About Us
Ivana Nichkawde: President
Sanmitra Banerjee: Executive Director - Treasurer/Vice President
Sanmitra Banerjee: Executive Director - Treasurer/Vice President
Ivana is a Co-Founder and the President of Plateful. She is a small business owner in Fremont, CA, and has been dedicated to Plateful's success from the very beginning and is constantly looking for ways to better the process. She maintains the food donation delivery and makes sure everything is smooth sailing week to week.
Sanmitra Banerjee: Executive Director - Treasurer/Vice President
Sanmitra Banerjee: Executive Director - Treasurer/Vice President
Sanmitra Banerjee: Executive Director - Treasurer/Vice President
Sanmitra or also known as Sammy is a Co-Founder and the Treasurer of Plateful. Sammy is a junior in Monta Vista High School and he and Ivana got the idea to make a difference after he spent much of 2017 serving breakfast to Homeless people every Sunday @Mountain View Church. He is in charge of collecting the food from the various restaura
Sanmitra or also known as Sammy is a Co-Founder and the Treasurer of Plateful. Sammy is a junior in Monta Vista High School and he and Ivana got the idea to make a difference after he spent much of 2017 serving breakfast to Homeless people every Sunday @Mountain View Church. He is in charge of collecting the food from the various restaurants and cafes, the volunteer recruiting service, as well as maintaining the online services for Plateful.
Oeishi Banerjee: Executive Director - Secretary
Sanmitra Banerjee: Executive Director - Treasurer/Vice President
Oeishi Banerjee: Executive Director - Secretary
Oeishi is the Secretary of Plateful. Oeishi is a fun-loving extremely extroverted junior attending Rice University who is working towards establishing a Chapter of Plateful that would be based in Houston, TX. She has been volunteering for various organizations and representing her community since her freshman year in Highschool.
Executive Director - Nicholas Hsieh
Executive Director - Anand Kathardekar
Oeishi Banerjee: Executive Director - Secretary
Nicholas (Nick) Hsieh is currently a senior at Monta Vista High School. He joined Plateful in October 2019. From serving as ASB President at his high school to coordinating all of Plateful’s Agendas and Meetings, Nick feels right at home helping the people around him.
Executive Director - Sahana Venkatesh
Executive Director - Anand Kathardekar
Executive Director - Anand Kathardekar
Sahana Venkatesh graduated from Monta Vista High School in 2020 and is attending university in the fall. She joined Plateful in June 2020 and is super excited to continue her journey. Sahana is a Volunteer Coordinator at Plateful, helping our new volunteers feel right at home with our organization. When she’s not working at her 2 jobs sh
Sahana Venkatesh graduated from Monta Vista High School in 2020 and is attending university in the fall. She joined Plateful in June 2020 and is super excited to continue her journey. Sahana is a Volunteer Coordinator at Plateful, helping our new volunteers feel right at home with our organization. When she’s not working at her 2 jobs she enjoys playing with her cats and spending time with her friends and family.
Executive Director - Anand Kathardekar
Executive Director - Anand Kathardekar
Executive Director - Anand Kathardekar
Anand Kathardekar is currently a senior at Monta Vista High School and joined Plateful April 2020. He currently serves as Volunteer Coordinator and Technology Coordinator. Outside of Plateful, Anand is apart of Monta Vista High School's Varsity basketball team. Anand enjoys playing basketball, hanging out with friends, and spending time with family in his spare time.