Santha Nair Chandran

Santha Nair Chandran is an accomplished educator and leader in the English language sector, currently serving as an English Language Teacher at SJKC SAUK since September 2023, following a promotion to DG44 after over eight years of service. Santha has been the Head of the English Department at Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia since January 2015, responsible for the English Language and Arts Department and also overseeing the Evaluation and Assessment Department. As a distinguished global participant, Santha represented Malaysia at the UNESCO Transforming Education Summit in New York in September 2022. With multiple roles in educational programs, including Project Officer for the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network’s Global Schools Program and co-founder of DeRiA, Santha is also pursuing a Master's degree in Sustainable Development Management at Sunway University.