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NETWORK LEADERSHIP

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PictureSanje 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.

PictureRay Ravaglia Founder OESIS Group
​Raymond Ravaglia is a Founder and Board member of OESIS. He also founded Stanford University’s Education Program for Gifted Youth, was the principal architect of Stanford University’s Online High School and is also author of Bricks and Mortar: the making of a Real Education at the Stanford Online High School. He is currently the Chief Learning Officer of Opportunity Education, a leading non-profit creating schools around the world. He has presented regularly at conferences on gifted education and e-learning for the last fifteen years. He has published in scholarly and professional journals on different aspects of e-learning and was the 1996 recipient of the paper of the year award from GiftedChild Quarterly and in 1997 received a Centra Pioneer Award. Raymond has served as an external reviewer for the Office of Post-Secondary Education of the US Department of Education, has been an advisor to the College Board on the subject of online education, and was a founding board member of the International Council for Online Learning. He received his BA and MA degrees in Philosophy from Stanford University.

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Joel Backon joined OESIS as Vice-President from Choate Rosemary Hall (CT) where for 27 years he has held key roles in Information Technology, Academic Technology, as classroom teacher, curriculum designer, and in academic and student life advising. He leads our digital publication Intrepid Ed News as Editor in Chief. He has been an OESIS Network Leader since 2015.

Joel Backon, Editor in Chief,
        Intrepid Ed News
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Tara Quigley, who has been an OESIS Network Leader since 2016, became OESIS Director of Program Alignment in 2022.  She develops OESIS Faculty Foundational Professional Development courses and works with OESIS Network member schools to build mission-aligned culture and program.  She began her teaching career in 1991 and has been at Princeton Day School for 23 years; she currently teaches sixth grade Humanities, serves as Director of Miss Fine’s Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, and is the Middle School Technology Coordinator. 

Tara Quigley, OESIS Director
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PictureLynn 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.

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Kausar Sayeed is an experienced educator with 15 years of demonstrated history working in the education management industry.  She is skilled in Curriculum Development, Teacher Training, Staff Development, Educational Leadership, and Teaching. 

A dedicated, resourceful, and passionate education professional with a Master of Education, M.Ed, from Osmania University, she has worked as an academic advisor for many well reputed schools across India and has been a member of a course designing team at University of Hyderabad for early childhood education courses.

Kausar Sayeed, OESIS India Lead
OESIS Network, Inc, 122 Ocean Park Boulevard, Suite 309, Santa Monica CA 90405. 

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  • About
    • What We Do
    • Network Schools
    • Partnerships
    • Membership
    • Network Leadership
    • Intrepid Ed News
    • National Faculty
  • Consulting
    • Strategic Planning
    • Academic Planning
    • PD Planning
    • Climate Survey >
      • Aug. 2, 2023 EVS Webinar
    • Leadership Planning
  • PD Courses
    • OESIS PD Courses
    • Our Four-Pillar Philosophy
    • Credentialed PD
  • College Courses
  • Conferences
    • OESIS Boston 2023
    • OESIS India Conferences
    • OESIS Las Vegas Feb 2023
    • OESIS Baltimore 2022
    • OESIS Boston 2021
    • 1 Day Workshops at Schools
    • OESIS Boston Wellness 2020 Oct 8 & 9
    • OESIS Student Wellness L.A. 2019
    • Register
    • OESIS Boston 2019 Oct. 21st
    • OESIS BEIJING 2017
    • Consult
    • Previous Conferences >
      • OESIS Long Beach Feb 2019
      • OESIS Boston 2018
      • OESIS L.A. 2018
      • OESIS Honolulu 2018
      • OESIS BOSTON 2017
      • OESIS L.A. 2017
      • Sponsors
      • Sponsors
  • Reports
    • 2022 Teacher Survey Report
    • OESIS Network Magazine
    • A PIVOT AHEAD
    • 2020 The Future of K-12 Transcripts
    • 2020 COVID Survey Report
    • 2019 Innovation Research Report
    • 2015 Blended Learning Research
  • Find a Job
    • Candidate Registration
    • Performing Arts Positions
    • Music Teacher Positions
    • Studio Art Teacher Positions
    • English Teacher Positions
    • Math Teacher Positions
    • Science Teacher Positions
    • History Teacher Positions
    • World Languages Positions
  • Hire Faculty
    • Faculty Placement
    • Teacher Job Board
  • OESIS India
    • OESIS India Membership
    • OESIS India Conferences
    • OESIS PD Courses
    • OESIS India Log-In