Rajshree Doshi
Director
Rajshree Doshi has a world of experience in various different spaces in the education sector. She started working in SPJ Sadhna School in 1986 where she joined as a volunteer and continued to work as a teacher, as well as lead workshops. 10 years later she joined Akansha where she again joined as a volunteer and went on to run her own centre for 8 years. Since 2009 she has been with Teach For India. She joined as a program manager for the first two years and then as a support to Program teams across cities. Since 2016 she has been working on creating TFIx and spearheading it with love and belief ever since. She is an avid reader, traveller and loves to explore nature.
Vrinda Madan
Lead, Enablers Team
Vrinda has worked at a Financial Institution in Singapore for 4 years. Following that she decided to take up a real challenge, and moved back to India to do the Teach For India fellowship. She joined the TFIx team right after her fellowship. She works towards finding the right entrepreneurs for the program, identifying the right staff for the team and developing them. She plays a key role in finding the right supporters to ensure the success of the program. She enjoys yoga, music and travelling.
Nivritti Tandan
Lead, Program
Nivritti provides her vast experience of managing program managers and design in developing and guiding the coaches who directly work with the Entrepreneurs. She also works closely with the Program designer in designing, planning and execution of the incubation year. Prior to this role, she supported Teach For India Delhi chapter for 5 years as Program Manager and later on became the Program Lead. She joined the TFIx team to explore the breadth of interventions in the ed-space across the country. When she is not working, you can find her reading or solving jigsaw puzzles.
Ankita Thakur
Associate, Program
Ankita is the powerhouse of our team. Always ready to help and high on grit. In TFIx, she designs and executes the incubation year. She is an engineer graduate with a brief experience in Corporate as a technical recruiter. She joined the TFI fellowship in 2016 and taught in low income private school for 2 years. She joined TFIx right after her fellowship. She is a music enthusiast and loves listening to music.
Hitanshi Gandhi
Associate, Recruitment & HR
Hitanshi works towards creating a cohort of passionate entrepreneurs who want to drive change in the education space. Her each incubation year starts with a lot of research and site visits to various parts of India to understand their context and check for alignment. Other part of her role is HR which involves a wide range of responsibilities from creating policies to hiring for open positions. She comes with an experience of 2.5 years as an HR professional. She later did her TFI fellowship in Ahmedabad and joined TFIx post fellowship. She is an animal lover and enjoys watching Animal Planet or Nat Geo in her free time.
Kevin Panicker
Associate, Communications & Development
Kevin works towards TFIx's continuous visibility and growth. With a mathematics degree from Delhi University, he joined Teach For India's fellowship programme right after college. He taught 120 students in a low income private school in Hyderabad. He joined TFIx to capture the stories of diverse entrepreneurs and regions that we work with. He is a sports enthusiast and loves exploring new places.
Ishita Dutta
Coach
Prior to this role, Ishita worked directly with Fellows and School Principals as a Program Manager with TFI Delhi for 3 years. She has also played a role of teacher trainer with Teach For Bangladesh and Manipur Government. In TFIx, she coaches 3 entrepreneurs in North East States to achieve professional and organizational goals, train professionals in all aspects of leadership and coach individuals towards personal development. She is an explorer by nature and loves to travel and swim.
Sneha Sankar
Coach
Sneha joined the Teach For India Fellowship in 2014. She worked as a full-time Teacher for two years in a low income private school in Pune. Post Fellowship, she worked with TFI Chennai as a Program Manager for 3 years and worked directly with Fellows and School Principals. She has also worked in special education with the Spastics Society of Karnataka, and the State Government Rehabilitation Centre in Chennai. As a coach in TFIx, she works closely with entrepreneurs in Delhi and Kashmir and is helping them develop contextualised fellowship models. You can find her learning new things like Brush calligraphy or spending time with her furry friends. She is also an avid reader and quizzer.
Ishita Kumar
Coach
Ishita joined the Teach For India Fellowship in 2015. Post fellowship she worked with TFI as a Program Manager for 3 years and worked directly with Fellows and School Principals. As a coach in TFIx, she works closely with 2 entrepreneurs in Madhya Pradesh to enable them to launch a fellowship model that will create local leaders in community who join the movement to fight education inequity. She is a travel enthusiast and loves to watch animated movies with her family.
Neha Rathi
Coach
Neha joined the Teach For India Fellowship in 2015. Post fellowship she worked with TFI as a Program Manager for 2 years. She is an Engineer and an MBA graduate. She worked in the automotive and construction sector for 4 years prior to her journey with TFI. She joined TFIx team to get a deeper understanding of the education landscape in India. She is working closely with 2 entrepreneurs in rural Rajasthan and 1 entrepreneur working on special Ed for children with learning disabilities. Neha is an avid reader and eloquent writer. She also finds time to meditate and travel.