Update Kepler maintainer spring 2026

[sunya-ch]

• Change leader (first name) to @vimalk78
• Add @nikimanoledaki
• Remove @huoqifeng

Reference:

• Kepler Active Maintainer and Ecosystem for Spring Cycle 2026 sustainable-computing-io/kepler#2403

Checklist for maintainer updates

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Pull request overview

Updates the CNCF project maintainer roster entry for the Kepler project (Sandbox) to reflect the approved maintainer changes referenced in the linked discussion.

Changes:

• Updates the Kepler “lead” maintainer entry to Vimal Kumar (@vimalk78) and keeps the MAINTAINERS.md reference on that lead row.
• Adds Niki Manoledaki (@nikimanoledaki) to Kepler maintainers.
• Removes Qi Feng Huo (@huoqifeng) and re-adds Sunil Thaha as a non-lead entry.

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