Our Team

Dr Sangeetha Madhu

Dr Sangeetha Madhu is a clinical psychologist and a Leadership coach with more than 20 years of experience. Dr Madhu heads Global Leadership and Development (GLAD), a program that draws on mindfulness and other techniques to build leadership skills.  Passionate about the capacity for positive transformational change of people and systems, she founded the Chennai Institute of Learning and Development, a collaboration of clinical and counselling psychologist. Dr. Sangeetha was selected for the prestigious Eisenhower Fellowship, and represented the country in Philadelphia, in May 2017. Madhu and her team work with organizations, helping leaders discover their potential and paths to making deep changes.  She is certified in Narrative Practices from Dulwich Centre, Australia, and Theory U Practices from the Prescencing Institute, Germany. She has an advanced master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, and a PhD from The Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University. She was the Advisory Board of PCVC, NGO working in the area of prevention of Domestic Violence against women and Children& former Board member on SERFAC, affiliated to UN, an NGO working with families. She was also a visiting Member of the WHO team to provide mental health training for the Tsunami victims at Srilanka. She was an expert panelist at the Positive Psychology Centre, Philadelphia in June 2019. As someone who enjoys connecting with nature, she recently trekked to Mt Everest base camp.

Diane Shoemaker

Diane Shoemaker is an International Leadership and Fellowship consultant. She served Eisenhower Fellowships for thirty years, coaching leaders from around the world in her role as Program Director under the Chairmanship of President George H. W. Bush, Dr Henry Kissinger and General Colin Powell, respectively. She is a founding member of the Global Leadership Consortium, which includes Yale World Fellows, Ashoka, German Marshall Memorial Fellows, TED Fellows, the Aspen Institute and Kellogg Fellows Leadership Alliance. She has assisted a generation of women and men to become outstanding leaders in government, education, business, NGO’s and the arts.

Diane organized and directed Women’s Leadership Conferences in Miami, London and Philadelphia; she served as lead staff in organizing international thematic Conferences in Paris, Colombo, Rome, and Santiago.  Diane was instrumental in launching Eisenhower Fellowship’s Youth Leadership Initiative. While serving as Senior Director for the global alumni network, Diane was noted for strategically nurturing active engagement among professionals at the highest levels

Diane is an advisor and Executive coach for a Geneva based organization, serves as a Member of the Advisory Board, Center for Asian African Studies in Islamabad, Pakistan.  She acts as a Project Advisor to the Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER). She is an honorary Eisenhower Fellow with the Eisenhower Fellows of Philadelphia.

Diane received a B.A. in Political Science from the State University of New York at Cortland, Cortland, New York and a Master’s degree in Government and Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia.

Consultants

Elizabeth J. Logue

Elizabeth J. Logue, M.Ed.  has completed her Master Of education at Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia,            Bachelor of Arts Journalism, Temple University, PA, Program Specialist, TESOL     , Arcadia University, Glenside ,PA. She was the Coordinator of English Language Learner Program at Olney Charter High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  Ensured that all programs met students’ varying educational and emotional needs; that curricula were in place to support learning of the English language along with high school level content, and that teachers were supported through on-going feedback, open communication and professional development. Helped ELL students navigate immigration and social service resources necessary for their continuing success in school; ELL Language Arts Teacher, Olney Charter High School.

Conferences Attended:

• WIDA Collaboration and Instruction for ELLS (2013)
• ELLs in Special Education: Evidence and Practice – PaTTAN (2013)
• Institute for Improving Teacher Quality -School District of Philadelphia (2014)
• ASPIRE Rubric and Instructional Analysis Certification (2015)
• Northwest Evaluation Association – Applying Reports (2015)

Presentations:

• Penn TESOL 2015 – Spring Conference, Philadelphia, PA — presented “Teaching a Social Justice Curriculum”

TESOL 2017 – International Convention & English Language Expo, Seattle, Washington, USA — presented “Candid Conversations About Race in Your Life, In Your Classroom

Certifications

• Instructional II Early Childhood N-3
• Instructional II English 7-12
• Program Specialist English as a Second Language K-12

Dr Aruna Balachandra​​

Dr Aruna Balachandra retired as Reader Department of Psychology, J.B.A.S.College for Women. She has over 30 years of experience in teaching Psychology and guiding students in research.

• PhD- Presidency College, University of Madras on The psycho- social correlates of shyness among female college students
• Areas of specialization and interest – Counselling and Guidance, Developmental Psychology, Health Psychology and Assessment.
• Edited latest edition of Bhatia and Craig’s Elements of Psychology and Mental Hygiene for Nurses in India, II edition, Universities Press( India) Private Ltd, 2008
• Member of the Executive council of Bala Mandir Research Foundation
• Has delivered several workshops and training programmes for hundreds of teachers

Dr. Gayathri Deepak​​

Dr. Gayathri Deepak is an educationist committed to best practices in education, who strives to enable schools to evolve into learning communities that foster excellence through individual and social change.

• M.Sc, PhD. (Human Development)
• Completed CIDTT (Cambridge International Diploma for teachers and Trainers) with Distinction in all four modules
• Has worked in various roles including Researcher, Lecturer, Teacher, Teacher Trainer, School Advisor and Principal.
• Has worked with multiple curricula
• Has worked as whole school leader overseas and in India in highly reputed, accredited schools, offering CIE curriculum from Year 1 to 13 (Grades 1 to 12).
• Was Chairperson of committees for the CITA (NCA) and CIS Self-Studies leading to accreditation by these leading international bodies
• Has led schools to gain British Council’s International School Award.
• Has delivered several workshops and training programmes for hundreds of teachers
• Has delivered modules of CIDTT to teachers and school leaders.
• Passionate about empowering educators to become reflective practitioners and empowering children, adolescents and young adults to realize their true potential and blossom into responsible, caring, empathetic individuals.