Mrs. Janet Gasper Chowdhury is the President of The St. Augustine Education Society. Her father C.R. Gasper was the founder of the brand St. Augustine’s Day and she has been serving on the Governing Body of the Society for over 35 years. She has spent most of her career in the corporate world having worked in leading companies like ABN Amro Bank, Nestle and PricewaterhouseCoopers. She also served as the Chief People Officer (Group Head HR) of a leading micro finance company in India. She served on the Board of the National HRD Network which is the apex body of HR professionals in India. During her career she has been a recipient of professional awards, which include being amongst 100 most influential HR leaders in Asia two years in a row and amongst the 40 most talented HR leaders in Asia by World HRD Congress. An MBA from XLRI, Jamshedpur and Certification in School Leadership from Harvard she is also an alumnus of Trinity College, London and St. Xavier’s College Kolkata.
She and her husband, Amitava, have founded the two new schools following the CBSE curriculum – St. Augustine’s Day School for Girls and St. Augustine’s Day School for Boys.
She guides the school management on strategy, focuses on new initiatives & builds infrastructure. She also helps with the Proud to be Augustinian program that serves
the community. She is a theatre aficionado and sports enthusiast who plays golf in her free time.

Mr. Amitava Chowdhury has spent nearly 20 years of his career in the corporate world with multinational companies like Glaxo & Nestle. He has won awards of Star Performer during his career and has pioneered various innovative branding and
marketing initiatives at Nestle that have been highly acclaimed. Thereafter he took over as the Secretary & Chief Executive Officer of The St. Augustine Education Society, which currently owns and manages the schools under the name St. Augustine’s Day School situated at Barrackpore & Shyamnagar. Here too he has taken the establishments from strength to strength and implemented turnkey projects that have been highly successful.
He and his wife, Janet have founded the new schools following the CBSE curriculum – St. Augustine’s Day School for Girls and St. Augustine’s Day for Boys.

An MBA from XLRI Jamshedpur, Amitava is a keen cricketer & a sports and technology enthusiast. He leads the schools focusing on growth, development & brand building whilst introducing state of the art changes in every aspect of the Schools.

Mr. Xavier Gomer an alumnus of St. Xavier’s College and IHM, Kolkata, has been associated with a number of star rated hospitality Chains in India & abroad. Presently he is associated with Guru Nanak College of Hotel Management under the JIS group as a Principal since 2008.

M.R.S. Ghosh is a keen educationist and has been associated with St. Augustine’s Day School for four decades now. She joined the institution as an Assistant teacher and then occupied prominent positions like Primary Head and Sectional In-charge of the entire school. She was so diligent and dedicated that she became a Senior Management staff and the Head Mistress of St. Augustine’s Day School, Shyamnagar. After 2012 she was associated with the CEO’s office till she retired in 2015. She still continues to provide her guidance as a member of our Governing Body. The fact that she spent 40 years working with our Founder Mr Gasper, makes her one of the most experienced professionals at St. Augustine’s and enables us to ensure continuity of the values & culture that our Founder inculcated in the schools not to mention the academic and administrative experience that she has gathers working closely with him.

Rev. Rodney Borneo began his journey of educational leadership as a Priest of the Archdiocese of Calcutta. He completed his BA from the University of Calcutta and later completed MSc in Psychology- First class with Gold Medal from Assam Don Bosco University. He holds a degree in Theology from the Urbania University in Rome and a Diploma in Applied Spirituality from Teresianum University also in Rome.

He has worked tirelessly to further the cause of education among the Santhal tribe of West Midnapore district of Bengal. His efforts in education have taken him to Central Australia to work with the Aborigines at Alice Springs. For his various other contributions to the society he was awarded the Dr. M.A. Wajid Miah Gold Medal by Bangladesh. This gold Medal is instituted in memory of the late husband of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh.

He regularly conducts orientations and seminars for adolescents and school teachers all across the country. He had the singular honour of leading the Kolkata delegation for the Canonization of St. Teresa of Calcutta at the Vatican. He has been awarded the degree Doctor of Letters by the International Economics University for SAARC Countries. He is the former President of Heads of Anglo Indian schools in West Bengal.

Marie Gaspar M.Sc. M.Ed. has been associated with The Loreto Educational Society since 1982. She began as a Senior Science and Mathematics teacher, went on to be the Senior Coordinator, Vice Principal in one of Loreto Schools and Principal of two Loreto schools and retired as Director/ Coordinator of The Loreto Educational Society in India.
She is a passionate teacher who uses innovative methods to make her students enjoy while they learn. As an administrator she was disciplined and led by example. Mrs. Marie is also an Art therapist and Counsellor. She joined St Augustine Education Society as a Principal of the St Augustine Day School for girls in 2021. She was the first Principal of the school. She did not leave
any stone unturned so the school could move forward. The transition from Loreto to St Augustine was smooth because she believed in the vision and mission and is passionate about education and that the children are placed comfortably as citizens of India and the world.

Mrs. Mildred Samuel is an Alumus of Loreto and has worked for companies like Brooke Bond & ITC Ltd. She has been associated with our school for over two decades. Her strong Corporate background brings a different perspective to the world of education.

Nathan, is an alumnus of La Martiniere for Boys, Kolkata and also holds a Professional Certificate in Communication Skills, from Trinity College, London. He has completed a course on Entrepreneurship from Harvard University.
He holds a B.Com degree from St. Xavier’s College and is currently pursuing his Masters in Finance. He has played a key role in designing the Public Speaking curriculum for the schools and has conducted workshops for the students. A talented sleight of hand artist (magician) he has performed at informal settings including at the Academy of Magic, Los Angeles. He has performed in various stage shows (plays and dance performances) and has rowed at the National level winning medals for his school.

We welcome Shanaya Chowdhury to the Governing Body. She has graduated from La Martiniere for Girls, Kolkata and has briefly studyed Design in Singapore before joining Business Studies in Entrepreneurship at Narsee Monjee, Mumbai. She is a creative young lady who has excellent planning and organization skills. She was part of the Editorial Board for her School Magazine. She has also studied Communication Skills at Trinity College London and Speech & Drama at Calcutta School of Music.

She was felicitated by the Anglo Indian Association at the Toppers Felicitation Program 2023 for her performance in the ISC Exams.
She plays Squash and had secured an All India rank in the Girls Under 11 category. Her appreciation of what the younger generation expect will help us to introduce relevant programs and activities for our students.