Staff Profiles
Year 1 – Year 2
At St Christopher’s, our dedicated and well-qualified team of staff put your children at the heart of everything we do.
Year 1 – Year 2
Sunita Udani
Year 1 SU
Sunita is originally from Penang, Malaysia. She was a student here at St Christopher’s International Primary School for three years before moving off to a local school.
Sunita gained her teaching experience at St. Christopher’s International Primary School seven years ago as a volunteer and support teacher as well as an English as an Additional Language teacher for the Nursery classes. In September, 2014 she was hired as a full-time Nursery class teacher. She is an experienced teacher with a Degree in Education.
Sunita is married with one son, Dhaaryan
Sarasu Kumar
Year 1 SK
Sarasu is originally from Kedah, Malaysia. She has a Bachelor Degree of Arts in English and Literature from University of Malaya and a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) from University of Sunderland, UK. She has taught for two years at an International School in Brunei and has moved back to Penang and now is teaching at the wonderful St Christopher’s. She has many years of teaching experience and has taught children from the age of 4 years to 11 years.
In her free time, she enjoys doing yoga, reading books and cooking as well as spending time with her family! Sarasu is married to Raja and has two young adult children, Gisshara and Nidhis.
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Lily Milrose-Barry
Year 1 LM
Lily is from the South of England and after originally training as a Speech and Language Therapist, completing a bachelor of medical sciences degree at The University of Sheffield, she decided to follow her passion and retrain as a teacher. She studied for an Early Years PGCE at The University of Cambridge and has primarily taught EY and KS1 although she has taught all the way to year 6. Lily came to Malaysia in 2016 to teach at an international school in Kuala Lumpur where she was the Deputy Head of EY and KS1 for 3 years. Lily is joined in Penang by her husband Jon and their two young children, Heidi and Bernie. They are very much looking forward to getting to know the island and enjoying a different pace of life to that in KL!
Chelvalatha Krishnan
Year 1 CK
Chelva was born and raised in Penang Island, Malaysia. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in TESL from Management and Science University (MSU), Selangor and currently she is pursuing her Master’s Degree in TESOL at University Sains Malaysia (USM) to enhance her skills in career. Chelva started her career in an International school based in Penang. Prior to joining SCIPS, Chelva was teaching in an International school in Selangor. She has taught in all key stages as she loves to develop her skills in teaching. She believes that all students are unique and everyone learns in their own way. Thus,she loves to use multiple methods of teaching to reach students, so that no one is left behind. Chelva is excited to be a part of SCIPS.
Bryony Masters
Year 2 BM
Bryony is from Devon, a large county in England’s West Country. She studied Primary Education at the University of the West of England, Bristol. Coming from a small coastal town, she loved the diversity of city life and so decided to start her career in teaching here. Bryony has always had a passion for travel and after spending a summer teaching English in Thailand, she knew that she wanted to pursue international teaching. In 2018 she moved to Penang with her partner Lukas and began teaching at SCIPS as a cover teacher. She thoroughly enjoyed teaching across all year groups and subjects and became a Year 5 teacher in her second year here before moving to her current position as a teacher in Year 2.
Jasmin Dhillon
Year 2 JD
Jasmin has been residing in Penang for close to 20 years. She has a passion for teaching and has been a teacher in SCIPS for 15 years. Jasmin has a vast experience of teaching in the early years (Reception) as well as Key Stage 1 (Year 1 and 2). She was born and brought up in Ipoh and graduated high school from Main Convent Ipoh. Jasmin continued her studies in America where she studied at the University of Oklahoma and obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication.
She resides in Penang with her husband Jiv, a senior engineering manager and has three children, the first, a mechanical engineering graduate; her second is studying engineering and a daughter who is studying law. Jasmine enjoys nature walks, chilling with friends and cooking. Every year has been an adventure and she is excited about starting her 16th year in SCIPS and looks forward to welcoming her class of 2021.
Claire Reeves
Year 2 CR
English Leader
Claire is originally from Bristol in the United Kingdom and has a BA Honours in Initial Teacher Education. After training at the University of the West of England, Claire was an Early Years teacher for 3 years. Her love of travel and exploration took her to Chengdu in China where she taught Year 1 for 2 years. During her time in China, Claire travelled extensively across South East Asia, including spending 3 weeks in Malaysia. Outside of school, Claire’s passions include baking, yoga and exploring different cultures. Claire is married to Graham, a fellow teacher at SCIPS and together they have a daughter and a son. Claire is excited about beginning her 12th year of teaching at SCIPS and looks forward to welcoming another class of fun and friendly Year 2 children.
Rogini Thana Raju
Year 2 RR
Rogini was a born and bred Penangite woman. She has a Bachelor of Education specializing in English Language and Literature from a local university in Malaysia. She has taught in different international schools for seven years from early years up to Year 2. She has been very passionate about teaching, nurturing young children ever since being in secondary school. She is currently in her final year of postgraduate studies in TESL.
Living in a food paradise, Rogini enjoys all types of cuisine just as teaching! She loves trying on new recipes, reading, listening to music and most of all spending time with her family. She is married to Kishen Gavaskar and they have a child named Shroshenn Gavaskar.
Rogini is excited for her new, amazing adventure being a Year 2 class teacher at SCIPS along with her son in Nursery.