“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.”
— Maya Angelou
Mrs. Preeti Chadha has been part of the Stratford School family for over 17 years. She has taught several elementary grades. Mrs.Chadha currently serves as the Head of School for Stratford Los Gatos campus and Stratford Los Gatos Belgatos Park campus.
Mrs.Chadha believes her role as an educator is to stimulate the natural curiosity in her students and ignite the love for learning. As a leader, she is committed to creating a positive learning environment for her students and strives to create close partnerships with families to offer support and guidance.
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”
– Nelson Mandela
Mrs. Michelle Lee brings genuine passion and thoughtful leadership to her role with 17 years of Stratford teaching experience, all of which have been at the Los Gatos campus! During that time, Mrs. Lee has taught Kindergarten and First grade, served as Preschool & Pre-Kindergarten floater, Kindergarten Curricular Lead and as a Kindergarten Specialist. With over 23 years of experience in education, encompassing early childhood and elementary age groups, Los Gatos is fortunate to have her with us as our ECE and Kindergarten Director.
Mrs.Lee believes that it is an educator’s job to instill a love of learning in her students. This is best accomplished by inspiring and promoting a child’s natural curiosity for the world around them. When learning is fun, it leaves a lasting impact on the child’s academic journey. Mrs.Lee is excited to share this with the students at Stratford!
Mishell Pak
Assistant Director
” Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.”
– Aristotle
Mrs. Mishell Pak has taught several elementary grades with Special Education background. Mrs.Pak currently serves as the Assistant Director at Stratford Los Gatos campus. She believes that Stratford community honors the humanity of each teacher and student. She also believes that the teamwork creates the environment of belonging and connection for LG families to engage and thrive with full potential.
Our School Leaders
Preeti Chadha
Head of School
“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.”
— Maya Angelou
Mrs. Preeti Chadha has been part of the Stratford School family for over 17 years. She has taught several elementary grades. Mrs.Chadha currently serves as the Head of School for Stratford Los Gatos campus and Stratford Los Gatos Belgatos Park campus.
Mrs.Chadha believes her role as an educator is to stimulate the natural curiosity in her students and ignite the love for learning. As a leader, she is committed to creating a positive learning environment for her students and strives to create close partnerships with families to offer support and guidance.
EmailMichelle Lee
ECE & Kindergarten Director
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”
– Nelson Mandela
Mrs. Michelle Lee brings genuine passion and thoughtful leadership to her role with 17 years of Stratford teaching experience, all of which have been at the Los Gatos campus! During that time, Mrs. Lee has taught Kindergarten and First grade, served as Preschool & Pre-Kindergarten floater, Kindergarten Curricular Lead and as a Kindergarten Specialist. With over 23 years of experience in education, encompassing early childhood and elementary age groups, Los Gatos is fortunate to have her with us as our ECE and Kindergarten Director.
Mrs.Lee believes that it is an educator’s job to instill a love of learning in her students. This is best accomplished by inspiring and promoting a child’s natural curiosity for the world around them. When learning is fun, it leaves a lasting impact on the child’s academic journey. Mrs.Lee is excited to share this with the students at Stratford!
Mishell Pak
Assistant Director
” Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.”
– Aristotle
Mrs. Mishell Pak has taught several elementary grades with Special Education background. Mrs.Pak currently serves as the Assistant Director at Stratford Los Gatos campus. She believes that Stratford community honors the humanity of each teacher and student. She also believes that the teamwork creates the environment of belonging and connection for LG families to engage and thrive with full potential.
EmailOur Faculty
Kim Aroz
Preschool Teacher
Shanmugapriya Balachandran
4th Grade Teacher
Daidre Brown
Office Adminstrator
Alexis Bylund
Kindergarten Teacher
Lillian Cruz
Office Adminstrator
Christine Dean
3rd Grade Teacher
Erika DeClerk
3rd Grade Teacher
Susan Elliott
Pre-Kindergarten Teacher
Bradley Fenichel
PE Teacher
Nicole Gadd
Kindergarten Teacher
Claudia Gadea
Preschool Teacher
Shannon Gartin
1st Grade Teacher
Cecilia Guerra
Before and Afterschool Care
Mayita Guerra
Before and Afterschool Care
Robin Hardy
1st Grade Teacher
Natjuree Hartwig
Before and Afterschool Care
Rene Hartwig
Kindergarten & First Grade P.E. Teacher
Jennifer Johnson-Ries
Kindergarten Teacher
Andrea Joyce
Pre-Kindergarten Teacher
Shikha Khandelwal
2nd Grade Teacher
Elaine Ko
Preschool Teacher
Wendy Lai
Before and Afterschool Care
Melinda Lee
3rd Grade Teacher
Sridevi Makaram
1st Grade Teacher
Emma Martinez
Pre-Kindergarten Teacher
Patricia Mendez
Spanish Teacher
Samantha Myers
4th Grade Teacher
Johanna Nichols-Johnson
Preschool Teacher
Shilpa Panchagnula
2nd Grade Teacher
Haritha Rejendiran
Computer Science Teacher
Noushin Roudpeyma
Kindergarten Teacher
Valli Santhanakirshnan
Before and Afterschool Care
Rita Sekab
Pre-Kindergarten Teacher
Tara Simons
4th Grade Teacher
Lindsay Smiley
Kindergarten Teacher
Erin Trimbell
1st Grade Teacher
Alejandra Villavicenci
3rd Grade Teacher
Wenjia Zhai
Music Teacher