Faculty & Staff

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DISK strives to be a community of high-achieving, internationally minded learners led by a team of dedicated professionals. Our faculty is comprised of various nationalities sharing their diverse cultural background with their students. 

Leadership

Director
BA, MA, PGCE, NPQH.
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​Vishal Ganguli

IB Diploma Program Coordinator
MSc, MEd.
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​Vijay Kumar Thapliyal

Middle School Program
​Coordinator
BA, PGDTL.
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​Deborah Mizutani

Faculty

Gavin Storey
BSc, MA, GradDipEd.

Math and Science

Laura Abril
​Ph.D.

​Science

Tibor Cernak
​MA, GradDipEd.

Humanities, Economics & History

Yoko Tsujimoto
BA, MA, MEd.

Japanese

Yumi Nakamura
MA, Certified Teacher.
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​Japanese

Deborah Mizutani 
BA, PGDTL.

English

Grace Fox
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English

Chris Lafferty 
BA, MA, Certified Teacher.

​Humanities

Vijay Kumar Thapliyal
​MSc, MEd.

​Maths

Derek Larsen

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Visual Art

Rob Lira
BA, Certified Teacher.

Music / Dance & Drama

​​Gregory Laidler
BSc (Hons), PGCE (QTS)​.
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Physical & Health Ed / Design

Office Staff

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Updated Sept'23