Founder Sam Banerjee, MS, MBA

My name is Sam Banerjee and I am a business owner in McKinney, TX. I have Bachelor of Science degrees in Math and Physics,and Masters degrees in Optics and Business. I have three children in public school. I was driven to start Life Skills Academy because I realized that so much of the formal education I was given turned out to be useless to me, whereas a lot of things that would have helped me were not taught. For every Einstein or Steve Jobs that we did get I believe that there were many others that could have achieved similar greatness but derailed themselves with poor life choices; I also believe that many of these people could have been taught some simple skills that would have prevented this derailment, leading to not only their lives but also society being immeasurably enriched. In order to achieve this goal, we started teaching our Life Skills 101 class in the Spring of 2017

Shari Navarette, BS IEn

Hi, I'm Shari Navarette (Mrs. N).  I'm a mom of 3, a former Girl Scout Leader, and an Aggie - whoop!  I've worked as a manufacturing engineer, a science educator, and now I'm in Outdoor Education with Plano ISD.  I love to encourage curiosity and a sense of adventure in young people.  

Each new skill we learn can help us be better prepared for life's ups and downs.  I look forward to the opportunity to share some Life Skills with our students this year!