Advisory Board

Sashi Gundala is a seasoned educator with over 20 years of experience.

She is the founder of Samavesha Educational Services and is the Co-founder and CEO of Techno-Comp Inc, a global staffing and consulting firm.

She is the Director of curriculum development at Nano Skool and the Director of community development at Belakoo Trust. 

Sashi has a Master’s degree in Education and an associate degree in educational leadership. She’s been a vocal advocate for educational initiatives in India and USA.

She has received the ‘Lemonick Science Award’ from Princeton University and also completed ‘Mindfulness Training for Educators’ at Harvard University. Beyond her professional achievements, Sashi is a passionate lyricist, traveller, photographer, and yoga enthusiast.

Rajini is the Dean of Faculty and Professor of English at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. She previously taught at Tufts University.

She is the author of numerous award-winning publications and works closely with faculty to support them through the full arc of their careers in the areas of teaching and research.

A post graduate from Bombay University, Patricia has been a teacher for more than 40 years.

She was a Grade 1 teacher for the best part of 20 years in a leading ICSE school in South Mumbai where she introduced the children to a world of wonder with Creative Writing, Numeracy, Science and Nature. This she believes are the most important years in an individual’s formative life.

Her primary goal is to help students come to terms with their potential in being responsible, self-assured citizens.

Snigdha is an Early Years Educator with a creative background. She likes to apply art and play based intelligences in her classroom, which she believes makes the classroom fun, informative and interactive.

With a Bachelor’s in Early Childhood Education degree from New Zealand and a Bachelor’s in Fine Arts, she is convinced that art establishes an early foundation for creativity and expression of freedom which extends well beyond the early years.

She has been a teacher for more than 15 years.

She is also a certified Phonics and Handwriting instructor, and conducts workshops and sessions for Calligraphy, Handwriting improvement, Phonics and Art appreciation.