Officers
Tanya Mahesh
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)Tanya is a 16-year-old singer, dancer, and figure skater. She has performed in choirs such as the Treble Choir at the TMEA All-State Convention (2023), Tanglewood Institute Chorus (2022), and Berklee Boston Conservatory Chorus. Recently, she performed in Greece for the UNESCO World Festival of Indian Dance on a tour with the Anjali Dance Company. She is passionate about improving lives and promoting the arts through Chords for a Cause.
Sandhya Mahesh
Co-Founder and Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)Sandhya Mahesh is a 17-year-old violist who has played with ensembles such a Carnegie Hall’s National Youth Orchestra, Interlochen’s World Youth Symphony Orchestra, the Houston Youth Symphony, and the TMEA All-State Symphony Orchestra. Also a pianist, she has earned the National Piano Guild’s Social Music Diploma and the Paderewski Gold Medal from the American College of Musicians. Her work with Chords for a Cause has reminded her of her ultimate goal to positively impact the younger generation and promote the classical arts.
James Williams
Board MemberJames is a passionate singer and medical-inspire who competed in the 2023 TMEA All-State competition and earned his position in the Mixed Choir. Through his officer and section leader positions in his school choir, he brings leadership skills to his role in Chords for a Cause. After attending the Georgetown Medical Academy, James hopes to use this organization and his passion for music and medicine to help patients in need.
Diogo Feldman
Chief Technology Officer (CTO)Diogo is a 15-year-old classical and jazz trumpet player attending LaGuardia High School and the Juilliard pre-college program in New York City. An award-winning musician, he has been selected as a member of the National Youth Orchestra (NYO2), ranked principal chair in the California All-State High School Wind Symphony and placed 3rd at the 2022 National Trumpet Competition. His other hobbies include procrastinating, exploring the city, and critically evaluating street musicians.
Officer Alumni
Aditya Singh
Texas A&M
Erica Soekardono
Arizona State University ’25
Nicole Sin
Cornell University ’26
Gia Villegas
University of Notre Dame ’26
Chelsea Ling
University of California, Berkeley ’26Professional Advisors
Michael Webster
Award-Winning Clarinetist & Professor of Music, Rice University
Mei-Ann Chen
Music Director, Chicago Sinfonietta & Artistic Partner, Northwest Sinfonietta
Douglas Beck
Director of Artist Training Programs, Carnegie Hall
Gloria Cheng
Grammy Award-Winning Pianist & Professor of Piano, UCLA
Vel Lewis
ASCAP Plus Award Recipient & International Contemporary Jazz Recording Artist
Andrea Houde
Associate Professor of Viola at West Virginia University
Volunteers and Performers
We are grateful for the incredible musicians, artists, and volunteers who are the lifeline of our organization.
Aaron Hu, TX
Abbeny Solis, TX
Abigail Walla, TX
Adam Nguyen, NC
Adithya Ramanathan, TX
Aditya Singh, TX
Alana Robinson, IA
Alejandro Brito, TX
Alex Kinsel, TX
Alexander Williamson, CA
Alice Wallace, TX
Ally Keller, NY
Alma Karlsson, Sweden
Aman Wairkar, TX
Andrew Mooney, TX
Angela Hernandez, FL
Angela Khurana, USA
Anoushka Sawardeka, PA
Anson Mendez, TX
Anton Jacobson, TX
April Park, CA
Arianna Whitley, PA
Arturo Li, TX
Aryana Cooke, TX
Ashley Combs, TX
Ashley Wu, MD
Ashly Weiss, CA
Audrey Zhou, CA
Ava Small, MI
Avery Smith, AZ
Beatrix Andrade, Brazil
Benjamin Flynn, USA
Benjamin Serur, TX
Billy Holtz, VA
Brandon Best, ND
Brianna Donovan, TX
Brindaa Barua, India
Brooke Miller, NJ
Cadence Pate, TX
Caitlin Olson, PA
Caitlin Ramiscal, GA
Cameron Murdoch, TX
Camila Luevano, TX
Carlos Iglesias, TX
Carlysta Tran, OK
Caroline Yao, CA
Catherine Li, NY
Celia Goldstein, IL
Chana Huang, AZ
Charles McGrath, PA
Charlotte Tran, GA
Chelsea Ling, CA
Christian Pacheco, CA
Chuntao Li, New Zealand
Claire Hong, GA
Claire Hsu, CA
Claudia Scherer, NY
Connor Cowart, AR
Dan Penalosa, CA
Dani Concepcion, Philippines
Daniel Castorena, TX
Daniel Hsu, CA
Daniela Watson, UK
Darren Wang, ND
Darshita Prathap, CA
Denise Hubbard, CA
Diogo Feldman, NY
Eduardo Hernandez, TX
Elias Schneider, Germany
Elizabeth Hung, CA
Ellen Tang, CA
Ellis Yang, CA
Emanuel Galvan, TX
Emily Zhang, CA
Erica Soekardono, AZ
Erica Soekardono, AZ
Erika Cho, VA
Eve Locke, CA
Faith Brunson, UT
Fazlullah Iqbal, USA
Francisco ElguedaGonzalez, TX
Gabby Ho, TX
Gabriela Alvarado, TX
Gabrielle Palar, CA
Gavin Crawford, TX
George Owens, UK
Georgiy Kuznetsova, SC
Georgia Cano, United Kingdom
Gia Villegas, NJ
Gina Juanico, GA
Gina Norseman, GA
Gordon Vo, AZ
Govind Rangappa, TX
Grace Biondo, TX
Gracie Adams, KA
Hannah Williams, WA
Harold Mislang, TX
Harold Padilla, CA
Heather Davis, IA
Ingrid Qin, Canada
Isaac Mueller, AZ
Isabelle Lavoie, TX
Ismail Khan, GA
Ivan Wang, CA
Jacob Ellis, NY
Jacqueline Guo, CA
Jacqueline Wu, NY
Jade Haakonsen, CA
Jaden Taylor, PA
Jadiel Hernandez, AZ
Jai’Sean Lee, GA
Jaiden Sosa, TX
Janae Ritter, NJ
Jasmin Singh, NC
Jean-Luc Dubois, France
Jeff Ibarra, AZ
Jennifer Lee, Canada
Jennifer Nguyen, WA
Jingyi Yu, NJ
Johannes Phiri, South Africa
Joseph Suess, TX
Joyce Yang, CA
Julianna Zhang, MN
Kaitlyn Chan, USA
Karen Yuan, CA
Kashvi Nandagiri, TX
Katelyn Nguyen, TX
Kayla Santaromana, TX
Kaylee Eiber, CA
Keagan Roberson, AZ
Kenley Nicholson, FL
Kiara De Silva, Canada
Kiera Jackson, TX
Kim Hae-lin, South Korea
Kimberly Price, AZ
Lacee Tran, TX
Lance Cody-Valdez, USA
Lauren Yoder, CA
Leena Hocutt-Duarte, NC
Leyna Pham, TX
Lilly Nichols, NY
Lindsey Yu, CA
Lucina Reyes, Mexico
Luis Urdaneta, TX
Luke Osborne, NY
Madalyn Swanson, NJ
Madelyn Peña, TX
Mainun Shale, UT
Makenzie Gay, AR
Malak Ettahali, TX
Manasa Maddi, CA
Marin Jawe, TX
Meghana Boda, OH
Michaela Bradford, NC
Michelle Guajardo, TX
Mike Shingara, PA
Mohammed Khan, PA
Molly Hudson, TX
Natali Linares, Columbia
Nathan Sheperd, IN
Nia Jones, TX
Nicholaus Karavantos-Schnur, TX
Nicole Sin, NY
Peter Scott, PA
Phantira Peach Jirasirinuphan, CA
Phillip Scott, PA
Porter Crosby, NY
Prince Sarsoza, TX
Rachel Chen, NY
Rachel Ordiales, TX
Riley Koo, CA
Riona Carrington, Grenada
Rishi Yennu, TX
Rissa Kei Chua, Philippines
Rohan Singh, CA
Rohil Watwe, TX
Ronald Adams Jr., GA
Saanvi Merchant, CA
Sabrina Hu, TX
Sahana Gokul, TX
Salina Guo, Canada
Samuel Heaton, TX
Samuel Igbo, TX
Sandhya Mahesh, TX
Sanemi Jain, TX
Saniya Nagpal, India
Sanjana Dhakshinamoorthy, TX
Sara Guo, Canada
Sara Hussein, Italy
Sarah Choo, GA
Sarah Lyons, NY
Sarah Walla, TX
Shania Ali, TX
Sheila Wu, TX
Siona Anto, NJ
Sofie Margaret Zeruto, GA
Sriya Gundlapally, TX
Stacy Dong, CA
Stephanie Cheng, CA
Stephanie Santo, NJ
Suhani Agrawal, India
Sumaiya Imad, Bangladesh
Suzann M. Joseph, TX
Tanya Mahesh, TX
Tienne Yu, NJ
Tiffany Hurst, NJ
Tony Ruan, AZ
Trevor Harrison, GA
Trevor Jameson, UK
Uddhav Panchavati, TX
Usri Palchaudhuri, India
Vedha Sirur, TX
Veronica Li, CA
Vibha S Nair, TX
Viola Jacobs, GA
William Torres, TX
Xavion Leach TX
Zaniyah Barrett, TX