NETWORK LEADERSHIP
Sanje Ratnavale
President & Founder
Sanje founded OESIS in 2012 and serves as the President of what has grown to become the leading network for innovation at independent schools: the acronym OESIS grew from the initial focus on Online Education Strategies for Independent Schools. He has held senior administrative positions at independent schools including Associate Head of School at a K-12 school for seven years, High School Principal for three years and CFO for seven years. Sanje has taught Latin and History at the High and Middle School levels: his educational career spans both British (Windlesham House School in Sussex) and American (Marlborough School in LA and Sierra Canyon School in LA) independent schools, schools that are boarding, single sex and co-ed institutions respectively. He was one of 3 founding administrators and the financial architect of a brand new greenfield non-profit independent school built on the outskirts of Los Angeles into a K-12 institution with 850 students, a 35 acre campus and $80 million in assets during his 7 years tenure: Sanje led the raising and management of $60 million for the project from investors. Prior to making a switch to education, Sanje spent 15 years in venture capital, investment banking and senior C-level (CEO,COO,CFO) management. He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford University (B.A. and M.A. in Law/Jurisprudence) and the British independent school system (Harrow School). Sanje is based out of Los Angeles.
Lynn Schramek,
Director of Digital Content
Lynn B. Schramek is the OESIS Director of Digital Content responsible for digital content on our OESIS Faculty Foundational Professional Development Suite, conference programs, research reports, Intrepid Ed News, and more. Before joining the OESIS Network, Lynn provided professional PR and publications services as LBS Communications. Previously, she served as Public Information Officer for the Ohio Department of Education; Director of Employee Communications and Publications for Corrections Corporation of America; and Communications Coordinator for JCPenney Casualty Insurance Co. She received her BA in Journalism with an emphasis in Public Relations from The Ohio State University.