Meet the Faculty
Leadership Team |
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| Head of Academy | Dr Jonathan Long |
| Deputy Head of the Academy, Pastoral Care | Jeffrey Anthony Doerfler |
| PA to Head of Academy | Vaishali Purohit |
| Principal, Senior School | Koel Ray |
| Principal, Junior School | Sreelatha Kumar |
| Dean of Academics | Neeraja Nibhanupudi |
| Dean of Students | Suresh Madhavan |
| Head of Finance | Mukul Vashishatha |
| Dean of Experiential Learning |
Vlad Gogelescu |
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Admissions |
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| Dean of Admissions | Arjun Puri |
| Manager, Admissions | Pramoditha Jamalpur |
| Admissions cum Events Officer | Zareen Hashmi |
Senior School Faculty |
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| Principal, Senior School | Koel Ray |
| PA to Senior School Principal | Deepa Hitange |
| Assistant to Dean of Students-cum-Student Life Coordinator | Nilesh Talaulicar |
| Coordinators/Counsellors/SEN/Fellows | |
| Academic Development Coordinator | Joanne Gogelescu |
| Diploma Programme Coordinator | Sudipta Roy |
| Associate Diploma Programme Coordinator | Dr Sujana Veeramachaneni |
| Theory of Knowledge Coordinator | Sudeep Ghosh |
| Creativity, Activity, Service Coordinator | Venkat Reddy |
| Middle Years Programme (MYP) Coordinator | Meenakshi Joshi |
| Head of Middle Years | Rajesh Kayiprath |
| MYP Personal Project Coordinator | Chandrabhan Yadav |
| TPP - Coordinator, Internship & Leadership | Pratibha Thimmaraya |
| University Counsellor | Pragati Pandey |
| Inclusive Education Coordinator (SEN) | Namrata Bhushan |
| Extended Essay Coordinator | Vlad Gogelescu |
| Creativity, Activity, Service Coordinator (CAS) | Venkat Reddy |
| Science | |
| Biology & Environmental Systems and Societies | Vinay Singh |
| Environmental Systems & Societies / Integrated Sciences | Pratibha Thimmaraya |
| Chemistry | Dr. SureshKumar Manthiriyappan |
| Chemistry | Megha Saban |
| Physics | Sudipta Kumar Roy |
| Physics | Suhel Vakkal |
| Physics | Sathish Gadarla |
| Senior Lab Technician | Giribabu Kuna |
| Lab Technician | Sudhakar Konapala |
| Lab Technician | Smriti Mandal |
| English | |
| HOD, English | Gopika Jadeja |
| English / ToK | Sudeep Ghosh |
| English / ToK | Chandreyee Das Gupta |
| English / MUN Coordinator | Saloni Chesney |
| Mathematics | |
| HOD, Mathematics | Tarun Seth |
| Dean of Studies, Mathematics & ToK | Neeraja Nibhanupudi |
| Mathematics Teacher Coach | Vani Vishwanath |
| Mathematics | Subhashini Chandra |
| Mathematics and MYP Personal Project Coordinator | Chandrabhan Yadav |
| Mathematics | Santhosh Reddy |
| Mathematics | Krishnendu Saha |
| Mathematics | Usha Shivakumar |
| Expressive Arts | |
| HOD, Arts | Nandakumar P. K. |
| Visual Arts | Meenakshi Joshi |
| Visual Arts | Visweswara Rao Brahmanapalli |
| Music | Chin-Yen Huang |
| Theatre - Arts | Dr Chandrasekhar Indla |
| Theatre - Arts | Subesh Poddar |
| Languages | |
| HOD, Hindi / Senior Tutor | Dr Karuna Arya |
| Hindi / CAS Coordinator | Venkat Reddy |
| Hindi | Dr Sunita Ghosh |
| Hindi | Radhika Tiwari |
| Hindi | Neetu Reddy |
| Hindi | Dr Chandrakant Shinde |
| Hindi | Sushmita Banerjee |
| Telugu | Sai Krishna Ranga |
| HOD, Foreign Languages | Manisha Deshbandhu |
| French | Mopuru Raghu Rami Reddy |
| Dari / Persian | Ahmed Ferozi |
| Humanities (I&S) | |
| HOD, Economics / ToK | Gaura Joshi |
| Economics & MYP Coordinator | Rajesh Kayiprath |
| Economics and Business Studies | Rahul Menon R |
| MYP – I and S / History | Ritu Seth |
| Global Politics / Extended Essay Coordinator | Vlad Gogelescu |
| Geography | Joanne Gogelescu |
| History/ToK | Koel Ray |
| Individual & Societies | Aarushi Dutt |
| Individuals & Societies / History | Sarmishtha Adhya |
| Humanities | Afeera Maryam |
| Economics/Humanities |
Suresh Madhavan |
| ITGS & Design | |
| Acting HOD | Koel Ray |
| Design & Computer Science | Mehabunnisa |
| ICT / ITGS | Surya Prakash Vemparala |
| Design & Data Management | Veni Veeramachaneni |
| Physical Education | |
| HOD, Physical Education | Srungarapati Ravi Kumar |
| Physical Education | Ramesh Kumar Kaliraman |
| Swimming Assistant | Seena Remadevi |
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Library |
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| Head Librarian | Madhu Bhargava |
| Librarian, Senior School | Shakeel Ahmed Khan |
| Librarian, Junior School | Veena Bhat |
Learning Enrichment Team |
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| HOD Learning Enrichment / English as an Additional Language (EAL) / Special Educational Needs (SEN), Gifted & Talented (G&T) | Susan Long |
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SEN |
Namrata Bhushan |
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EAL/SEN |
Morag Kallepu |
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EAL |
Rema Vishwanath |
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EAL |
Elizabeth Holden Eckel |
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EAL |
Aarushi Dutt |
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Learning Enrichment |
Faridah Lakhani |
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Academic Support |
Amanda Khongwir |
Junior School Faculty |
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| Principal, Junior School | Sreelatha Kumar |
| PA to Junior School Principal | Shabana Awadiya |
| Primary Years Programme (PYP) Coordinator | Abhimanyu Das Gupta |
| Teachers | |
| Day Care | Shwetha Emandi |
| Grade 1A Home Room | Rhitesha Paul |
| Grade 1A Co-Teacher | Neetu Chennuri |
| Grade 1K Home Room | Madhulita Patnaik |
| Grade 1K Co-Teacher | Simran Sinha |
| Grade 2A Home Room | Mitu Sharma |
| Grade 2A Co-Teacher | Laila Narsingani |
| Grade 2K Home Room | Chetna Sharma |
| Grade 2K Co-Teacher | Swati Kansal |
| Grade 3A Home Room | Anjum Budhwani |
| Grade 3K Home Room | Disha Kerkar |
| Grade 4A Home Room | Lavanya Pavan Vadavalli |
| Grade 4K Home Room | Vidhya Pallath |
| Grade 5A Home Room | Sanjana Amarnani |
| Grade 5K Home Room | Sheila D'Souza |
| Hindi | Sushmita Banerjee |
| Hindi | Meena Uniyal |
| Telugu | Kasthuri Varanasi |
| Telugu | Deepika Aluvala |
| Visual Art | Florence James |
| Music | December Lynn |
| Physical Education | Vajravani Polavarapu |
publications
AKA Hyderabad IB School Profile 2022-2023
The Aga Khan Academy Hyderabad has been awarded IB status by the International Baccalaureate
