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. 

Administration

Principal
BA, MA, PGCE, NPQH.
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​Vishal Ganguli
director@diskyoto.com

IB Diploma Programme & Middle School Programme Coordinators

IB DP Coordinator
MSc, MEd.
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​Vijay Kumar Thapliyal
ibdpc@diskyoto.com

Middle School Program Coordinator
BA, PGDTL.
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​Deborah Mizutani
dmizutani@diskyoto.com

Faculty

Gavin Storey
BSc, MA, GradDipEd.

Math and Science
​gstorey@diskyoto.com

​Ignacio Lasaga Botella
Ph.D.

Math
​ignacio@diskyoto.com​

Tibor Cernak
​MA, GradDipEd.

Economics & History
tcernak@diskyoto.com

Yoko Tsujimoto
BA, MA, MEd.

Japanese
ytsujimoto@diskyoto.com

Yumi Nakamura
MA, Certified Teacher.
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​Japanese
​ynakamura@diskyoto.com

Deborah Mizutani 
BA, PGDTL.

English Language
dmizutani@diskyoto.com​

Malachi Broome
LLB, MA, Certified Teacher.

English Literature & TOK
​malachi@diskyoto.com 

Chris Lafferty 
BA, MA, Certified Teacher.

​Humanities
clafferty@diskyoto.com

Jesse Versluys 
​BSc (Hons), BEd, Certified Teacher.

​Science
​jversluys@diskyoto.com

Laura Abril
​Ph.D.

​Science
laura@diskyoto.com

Vijay Kumar Thapliyal
​MSc, MEd.

​Maths
vthapliyal@diskyoto.com

Gisele March 
BEd, Certified Teacher.
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Visual Art
​gmarch@diskyoto.com 

Rob Lira
BA, Certified Teacher.

Music / Dance & Drama
roblira@diskyoto.com

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

Office Staff

Admissions


Noriko Nakayama (Et al.)
admissions@diskyoto.com 

Updated Aug'22