Bhavani Kakani
Founding Director
Bhavani Kakani is President of the Ashakian, A Ray of Hope and is the Board Chair of Leadership Huntsville/Madison County. She is an advocate of better health for all persons by currently serving on the Healthcare Authority of the City of Huntsville, Huntsville Hospital Foundation, Alabama Council of Hospital Trustees, and The Statewide Health Coordinating Council Boards. She also provided leadership to the Madison County Medical Alliance (President), Alliance to the Medical Society of the State of Alabama (President), Southern Medical Association Alliance, Alliance to the American Medical Association, National Children's Advocacy Center (Board President) and Hospice.
She
believes in providing a better chance through education. She has been a
mentor for Women’s Economic Development Council Foundation for more than
six years and is on UAH Foundation Board. She was active participant on
Randolph School, Women’s
Business Center of North Alabama, Women’s Economic Development Council
Foundation Boards.
Bhavani holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance, Suma
cum Laude and a Master of Administrative Science in Business
Administration and Finance from the University of Alabama in
Huntsville. She has been married for 44 years to Dr. Rao Kakani, General
and Vascular Surgeon, and the couple has three children and two grand
children.
Bhavani serves on the Progress Bank Audit Committee and Secretary of the
Board of Directors.
