Advisory Board Members

Our advisory board comprises of highly accomplished individuals with decades of experience in the fields of technology, education, research, and philanthropy.

Kristin Palmer

Dr. Kristin Palmer is a leader in international online education and the Project Director at Distance Education for Africa. She manages an extensive online program for Africa’s Leading Ladies community, which has over 400,000 members and is based on the Community of Inquiry framework. She is an author and a social innovation fellow committed to using technology for educational and social advancement.

Ken Rafanan

Ken has two decades of experience as an educational reseracher. He has worked for research organizations SRI International and TERC conducting research and designing and implementing technology-enriched learning solutions for middle school children. He has a Master’s degree from Stanford University Graduate School of Education.

Vipul Redey

Vipul has over 15 years of experience building and leading learning and certification solutions for K12 and enterprises. He has previously worked as the head of product enablement at Khan Academy and a group product manager at Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. He has a bachelor’s degree in engineering and a master’s degree from Stanford University Graduate School of Education.

Manish Singh

Manish is the founder and director of the SKD Group of Education, a group of five high-performing private schools in Lucknow, India. He is also the founder of a non-profit trust. The trust raises money from donors and distributes grants to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that provide education, food, and clothes to underserved children in India. He has a B.Tech degree and an MBA.

Nisha Singh

Nisha is the Deputy Director of the SKD Group of Education and the Principal of SKD Academy (Vrindavan Yojna), Lucknow, India. She has a B.Sc. degree, an M.Ed.degree, and an MBA.

Benjamin Dixon

Benjamin has been teaching elementary education for three years in the state of Washington. Previously, he worked with the extended education at Western Washington University where he taught students science at a K-12 level. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Human Development with an Elementary Education certification from Western Washington University.

Aanshi Deep

Aanshi is a Junior in high school. She has been tutoring and mentoring elementary and middle school students for two years. She is actively engaged in her community by being a member of the Kiwanis Educating Youth (Key) club and National Honor Society (NHS). She wants to pursue a career in cybersecurity.