I’m Indu Chugani Singh, founder and principal consultant of Door 21 Consulting. I partner with schools to strengthen teaching and leadership through adult learning grounded in trust, clarity, and shared purpose.

I am a listener.

I listen to how leaders describe their work and what they are trying to make possible. I notice what is said clearly and is still emerging, as that is often where important learning begins.

I am a collaborator.

I work in close partnership with schools, inviting feedback and perspective at every phase. I learn alongside leaders and teachers as we make meaning, test ideas, and adjust.

I am a steady presence.

I meet a group where they are, honoring their lived experiences. When tension surfaces, I stay present and look for what it might be asking the group to notice and learn next.

I am a lifelong learner.

I have pursued my own professional learning for as long as I have been an educator, and I have experienced first-hand how it can inspire change. These experiences anchor me in what it feels like to be a learner and shape how I design learning for others.

Experience & Partnerships

My work is grounded in more than two decades in schools and leadership development.

Leadership & instructional roles

  • Board member, Association of Independent Schools in New England

  • Leadership Coach, Lynch Leadership Academy, Boston College

  • Inaugural Dean of Teaching & Learning, Milton Academy

  • Faculty Associate, Institute for Writing and Thinking, Bard College

  • Adjunct instructor, Independent School Teaching Residency (ISTR), Penn Graduate School of Education

  • English teacher, Phillips Exeter Academy (NH), Winsor School (MA), Milton Academy (MA)

Professional learning & affiliations

My own professional learning has included work with the Association of Independent Schools in New England (AISNE), the Gardner Carney Institute, Global Online Academy (GOA), the Harvard Graduate School of Education, Independent School Management (ISM), Leadership + Design, the Gardner Carney Institute, One Schoolhouse, and Visions, Inc. I received my coaching certification from the Penn Graduate School of Education in conjunction with GroupWorks Global.