Ready for the World

Eight Soka Graduate Schoool students are ready for the world with a Master of Arts in Educational Leadership and Societal Change. What will they do next?

Maya Gunaseharan

Maya Gunaseharan

Rockland County, New York

After graduation, I will be working as a member of the Periodicals Department at Soka Gakkai International-USA. I plan to pursue doctoral studies, and continue advancing toward my dream of opening a K-12 school in the United States, based on the principles of Soka education.

Yensei Jacobo

Yensi Jacobo

San Diego, CA

My time in Soka’s MA program has solidified my belief in education as key to providing a space for students to flourish and be supported through their own development. I am excited to put my newfound understandings to use in my future work with students.

Aditi Lal

Aditi Lal

New Delhi, India

I am grateful for all donors who have supported us and believed in our unlimited potential. I am confident that I will use the training I have received at Soka to bring about humanistic societal change. I would like to work with a research organization in the US promoting Soka Education and Soka values. My long-term goal is to work with the United Nations implementing Soka Education across the globe.

Cierra Mantz

Camas, WA

Thanks to my experience at Soka, I am now equipped with a reified commitment to value-creatinge ducation and the foundational knowledge necessary to successfully merge my passions for education and architecture. With this foundation, I am working as an agent of change in my capacity as an Associate Designer at FieldingNair International –an architecture firm with the mission to transform education and improve learning through innovative school design.

Sari Nakayama

Sari Nakayama

Kobe, Japan

Through the MA program at Soka, I was able to find my own way of contributing to the development of education by establishing a teacher training program for in-service preschool teachers. I will continue to pursue my passion to realize humanistic early childhood education in the Los Angeles area while pursuing an EdD program in Educational Leadership in Social Justice. I am so grateful for the opportunities that the professors and donors have given me and am determined to give back to my community by spreading Soka education.

Steven Ryu

Steven Ryu

Los Angeles, CA

I will use the knowledge and skills I have gained in the MA program to create value in the finance and technology sector in Southern California.

Mitsuko Shimizu

Mitsuko Shimizu

Tokyo, Japan

I am planning to work at the Soka School in Brazil as a student advisor. I am determined to apply what I’ve learned in this program, such as the importance of leadership and commitment to equity, to become an educational leader who can help students create their own values in society.

Greg Williams

Greg Williams

Aliso Viejo, CA

I will be working with Orange County high school students as a college and career advisor. My goal is to help students thoughtfully decide on majors and colleges that will set them up for long term academic and professional success.