Meet the Faculty
| Education Leadership Team | |
| Head of Academy | Dr Jonathan Long |
| Deputy Head and Student Life Head | Jeffrey Anthony Doerfler |
| Principal, Senior School | Christian Ulrich Schmelz |
| Principal, Junior School | Archna Gera |
| Dean of Students | Karl Pestonji |
| Head of Experiential Learning | Chandrasekhar Indla |
| PA to Head of Academy | Vaishali Purohit |
| Admissions | |
| Dean of Admissions | Smita Sathyadevan |
| Manager, Admissions | Pramoditha Jamalpur |
| Admissions Officer | Zareen Hashmi |
| Senior School Faculty | |
| Principal, Senior School | Christian Ulrich Schmelz |
| PA to Senior School Principal | Deepa Hitange |
| Coordinators/Counsellors/SEN/Fellows | |
| Diploma Programme (DP) Coordinator | Usha Shivakumar |
| Middle Years Programme (MYP) Coordinator | Meenakshi Joshi |
| Head of Middle Years | Afeera Maryam |
| Theory of Knowledge (ToK) Coordinator | Sudeep Ghosh |
| Extended Essay (EE) Coordinator | Sathish Gadarla |
| Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS) Coordinator (DP) service as action Coordinator (MYP) | Venkat Reddy P |
| Centre for Educational Research Innovation and Training | Pratibha Thimmaraya |
| University Counsellor and internship coordinator | Pragati Pandey |
| School Counsellor | Shagun Guha |
| SEN Teacher | Rashmi Suryanarayana Rao |
| Science | |
| HOD, Science | Vivek Kumar |
| Biology | Vinay Singh |
| Chemistry | SureshKumar Manthiriyappan |
| Chemistry | Megha Saban |
| Physics | Minilkumar Anilkumar Rathod |
| Physics | Suhel Vakkal |
| Physics | Sathish Gadarla |
| Science Teacher & Chemistry | Jack Bonfas Otieno |
| Science Teacher & ESS | Tanupriyo Chowdhury |
| Science Teacher & Chemistry | Rosaline Awino |
| Senior Lab Technician | Giribabu Kuna |
| Lab Technician | Smriti Mandal |
| Lab Technician | Sudhakar Konapala |
| English | |
| HOD, English | Saloni Chesney |
| English, ToK | Sudeep Ghosh |
| English | Priyadarshini Panchapakesan |
| English | Jebin Samuel Wisley |
| English | Neeti Chadha |
| English | Zakeeya Zahara Abbas |
| English | Deepak D |
| Master Trainer (CERT) | Amanda Larisa Khongwir |
| Mathematics | |
| HOD, Mathematics and Timetable Coordinator | Santhosh Reddy Jeedipally |
| Mathematics Teacher Coach | Vani Vishwanath Revanur |
| Mathematics | Gillela Chandra Subhashini |
| Mathematics | Usha Shivakumar |
| Mathematics | Suman Vulupala |
| Mathematics | Krishna Minilkumar Rathod |
| Mathematics | Caleb Opiyo Wafula |
| Mathematics | Chiluka Swathi |
| Master Trainer (CERT) | Arkathala Tharuni |
| Expressive Arts | |
| Visual Arts | Meenakshi Joshi |
| HOD, Visual Arts | Visweswara Rao Brahmanapalli |
| Visual Arts | Vidyalakshmi RamaKrishna |
| Drama | Chandrasekhar Indla |
| Drama | Kapil Appajirao Salunkhe |
| Music | Altamash Bin Shakeel Ansari |
| Music | Cardiogan December LynnArranguez |
| Music | Arshad MD |
| Languages | |
| Hindi | Venkat Reddy P |
| Hindi | Sunita Ghosh |
| Hindi | Neetu Reddy Palanki |
| HOD, Hindi | Chandrakant Shinde |
| HOD, Telugu | Sai Krishna Ranga |
| Telugu | Prashanth Samudrala |
| Telugu | Radhika Bondada |
| Telugu | Kasturi Varanasi |
| Telugu | Gowtama BVS |
| Hindi MYP and PYP | Sushmita Banerjee |
| Foreign Languages | |
| HOD, French | Irie Ange Cyrille |
| French | Sudha Dutta |
| Shona language and Enrichment sports teacher | Alberto James |
| Persian Language | Geeta Chaudhary |
| Arabic Language and ITID Country Coordinator | Maha Saiyoum |
| Humanities (I&S) | |
| HOD, Humanities | Peter Dominic Kvietok |
| Economics | Pranab Kumar |
| Economics | Meena G |
| Humanities | Rajeev Ranjan |
| Humanities | Mahima Bobin |
| Humanities | Akansha |
| Humanities | Brian Otieno Odima |
| Humanities | Zakeeya Zahra Abbas |
| ITGS & Design | |
| HOD | Swati Garg |
| Design & Digital Society Teacher | Surya Prakash Vemparala |
| Design & Computer Science Teacher | Vishnu GB |
| Design & Computer Science Teacher | Indulakshmi VG |
| Data Management | Veni Veeramachaneni |
| Physical Education | |
| HOD, PHE | Srungarapati Ravi Kumar |
| PHE & Head of Outdoor Education | Ramesh Kumar Kaliraman |
| Physical Education Teacher | Vajravani Polavarapu |
| PHE | Surendra K |
| PHE | Sarika Brahma Hazarika |
| PE Swimming | Anisha Koti |
| Library | |
| Head Librarian | Madhu Bhargava |
| Librarian, Senior School | Shakeel Ahmed Khan |
| Librarian, Junior School | Veena Bhat |
| Diverse Learning Needs Department | |
| Inclusive Education Coordinator | Namrata Bhushan |
| Inclusive Education | R K Chitra |
| English as an Additional Language | Rema Vishwanath |
| English as an Additional Language | Elizabeth Holden Eckel |
| Junior School Faculty | |
| Principal, Junior School | Archna Gera |
| Pastoral Care Lead | Jenai Sam |
| Primary Years Programme (PYP) Coordinator | Lavanya Vadavalli |
| PA to JS Principal & School Uniform Coordinator | Shabana Awadiya |
| Learning Enrichment | Faridah Lakhani |
| Junior School Teachers | |
| Anjum Budhwani | PYP Teacher |
| P R Vidhya | PYP Teacher |
| Lavanya Pavan Vadavalli | PYP Teacher |
| Deepika Aluvala | PYP Teacher |
| Meesha Joshi | PYP Teacher |
| Riya Dutta | PYP Teacher |
| Dholu Kruti Anil | PYP Teacher |
| Vaishali Sachdeva | PYP Teacher |
| Pranti Nitin Zaveri | PYP Teacher |
| Krati Singhal | PYP Teacher |
| Aishwarya Jatana | PYP Teacher |
| Swetha Emandi | PYP Co-Teacher |
| Jenai Louise Sam | Pastoral Care Lead |
| Juhi Ramnani | PYP Co-Teacher |
| Jeedipally Spandana Reddy | Day Care Supervisor |
| Harshita Chauhan | PYP Arts Teacher |
| M Minu Maria Selvi | PYP Co-Teacher |
| Muneera Mavani | PYP Co Teacher |
| Vartika Gupta | PYP Co Teacher |
| Learning Enrichment | Faridah Lakhani |
| Swarna Kumari Gadarla | Day Care Supervisor |
| Sangeeta Durgam | Co teacher |
| Harika Boyapally | Co teacher |
| V Duoru Duo | Co teacher |
publications
AKA Hyderabad IB School Profile 2025-2026
The Aga Khan Academy Hyderabad has been awarded IB status by the International Baccalaureate
