SCHOOL MANAGEMENT

Thursday, February 23, 2012
About us / School Management

Priya Krishnan

Head School System, Vocational Training & Employment Opportunity
Priya is an Engineer (Computer Science), MBA from London Business School and a certified financial analyst. She has worked with leading firms such as Andersen Consulting and Pricewaterhouse Coopers. Priya also has a flair for entrepreneurial roles, joining BangaloreLabs (between 2000-2003) which eventually was sold to a Singapore based firm. Priya also worked for seven years with Mphasis (2003-2010).
She has worked globally across Singapore, New York, London and India. At VBHC, Priya will manage the Education initiative in setting up a high quality K+12 school system, that is contemporary in terms of school design, curriculum and teaching methodology. In addition, Priya will spearhead developing a host of vocational and training programs from the school campus, designed to benefit the communities in the project area.

Sonal Chawda

Operations and Curriculum Lead Pre-Primary

Sonal has over 18 years of experience. She has worked across preprimary schools in the US and India in both teaching and leadership capacities. Sonal in her last role was instrumental in setting up a very high end day care and playschool chain called "We Care". She decided to move on from this venture because she is passionate about creating world class infrastructure “that is not the privilege of the classes but for the masses”.

Prior to setting up "We Care", Sonal set up India International School’s preschool in 2 locations. She worked with Neev for a period of 2 years as a teacher. Prior to this she was a lead teacher for a preschool in the US for a period of 4 years.

She holds an Education Management and B.Ed degree from MS University and a degree in early childhood from Santa Cruz University in the US.

Nilima Shah

Curriculum Lead, Primary, Middle and Secondary School
Nilima has over 25 years of experience creating curriculum development and teacher training programs.
Nilima was one of the founding principals at Ekalvya School in Ahmedabad for over 6 years. She then consulted on behalf of Ekalvya, to multiple schools across India.
In her last role, Nilima set up the office for the US Education Foundation – counseling students on education opportunities in the US and also administering the TOEFL iBt, SAT, TSE and ACRP examinations.
She holds a bachelors degree in Maths from Gujarat University, a Visharad degree and a Shiksha Visharad Degree from Allahabad University.

Melvin Freestone

Consultant,Curriculum Development
Melvin has vast experience in teaching as well as in school and curriculum development, in primary and secondary schools. He has held Senior Teaching positions in Ireland and Tasmania. Until recently, he was Principal of Montagu Bay Primary School in Tasmania.
In addition to his teaching role, Melvin has led and advised numerous State and National Primary and Secondary curriculum development projects, specifically relating to science, technology and personal development.

Melvin is a Senior Professional Development Specialist, and had worked on the national curriculum for Australia.

Melvin’s experience extends beyond Australia’s borders: he has carried out a review of Technology Education in Pacific Rim countries for the OECD’s Pacific Circle Consortium. He has worked extensively over many years in providing both pre-service and in-service courses and programs for teachers and senior staff. He is currently working with teachers in Nepal.

Phyllis Farias

Consultant,Teacher Training

Phyllis has been working with schools in the areas of planning new schools, school management, policy planning, performance appraisal of staff, curriculum formulation, and evaluation of teaching methodologies.

For teachers, Phyllis offers consultation on integrated programmes, creative teaching methodologies, curriculum development and planning, value education, communication skills, classroom management, team building and group work.
For children, Phyllis undertakes career guidance, reading and hobby enrichment activities, study skills, personality development, leadership education, public speaking, peer pressure reversal techniques, sex and family life education, substance abuse prevention education, and media education.
Phyllis also holds positive parenting workshops, and designs individualized programmes for gifted and special children.


At the Sujaya School, which is affiliated to the CBSE, our primary aim is to encourage each young boy and girl to be a confident, inquiring, tolerant, positive, well-rounded character with an independent mind, who respects the differences of others. By the time the students complete their education, we want them to have that true sense of self-worth, which will enable them to give their best and make a difference wherever they go, whatever they do.


If you have read through our website and would still like more information about any aspect of the Sujaya School or want to be a part of this enterprise, please write in to Priya Krishnan, who heads our school initiative, at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

To know more about Sujaya School, please go to www.sujayaschools.com

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