I'm Vinita, Principal and Leadership Coach, Advocate for Sustainable Educational Leadership

After years of leading a thriving school while quietly burning out, I realized something fundamental: we can't keep asking principals to give everything to their schools while giving nothing to themselves.

I created CALMfident Leadership™ to teach the skills admin school didn't—boundary-setting without guilt, decision-making under pressure, energy management that lasts all year.

Because when principals are well, schools don't just function, they flourish.

The Work

Through personalized coaching, the CALM Resilience Framework, and professional learning experiences designed specifically for educational leaders, I help you design leadership practices that are sustainable, intentional, and rooted in who you actually are, not who the system expects you to be.

Because here's what I know to be true:

Small, intentional shifts create lasting transformation. You don't need to overhaul your entire life. You need to align how you lead with who you are.

You can be an effective leader without sacrificing yourself. The two are not mutually exclusive. In fact, your well-being is what makes your effectiveness sustainable.

Leadership from depletion serves no one. Not you. Not your staff. Not your students. When leaders are well, schools don't just function, they flourish.

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From Chalk to Consulting

My leadership story started in Kindergarten.

I'd watch my teacher with fascination, captivated by the rhythm of learning and the magic of chalk in hand. I spent summer days playing school, not knowing that curiosity would one day lead me to the principalship, a role I once never imagined holding, but that became the most meaningful work of my career.

And now, I'm in my next chapter. The one where I support leaders like you to build what I wish I'd had: leadership that doesn't require you to lose yourself in order to serve others.

Because when leaders are well, schools thrive.

And you deserve both, to lead with impact AND to feel grounded doing it.

Ready to design your sustainable leadership path?

Let’s explore how we can work together.