Team
Meet the people who teach, mentor, support students, and run Meridian day to day. Our team brings together educators and professionals working across academics, student support, operations, and school leadership.
Aleka Molokova
Head of School
The person responsible for the school’s educational architecture, bringing people together and helping ambitious ideas become reality.
Daria Poliakova
Operations Director
The one who connects ideas with reality. She oversees campuses, logistics, visas, and all the practical details that keep the school running smoothly.
Alex Kalaida
Head of Tech & Head Counselor
The force that keeps our technology, communication, and student life connected—online and offline.
Yuri Lapshin
Psychologist
The person children trust with their worries, parents trust with their children, and the team turns to for thoughtful conversations and professional guidance.
Dr. Anastasia Moskaleva
Head of Humanities and Russian Literature Teacher
The teacher who knows how to turn a literature lesson into a meaningful human experience, and an idea into a play or a project.
Pavel Samoilov
Physics Teacher
The mind that brings physics and philosophy together, showing that thinking deeply about the world is just as important as understanding its laws.
Anastasia Kleshnina
Head of STEM & Teacher of Life Science
The one who believes that the purpose of education is not only to understand the living world through biology and chemistry, but also to reduce suffering—for students, colleagues, and the world around us.
Lena Nezhevenko
Teacher of Mathematics
The kind of mathematician who uses numbers and problems to develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, and collaboration—not just the ability to get the right answer.
Dr. Uroš Pinterič
Teacher of History and Global Politics
The Human Being who can hold their own in any debate, bring historical context to almost anything, and make students see the present differently by understanding where it came from.
Oksana Stanevich
Health & BioMedical Science
A physician with an extraordinary breadth of knowledge in medicine, philosophy, and beyond. As our Science Advisor, she helps shape the school’s approach to scientific thinking.
Yulia Chernyshova
Administration and Admissions
The detail-keeper who brings order to even the most complex paperwork and never misses important information.
Masha Milenina
Communications & Development
Someone who knows how to spot beautiful moments in our everyday life that are worth sharing with the world.
Liza Molokova
Brand & Visual Designer
The creative mind that believes that thoughtful design makes our ideas, values, and vibe visible—helping people understand, connect, and belong.
Ayush Majumdar
Teacher of World Arts Literature and Language
The one who helps students read literature closely, discover its beauty across different cultural traditions, and expand their sense of what literature can be.