Meet the Faculty
Education Leadership Team |
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| Head of Academy | Dr Jonathan Long |
| Deputy Head | Jeffrey Anthony Doerfler |
| Principal, Senior School | Christian Ulrich Schmelz |
| Principal, Junior School | Sreelatha Kumar |
| Director of Teaching and Learning | Koel Ray |
| Dean of Students | Suresh Madhavan |
| Head of Experiential Learning | Dr Chandrasekhar Indla |
| PA to Head of Academy | Vaishali Purohit |
Admissions |
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| Dean of Admissions | Arjun Puri |
| Manager, Admissions | Pramoditha Jamalpur |
| Admissions Officer | Zareen Hashmi |
Senior School Faculty |
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| Principal, Senior School | Christian Ulrich Schmelz |
| PA to Senior School Principal | Deepa Hitange |
Coordinators/Counsellors/SEN/Fellows |
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| Diploma Programme Coordinator | Sudipta Kumar Roy |
| Middle Years Programme (MYP) Coordinator | Meenakshi Joshi |
| Head of Middle School | Afeera Maryam |
| Theory of Knowledge (ToK) Coordinator | Sudeep Ghosh |
| Creativity, Activity, Service Coordinator | Venkat Reddy |
| MYP Personal Project Coordinator | Mehabunnisa |
| Centre for Educational Research Innovation and Training | Pratibha Thimmaraya |
| University Counsellor | Pragati Pandey |
| School Counsellor | Shagun Guha |
Science |
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| HOD, Science | Vivek Kumar |
| Biology | Vinay Singh |
| Biology and ESS teacher | Bharti Jha |
| Chemistry | Dr SureshKumar Manthiriyappan |
| Chemistry | Andeep Kaur |
| Chemistry | Megha Saban |
| Physics | Sudipta Kumar Roy |
| Physics | Suhel Vakkal |
| Physics | Sathish Gadarla |
| Science Teacher | Tanupriyo Chowdhury |
| Senior Lab Technician | Giribabu Kuna |
| Lab Technician | Smriti Mandal |
| Lab Technician | Sudhakar Konapala |
English |
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| HOD, English | Dr Gopika Jadeja |
| English / Grade Leader | Dr Deepti Kumar |
| English / Grade Leader / MUN Coordinator | Saloni Chesney |
| English, Philosophy / ToK | Sudeep Ghosh |
| English / MUN Coordinator | Chandreyee Das Gupta |
| English | Priyadarshini Panchapakesan |
| English | Jebin Samuel Wisley |
Mathematics |
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| HOD, Mathematics | Tarun Seth |
| Mathematics Teacher Coach | Vani Vishwanath |
| Mathematics | Subhashini Chandra |
| Mathematics | Santhosh Reddy Jeedipally |
| Mathematics | Usha Shivakumar |
| Mathematics | Suman Vulupala |
| Mathematics | Sweta Singh |
Expressive Arts |
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| HOD, Arts | Nandakumar P. K. |
| Visual Arts | Meenakshi Joshi |
| Visual Arts | Visweswara Rao Brahmanapalli |
| Music | Chin-Yen Huang |
| Theatre / Tech Director | Dr Chandrasekhar Indla |
| Theatre | Ruthi L |
Languages |
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| HOD, Hindi / Language Acquisition Specialist | Dr Karuna Arya |
| Hindi Teacher / Grade Leader | Radhika Tiwari |
| Hindi / CAS Coordinator | Venkat Reddy |
| Hindi | Dr Sunita Ghosh |
| Hindi | Meena Uniyal |
| Hindi | Neetu Reddy |
| Hindi | Dr Chandrakant Shinde |
| Hindi | Sushmita Banerjee |
| HOD, Telugu | Dr Sai Krishna Ranga |
| Telugu | Deepika Aluvala |
Foreign Languages |
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| HOD, Foreign Languages | Manisha Deshbandhu |
| French | Sudha Dutta |
| Shona language | Alberto James |
| Arabic / Rebalancing Students Coordinator | Maha Saiyoum |
Humanities (I&S) |
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| HOD, Humanities | Peter Dominic Kvietok |
| Economics | Pranab Kumar |
| Economics | Meena G |
| MYP – I & S / History | Ritu Seth |
| Humanities | Rajeev Ranjan |
ITGS & Design |
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| HOD, ICT / Grade Leader | Dr Swati Garg |
| Design & Computer Science | Mehabunnisa |
| ICT / ITGS | Surya Prakash Vemparala |
| Design Technology Teacher | Vishnu GB |
| Design & Data Management | Veni Veeramachaneni |
Physical Education |
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| HOD, Physical Education (P.E.) | Srungarapati Ravi Kumar |
| P.E. Teacher & Head of Outdoor Activity | Ramesh Kumar Kaliraman |
| P.E. Teacher | Surendra K |
| Teaching Assistant P.E. Swimming | Seena Remadevi |
Library |
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| Head Librarian | Madhu Bhargava |
| Librarian, Senior School | Shakeel Ahmed Khan |
| Librarian, Junior School | Veena Bhat |
Diverse Learning Support |
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| HOD, Learning Support / EAL | Susan Long |
| Learning Support | Namrata Bhushan |
| English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Rema Vishwanath |
Junior School Faculty |
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| Principal, Junior School | Sreelatha Kumar |
| PA to Junior School Principal and School Uniform Coordinator | Shabana Awadiya |
| Primary Years Programme (PYP) Coordinator | Abhimanyu Das Gupta |
Junior School Teachers |
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| Day Care Supervisor | Swarna Kumari Gadarla |
| Grade 1A Home Room | Dharanee Manthrawadi |
| Grade 1A Co-Teacher | Harika Boyapally |
| Grade 1K Home Room | Riya Datta |
| Grade 1K Co-Teacher | Sangeeta Durgam |
| Grade 2A Home Room | Mitu Sharma |
| Grade 2A Co-Teacher | Veini Duoro Duo |
| Grade 2K Home Room | Anjum Budhwani |
| Grade 2K Co-Teacher | Pooja Bhattacharya |
| Grade 3A Home Room | Krati Singhal |
| Grade 3K Home Room | Kruti Dholu |
| Grade 4A Home Room | Meesha Joshi |
| Grade 4K Home Room | Lavanya Pavan Vadavalli |
| Grade 5A Home Room | Vidhya Pallath |
| Grade 5K Home Room | David Chesney |
| Hindi | Sushmita Banerjee |
| Hindi | Meena Uniyal |
| Telugu | Kasthuri Varanasi |
| Telugu | Radhika Bondada |
| Visual Art | Nikhil Sharma |
| Music | December Lynn |
| Physical Education | Vajravani Polavarapu |
| Swimming | Seena Remadevi |
| JS Librarian | Veena Bhat |
| English / EAL | Kathryn Gawne |
| Learning Enrichment | Chitra Raman |
| Learning Enrichment | Faridah Lakhani |
publications
AKA Hyderabad IB School Profile 2023-2024
The Aga Khan Academy Hyderabad has been awarded IB status by the International Baccalaureate
