Faculty and Staff

Asit Anand

Head of School

“Students are best served when they are actively and passionately engaged in the pursuit of knowledge.”

Asita Anand has been part of the Stratford School family for 11 years and has over 20 years of experience in private elementary education. Before taking on her current role as the Head of School, she served as Elementary Principal at Stratford’s Pleasanton campus and the Director of Lower Schools at the Fremont Osgood campus. 

Asita’s personal philosophy of striving for excellence through continuous improvement is a perfect match for Stratford’s high expectations. Her vision is to create a dynamic learning environment that fosters reasoning, collaboration, and positive challenges, nurturing each child’s potential. This alignment with Stratford’s philosophy instills confidence in her leadership.

As a community, Asita appreciates that Stratford balances traditional pedagogy with innovation.

Sumi Subodh

Elementary Director

“Every child is unique and can thrive with positive guidance, encouragement, and meaningful learning experiences.”

Mrs. Sumi Subodh brings over 20 years of experience in education, with expertise spanning Early Childhood Education, Kindergarten, Elementary School, and school leadership. Since joining Stratford Schools a decade ago, she has steadily grown through a variety of instructional and leadership roles, earning a reputation as a compassionate, student-centered educational leader. In her most recent leadership role as Vice Principal at the Milpitas Corning campus, she has actively cultivated a positive school culture that supports students and educators alike.

With her broad educational experience, instructional expertise, and inspiring leadership approach, Mrs. Sumi Subodh is excited to join the Stratford School Pleasanton Campus community and looks forward to partnering with students, families, and educators to help every child thrive.

Amina Saiyed

Director of Early Childhood Education

“As teachers, we should not just be providing answers to questions.”

Amina Saiyed has 13 years of experience in the field of education, and currently serves as the Director of Early Education at Stratford School’s Pleasanton campus.

As a teacher, Amina strives to encourage young minds to challenge boundaries and ask questions. She firmly believes that teaching should be about how to find answers to their questions. In this way, educators can help stretch the boundaries of children’s imaginations to ensure that they are ready for the challenges of the 21st century.

Amina’s passion has always been working with young children, and at Stratford, she gets the opportunity to do just that!

Angelica Jauregui

Assistant Director

Ambika Sachdev

Director of Admissions