ISM Leadership Team
Ben Marsh
Director
Ben joined ISM as the School Director in 2019. Prior to that, he worked in Malaysia, Bangladesh, Lesotho and the United States. Ben brings with him 20+ years of experience in private and international school settings. When time permits, Ben enjoys riding his motorcycle and hiking in nature. He has been known to teach juggling in his earlier teaching days.
Email : director@ismyanmar.com
Lara Manasfi
Elementary School Principal and Director Of Strategic Initiatives
Lara joined ISM in 2019. Prior to that, she worked in Malaysia, Bangladesh, South Korea and Lebanon. Lara brings with her 25+ years of experience in international school settings. Lara comes from a family of 5 siblings, 4 of whom are educators. Lara finds great pleasure in exploring food from different countries, learning new languages and taking long strolls along the beach.
Email : esprincipal@ismyanmar.com
Dr. Jeff Hill
High School Principal
Jeff joined ISM in 2000 as a MS/HS teacher and moved into leadership in 2010 and as the High School Principal in 2018. Prior to that, he worked in Great Britain and Thailand. Jeff brings with him 25+ years of experience in public, private and international school settings. Before joining the field of education, Jeff worked for the merchant bank, Barings, in the city of London, for five years as an equity trader.
Email : hsprincipal@ismyanmar.com
Mark Weber
Middle School Principal
Mark joins ISM in 2021 as Middle School Principal. Prior to that, he has worked in Thailand, Singapore and Australia. Mark brings with him 35+ years of experience in international and Australian school settings. When time permits, Mark enjoys a good cup of coffee, playing golf, attending the theatre and exploring new cultures.
Email : msprincipal@ismyanmar.com
Dr. Aloha Lavina
Director of Curriculum
Aloha joins ISM in 2020 as Director of Curriculum. Prior to that, she worked in South Korea, Thailand, Croatia, and India. Aloha brings with her 25+ years of experience in international school settings. When time permits, Aloha enjoys long walks with a camera and weaving words into worlds. Aloha is a published photographer and author.
Email : curriculum@ismyanmar.com
Scott Slabaugh
Director of Human Resources and Admissions
Scott joined ISM as the Director of Admissions/Human Resources in July 2013. Prior to that, he worked in Japan and the United States. Scott brings with him approximately 25+ years of experience in the US private university, public Japanese and international school settings. Scott likes to scuba dive and snow-ski and has been to many high peaks in the Rocky Mountains and to low depths in the pacific ocean.
Email : hr@ismyanmar.com
Khine Pyone Wai
Human Resource Manager and Board Representative
Khine joined ISM as the Human Resource Manager and Board Representative in July 2014. Khine is an ISM alumni from the Class of 2007. Khine has seen most of the history of ISM and has experienced the school as a student and now as an administrator. Khine enjoys traveling and trying out different foods from the places she visits.