Our Faculty

Our School Leaders

Sanny Figueroa

Head of School

“Education is about leading people into the light, giving them the opportunitity to change their lives for the better.”

Sanny Figueroa has over 30 years of experience in the field of education, with experience teaching elementary through high school students. Currently, Sanny is the Head of School at Stratford School’s Pleasanton campus.

As an educator, Sanny gives everything to help students change their lives for the better. He believes that Stratford is a very special place where this happens every day.

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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!

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Asit Anand

Director of Lower 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 10 years and has over 20 years of experience in private elementary education.  Before taking on her current role as the Elementary Principal at Stratford’s Pleasanton campus,  she served as the Director of Lower Schools, at the Fremont Osgood campus. 

Asita believes that her desire to strive for excellence with continuous improvement aligns closely with Stratford’s philosophy of high expectations. She looks forward to nurturing each individual child in a dynamic learning environment that will encourage them to reason, collaborate, and positively challenge their minds.

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



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Angelica Jauregui

Assistant Director
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Ambika Sachdev

Director of Admissions
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Our Faculty

Jacqueline Aliaga

Science Teacher

Charlene Angeles

2nd Grade Teacher

Farheen Bandukwala

Pre-Kindergarten Teacher

Sailee Bondre

4th Grade Teacher

Linh Cavanas

1st Grade Teacher

Poulomi Chakraborty

Kindergarten Teacher

Bhawna Chanana

2nd Grade Teacher

Prajakta Deore

Pre-Kindergarten Teacher

Angelica Gonzalez

Spanish Teacher

Susan Hahn

Music Teacher

Namwar Hasnat

Transitional Kindergarten Teacher

Noushin Jiwani

Pre-Kindergarten Teacher

Vijayalaxmi Kadapatti

Preschool Teacher

Vidya Krishnakumar

Computer Science Teacher

Julie Lien

1st Grade Teacher

Chun-Cheng (Ms.Jenny) Lin

Music Teacher

Vanitha Mahesh

3rd Grade Teacher

Isha Mohanty

3rd Grade Teacher

Sandhya Morbad

Pre-Kindergarten Teacher

Farahnaz Mostaghim

Pre-Kindergarten Teacher

Swathi Narendra

Kindergarten Teacher

Julie Nielsen

5th Grade Teacher

Vasanthi Perumal

5th Grade Teacher

George Pimentel

3rd Grade Teacher

Kamilah Powell

Kindergarten Teacher

Deepa Rathod

Librarian

Arifa Shafi

Pre-Kindergarten Teacher

Sneh Sharma

Pre-Kindergarten Teacher

Aditi Sheth

Kindergarten Teacher

Ruchika Sood

1st Grade Teacher

Srividya Srikanth

Kindergarten Teacher

Pallavi Srivastava

2nd Grade Teacher

Lien Tran

4th Grade Teacher

Madhuri Vadrevu

Kindergarten Teacher

Grisell Velazquez

Music Teacher

Kathryn Wanamaker

5th Grade Teacher