Our Faculty

Our School Leaders

Mona Pandit

Director of ECE and TK

Mona possesses a distinguished academic background, holding a Master’s degree in science, which complements her extensive experience as a preschool educator spanning an impressive 25 years across three continents.

Her profound belief in the transformative influence of the learning environment, often referred to as the “third teacher,” underscores her commitment to fostering meaningful early years experiences. Mona values the collaborative efforts of parents, teachers, and children, recognizing the pivotal role they play in shaping and cherishing these formative years.

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Jinkie Galvan

Director of Lower School (KG-2G)

Meher Irani

Assistant Director (PS-5th Grade)

Gigi Tate

Head of School

“I strive to create a positive learning environment where students are motivated to succeed.”

Gigi Tate brings over 20 years of experience in the field of education to her role as the Head of School at Stratford’s Santa Clara Pomeroy campus. She strives to create a positive learning environment where students are motivated to succeed and realize their full potential. When students feel safe, supported, and included, there is no limit as to what they can achieve.

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Namrata Bhalla

Director of Lower School (3-5th Grade)

“I believe in each child’s unique potential.”

Namrata Bhalla brings over a decade of experience in the field of education to her role as the Director of Lower School (3-5th Grade) at Stratford’s Santa Clara Pomeroy campus. Before assuming her current role, Namrata served in both teaching and leadership roles at Stratford.

Namrata believes in each child’s ability to succeed, but knows that children learn in a variety of ways. Stratford’s curriculum provides an excellent framework of learning opportunities to all students that allows educators to help students tap into their unique potential to learn, perform, and accomplish their educational goals. She knows that the teachers in students’ lives play a vital role in development by creating a nurturing and enriching environment to help each child shine.

More than anything, Namrata appreciates Stratford’s focus on the overall development of each student and the family partnerships that are core to a Stratford School education.

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Our Faculty

Jed Adler

4th Grade Teacher

Lakshmi Akella

Kindergarten Teacher

Kathleen Alldredge

3rd Grade Teacher

Kanchan Arora

Pre-Kindergarten Teacher

Rizwana Balkish

Preschool Teacher

Ghada Bedair

5th Grade Teacher

Diana Celis

Preschool Teacher

Sandy Donis

Extended Day Supervisor

Fatima Farheen

5th Grade Language Arts Teacher

Vicky Gong

Mandarin Teacher

Nicole Graves

Kindergarten Teacher

Mona Grillo

Spanish Teacher

Gloria Guizar

PS Spanish Teacher

Shivani Gupta

Pre-Kindergarten Teacher

Chaitra Hadimani

Pre-Kindergarten Teacher

Alyssa Holsworth

PE Teacher

Karen Hovey

3rd Grade Teacher

Sonali Jain

1st Grade Teacher

Nandini Jaiprakash

Preschool Teacher

Arundhati Kale

Elementary Floater Teacher

David Kawaye

4th Grade Teacher

Garrett Lee

1st Grade Teacher

Urvi Madhani

Kindergarten Teacher

Kimberley Matthews

2nd Grade Teacher

Charisse Medina

Elementary Music Teacher

Anna Melville

Kindergarten Teacher

Aziz Merchant

5th Grade Teacher

Mikayla Minard

Kindergarten Teacher

Manisha Mistry

Transitional Kindergarten Teacher

Aarthi Mohan

Pre-Kindergarten Teacher

Cayla Molina

1st Grade Teacher

Nancy Morrison

3rd Grade Teacher

Shellie Murison

2nd Grade Teacher

Sangeetha Muruganantham

5th Grade Science, History and Math Teacher

Akhila Naralasetti

Preschool Floater Teacher

Peggy Pacis

3rd Grade Teacher

Nandita Parikh

PS/PK/TK Science Teacher

Kajal Patel

2nd Grade Teacher

Swati Pathak

4th Grade Teacher

Rubina Pervez

3rd Grade Teacher

Sarahi Pompa

4th Grade Teacher

Kasthuri Rajan

Preschool Teacher

Komala Rangachari

Transitional Kindergarten Teacher

Subhashree Ravishangar

Transitional Kindergarten Teacher

Charlene Romero

Extended Day Lead

Adriana Salazar

2nd Grade Teacher

Sarahi Pompa

Fourth Grade Teacher

Uma Sethuraman

Kindergarten Teacher

Abija Sherelyn

Transitional Kindergarten Teacher

Priya Srivastava

1st Grade Teacher

Christopher Teasley

1st Grade Teacher

Anna Tibbets

PE Teacher

Tingzhu Tzu

Elementary Music Teacher

Neelam Verma

Pre-Kindergarten Teacher

Asha Vinesh

Preschool Teacher

Evelyn Peiling Wei

PS Music Teacher

Sydney Wieland

1st Grade Teacher

Sadia Wynne

4th Grade Teacher