Our team

Our Staff & Volunteers

Our community is crowd-sourced and relies on teachers and collaborators from all over the world. We empower many education leaders and have thousands who help our mission. Listed are a few we have highlighted.

  • Madonna Piesta
  • Baylee Stokes
  • Felicia Swinney
  • Hanan Al-Shadadi
  • Shumaila Siddiqui 
  • Jacob Heckert
  • Alia Chaudhry
  • Nadezda Razumova
  • Charlot Babatid
  • April Samson
  • Lisa McCray
  • Sofia Wagner
  • Pratik Banerjee
  • Juanita Romano
  • Bili Petrova
  • Kunal Pandey
  • Noman Sohail
  • Michi Tsuruta

Board Members

The Tao Learning Institute's Board of Directors provides guidance, oversight, and support. They are leaders in education, business operations, and ethics with enduring commitment to equality, education, and community development.

Mr. Hackney

Mr. Hackney builds resilient NGOs with over 30 years of experience. He is a founding member of Tao Learning Institute. He steers the diversity, ethic, and integrity towards Educational Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and drives our mission, providing insight with his decades of experience of pedagogical methods.

Mr. Sultan

Mr. Sultan, an alumnus of our homeschooling program, where he acquired over 100 technical certifications, demonstrating the efficacy of our SMILE method. His initiative and self-motivation embody our commitment to a Self-Motivated and Impactful Learning Environment, making him an invaluable asset to our non-profit.

Ms. Kau

Ms. Kau brings an energetic vibrance and innovative perspectives to our organization. She focuses on Women Empowerment, and STEAM Literacy for Youth Programs across Asia for our grassroots and organic learning curricula, helping provide insight into pedagogy for future generations.

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