Leadership

Members of the Trust

Kodagu Academy for Education and Culture

Prof. M D Nanjunda
President
Mrs. Prabha Subbaiah
Vice President
Mr. M.M Thimmaiah
Treasurer
Mr. M.N Belliappa
Secretary
Mr. K.A Poonacha
Joint Secretary
Dr. M. Ramachandran
Principal
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Profile of the Principal

Dr. M. Ramachandran is a vibrant and professional educator with a Pan India experience of about 3 decades in India’s premier residential schools. His professional journey commenced as a Senior Teacher at the erstwhile Thriveni Academy, Chennai. He later moved to Chandigarh to take charge as Principal-Director of  Kripal Sagar Academy. In the subsequent years, he served in Mysore Public School as Principal & De Paul International School & Pre-University College, Mysore as Director Academics. Then he  teamed up with a few NRI edupreneurs and developed North Kerala’s largest educational group, i.e., Greenwoods Institutions, Kasaragod. Prior to joining Coorg Public School & Pre-University College, he had been associated with Doon International School, Srinagar & Sharada Residential School, Udupi as its Principal.

He has to his credit triple post-graduation, Masters in Education, Diploma in School Administration & DHRD. He has been trained at FasTracKids Learning Stations (Denver, Colorado), Infosys (Mysore), IIM Kolkata and IIT Chennai. He has been a regular writer in India’s premier print media’s education spaces and is an avid You-Tuber. His Educational leadership beyond school covers the different spectrum of service organisations like Rotary International and dozens of NGOs. He has actively involved himself in the thought-building process of NEP 2020 by associating with NCERT and various educational institutes including Central University of Kerala. At present, he is the incumbent          Secretary-General of UN Volunteers [Education] TEAM India. He has also served ICSE / CBSE boards in various capacities such as inspector for Affiliation & Assessment, Head Examiner, etc.          Dr. M. Ramachandran has won ‘India’s best 100 Principal Award’ instituted by Alert Knowledge Services, New Delhi. He is serving as a member of different SMCs in Karnataka, Kerala and Maharastra.

Senior Leadership Team

Title Name
President Prof. M D Nanjunda
Vice President Mrs. Prabha Subbaiah
Secretary Mr. M N Belliappa
Treasurer Mr. M M Thimmaiah
Joint Secretary Mr. K A Poonacha
Principal Dr. M Ramachandran

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