Meet Our Team

Ishrat Fathima

Center Director and Franchise Owner

Director

Ishrat Fathima is the Center Director and Franchise Owner. With over 15 years of experience in administration, school management, and English Language teaching, she aims to foster creativity and skills in students so as to help them achieve their educational goals. In addition, Ishrat enjoys collaborating with teachers and parents to develop efficient and effective learning strategies.

Sujatha Sridaran

Director of Education

Director

Sujatha holds a Master’s degree in Economics and a Bachelor’s degree in Education. She has fifteen years of experience in teaching students of all age groups in several countries. She feels that the role of a teacher is to support and guide the student in the learning process. Rather than viewing errors as a setback, she assists students to understand and guide them to correct those errors through positive reinforcement. She believes in Lev Vygotsky’s theory that parents and teachers by providing opportunities can foster learning that lies within a child’s zone of proximal development. When she is not teaching at Sylvan, you can find her engrossed with her books as she is a voracious reader.

Iman Islamovic

Lead Teacher

Iman is a friendly and engaging instructor passionate about creating an environment that will motivate and inspire her students to learn. She graduated from the University of Toronto with an Honours Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and French Language Learning and is currently working towards completing her Bachelor of Education at Brock University. Iman has over five years of experience working with children and youth from various age groups and is very excited to be a part of the Sylvan team in Georgetown. When Iman isn’t at Sylvan, you will find her spending time with family, roller skating, or baking new recipes to satisfy her sweet tooth.

Giordana Riccitelli

Instructor

Giordana is an Ontario Certified Teacher. She graduated with her Bachelor of Education from OISE in 2015. Previously, she obtained her Honours of Science from the University of Toronto, double majoring in chemistry and English. She believes students are motivated to learn when they are engaged and having fun. She is dedicated to finding the appropriate learning style that best suits each of her students. In her spare time, Giordana enjoys baking and reading.

Nicole Antidormi

Instructor

Nicole is an Ontario Certified Teacher. She graduated with a Bachelor of Education degree from Western University in 2021 having previously obtained a Bachelor of Music degree from Wilfrid Laurier University in 2019. She is passionate about teaching and believes in the importance of meeting each student’s unique learning needs in order to support academic achievement. When she is not teaching, Nicole enjoys reading, experimenting with new recipes in the kitchen and listening to classical music.

Sommer Chou

Instructor

Sommer is currently a PhD Candidate at McMaster University studying Biochemistry. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree and has over 7 years of experience tutoring maths and sciences up to Grade 12. She strongly believes that communication is the biggest factor to student success and enjoys making learning fun for others. In her spare time, Sommer is either playing sports, out hiking, or spending time with her two dogs.

Neha Bansal

Instructor

Neha holds a Master degree in Organic Chemistry along with the Bachelors in Education. She 7 years of experience in elementary and high school teaching. Neha believes that patience is the key to make students feel comfortable expressing their thoughts and ideas without fear of judgment. In her leisure time, she fulfills her passion for dance and reads novels.