute.org www.worldmusicinstitute.org



Kalapriya Foundation

• United States

• Executive Director

  • Jan 2013 - Mar 2015

  - Managed operations of the successful, Chicago based not-for-profit performing arts organization, focused on preserving and presenting the various styles of music and dance of India. - Managed staffing, produced performances, fostered international and local collaborations with International Consulates, City officials/departments, museums, theater companies, airlines, dance companies. - Skills include grant writing and reporting, finance admin and experiential marketing. - Managed operations of the successful, Chicago based not-for-profit performing arts organization, focused on preserving and presenting the various styles of music and dance of India. - Managed staffing, produced performances, fostered international and local collaborations with International Consulates, City officials/departments, museums, theater companies, airlines, dance companies. - Skills include grant writing and reporting, finance admin and experiential marketing.



City of Chicago

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Public Programs Manager at City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs

  • 2003 - Jan 2012

  - Creative and experienced program coordinator with the city’s arts and culture agency, a highly skilled presenter of all forms of music, dance, art, film and multimedia. - Successfully fostering and planning strong diverse programming for the city of Chicago. Organized and produced public concerts, festivals and special events at the historic Chicago Cultural Center, Millennium Park, Grant Park and many other major museums, parks and venues citywide. - Responsible for strategic oversight planning, programming, marketing, production, publicity, staff of 15 year-round and seasonal employees and interns. Managed over $750,000 annual budgets. - Managed sponsorship support, fundraising, public speaking, copywriting, grant writing and reporting data for various programs. Show less



FCB Global

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Regional Event Manager

  • 2001 - 2003

  - Created and managed major event music programs for various brands and clients including, Coke a Cola, RJ Reynolds, Chivas Regal and more. - Oversaw hundreds of sponsored events and all staffing in eight major markets throughout the US, as well as special national event projects, production support, event staffing and organization, talent buying for niche and mass demographics. - Planned and managed over one million annual budget for events and festivals. - Gather and delivered data and reports from all events and reporting field markets. Show less



Radiowave.Com

• Tanzania
• Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Music Programmer

  • 2000 - 2002

  - Created and curated online branded streaming radio channels and stations. - Worked closely with clients MSN, WB Network, Rolling Stone, Napster, Universal Music, Blue Note Records, All Music, Verve Records, Astralwerks, Alligator records and many other major labels and brands to help develop and program their very first online music players and music services. - Created and curated online branded streaming radio channels and stations. - Worked closely with clients MSN, WB Network, Rolling Stone, Napster, Universal Music, Blue Note Records, All Music, Verve Records, Astralwerks, Alligator records and many other major labels and brands to help develop and program their very first online music players and music services.