We're the people
who look after the people
who look after kids.

For ten years, in twelve countries, we've had one job: tend to the wellbeing of teachers so that every student walks into a room and can truly be seen, heard and supported.

Most of us, Bali, July 2025
Where this started

Before this was an organization, there was a scientist with a curiosity he couldn't shake.

Dr. Daniel Cordaro spent years tracing emotions across cultures, from research labs to the mountains of Eastern Bhutan. Along the way, an insight came into focus: Contentment. The quiet perception that this moment is truly enough, complete in itself, with nothing really missing.

Ten years on, this work of wellbeing has grown as a labour of love, co-created by a principal who opened a door with fierce love, teachers who made room in already-full days, families who offered trust, and donors, volunteers, and countless others…

And inside schools, a deeper question was revealed: so much is built for students. Who cares for the people who care for them?

Our answer lives here →
Dan Cordaro holding a globe for a circle of schoolchildren outside a school in Eastern Bhutan
Dan in Bhutan, 2014
A teacher and her young students standing together with hands on their hearts in a classroom
Hands on hearts. The Country School, Los Angeles, May 2025
Vision

A world where thriving teachers nurture wiser & kinder generations.

Mission

We empower teachers to cultivate wellbeing in themselves and their classrooms. Our scientifically evidenced work is rooted in cultivating mindfulness, community, self-curiosity, and contentment. When teachers thrive, their ripples reach every corner of the world their students will one day shape.

We're not there yet. Twelve countries in, we've mostly learned how much further there is to go, and that it's worth going.

Our Team

A small, remote team.

All of us are people who've either taught, been raised by a teacher, or been saved by one.

Navin Amarasuriya
Navin AmarasuriyaChief Executive Officer
Lorna Holman
Lorna HolmanChief Financial Officer
Dave Kebo
Dave KeboChief Media Officer
Jennifer Jones
Jennifer JonesChief Implementation Officer
WoeiJing Teng
WoeiJing TengMission Advancement + Community Building
Somesh Bhardwaj
Somesh BhardwajSenior System Administrator
Kristina Blundon
Kristina BlundonDirector of Operations
Pamila Nigah
Pamila NigahFinance Director
Tim Huang
Tim HuangDirector, Global Implementation
Tshering Eudon
Tshering EudonDirector, Asia
Karma Doma Tshering
Karma Doma TsheringDirector, Bhutan
Tempa Ragbay
Tempa RagbayAssociate Director, Bhutan
Susan Gathu
Susan GathuSenior Program Lead, Africa
Jennifer Gonsalves
Jennifer GonsalvesOutreach & Implementation Specialist, Hawaiʻi
Anik Ghosh
Anik GhoshSenior Software Engineer
Ryan Miller
Ryan MillerInternal Culture Associate
Cikara Ni Luh
Cikara Ni LuhCommunity Engagement Coordinator

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Board of Directors
Emmet B. Keeffe III
Emmet B. Keeffe IIIChairman & Co-Founder of The Contentment Foundation
Heidi Roddenberry
Heidi RoddenberryPresident at The Roddenberry Foundation
Yossri Abdou, J.D.
Yossri Abdou, J.D.Founder & Partner at Libertas Law
David Simas, J.D.
David Simas, J.D.Managing Director of Research, Emerson Collective
Advisors
Yikai Xu
Yikai XuScientific Advisor (New York University)
Robin Graat
Robin GraatEvents Strategy Advisor
Lakhan Samani
Lakhan SamaniTech Advisor