The new team of Office Bearers of Winners Toastmasters Club for the year 2025-2026 led by President Vani Ummakka was installed at a glittering function held on Sunday 13 July 2025 at Hotel Goldfinch, Mangaluru. Dr Chandini Sreekumar, Professor and HOD, Periodontics, Srinivas Institute of Dental Sciences, Mukka, Mangaluru was the chief guest of the occasion.
“Communication needs to be nuanced so as to foster human relations between people to establish a productive and peaceful society,” the chief guest Dr Chandini Sreekumar emphasized, while providing instances from her experiences as a mother. wife and college professor. In her address to the gathering, the chief guest stressed on the need to not let go of civility and courtesy in communication, even in the age of changing technology.
Toastmasters Area F3 Director Dr Bharathi Shetty administered the oath of office to the new team of office bearers for 2019-2020, led by the President Vani Ummakka. The team includes Shivani Baliga (Vice-President – Education), Brian Fernandes (Vice-President – Membership), Anusha Rashmi (Vice President – Public Relations), Sofia Rego (Secretary), Saurav Baliga (Treasurer) and Matharani Mathais (Sergeant-at-Arms)
Samina Nayak introduced Dr Bharathi Shetty. Sofia Rego rendered the invocation. Brian Fernandes welcomed the gathering and Matharani Mathias presented the annual report highlighting the achievements done by the club during the past year. Bharathi Shevgoor introduced the chief guest and also offered an innovative concept of passing on the baton from the old team to the new, keeping in mind the theme of “All things coffee – Brewing confidence, one speech at a time,” on which the programme was based. Shivani Baliga introduced Vani Ummakka to the audience.
Outgoing President Praveen Pinto thanked his team and club members for their cooperation during her tenure. In her acceptance speech, Vani Ummakka expressed her vision and goals for the club to achieve during her term.
Urmila Shetty proposed the Vote of Thanks. Dr Anusha Rashmi and Saurav Baliga were the Masters of Ceremonies.