Our Team
The People Behind Infinity School
Eric
Director & Explore Studio Guide
Eric is a father, husband, and servant leader to the Infinity School community. He is a certified Ontario and International Baccalaureate educator. In his career, he has taught and led as a department head in English, English as a Second Language, the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Business.
Eric is a believer that the best teachers are experience, opportunity, community, dialogue, and failure. He thinks it is a gift being around so many incredible learners each day.
Kim
Ignite Studio Guide
Kim is a teacher, artist, playwright and game maker. She has a Bachelor of Education degree and has taught in elementary and high schools, French Immersion, Forest/Nature schools, Montesori, and international ESL programs.
She also writes and directs plays and designs and facilitates collaborative live-action storytelling games for all ages. Kim’s art and fabric sculpted wool felt doll characters have been shown in local and regional art shows and craft festivals.
Abeera
Discover Studio Guide
Abeera is a dedicated mother of two girls and shares a wealth of experience and passion with our community.
With a Masters’s Degree, she brings a background in the arts and the sciences. Her journey in education has taken her across the globe as a leader within the International baccalaureate community.
Beyond education, she is a professional artist and published book illustrator.
Andrea Nair, Infinity School Co-Founder
Vineet Nair, Infinity School Co-Founder
Jeff Sandefer, Acton Academy Co-Founder
Laura Sandefer, Acton Academy Co-Founder
After being awarded the highly competitive Walter Wattles Fellowship at Lloyd’s of London, Laura worked in the aviation insurance industry in New York City. Deciding to follow her calling into the world of education, Laura returned to Nashville and earned her Master of Education at Peabody College. This led her to her work at the Oklahoma Arts Institute, creating fine arts education programs for teachers and talented high school students. Laura married Jeff Sandefer and is the happy mother of Sam and Charlie and step-mother to Taite. It is the inspiration of these children that led Laura and Jeff to co-tound Acton Academy. Her greatest hero is her mother who was a Master Teacher. Her wisest mentor is her father who sent her off to college with two words of advice: “Be curious”.