Meet Our Guides
Our GetSetUp Guides come from all walks of life.They share their skills, offer services, and support others helping people continue learning, contributing, and staying connected. In an ageing society, their role is more important than ever. Together, they are powering a new longevity economy where experience becomes opportunity, and everyone has a role to play.
Ashokan Ramakrishnan
Ash helps active seniors build confidence with technology to live their golden years more fully. As Chief Marketing Officer at iWOW Technology, he brings hands-on experience developing AgeTech solutions for ageing in place. He believe in making technology simple and practical—from staying connected with family to managing daily routines.
Sarah Chen
Sarah Chen is an experienced educator with over five years of helping learners build confidence in everyday skills that support healthy, independent living. She specializes in topics like nutrition, wellness, and caregiving, breaking them down into simple, practical steps that are easy to apply. Sarah is passionate about empowering older adults to take charge of their health, stay active, and care for themselves and their loved ones with confidence.
Twyla Teitzel
Twyla loves sharing her passions in life such as the joys of a plant based lifestyle, yoga, fitness, vegan baking, brain health, dancing, houseplants, fashion over 65 and more! She loves learning new things (she just started taking Pickleball lessons.) She wants to help others enjoy a vibrant, healthy active life as they age. Her background is in event planning and teaching. She has been a yoga teacher for 23 years. She has two wonderful daughters and an amazing grandson. Twyla and her daughters live by the motto, "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!"
Evelyn Chong
Evelyn believes that learning is one of life's greatest joys, no matter our age. Throughout her career, she has brought people together through education, community programmes, and meaningful connections. She is passionate about helping older adults stay active, curious, and socially connected. For most of her career, Evelyn has led student and alumni engagement at local university, creating opportunities for people to learn from one another and build lasting friendships. Today, she continues her work with the **Drums-Up for Active Ageing** initiative, using music and movement to help seniors improve their physical wellbeing, mental alertness, and social connection. Evelyn enjoys a wide range of creative hobbies including jewellery making, crochet, origami, embroidery, and other handicrafts. She also loves journaling and reminiscence activities, helping people capture their life stories and preserve precious memories for future generations. On GetSetUp, she hopes to create warm & welcoming classes where seniors can learn new skills, express their creativity, make some friends, and most importantly discover that it's never too late to try something new.
Faiyaaz
Faiyaaz has spent more than 30 years helping people learn, grow, and build confidence in new skills. Throughout his career, he has designed and led training programmes across community care, financial services, and international organisations, always believing that learning should be practical, engaging, and enjoyable. He has worked with job seekers, professionals, and community groups, helping people gain new skills, navigate career changes, and discover their potential. Whether he's teaching in a classroom or online, Faiyaaz enjoys making complex topics simple and creating a supportive space where everyone feels comfortable asking questions. On GetSetUp, Faiyaaz looks forward to learning alongside fellow seniors, sharing practical knowledge, and helping others build the confidence to embrace new opportunities—one step at a time.
Megan F.
Megan is the Instructional Content Manager at GetSetUp, where she has been creating engaging learning experiences for the past five years. Throughout her time at GetSetUp, she has held several roles across the platform, supporting programs, Guides, content development, and learner experiences. Before joining GetSetUp, she worked as a summer camp counselor, behavior technician supporting children with autism, and kindergarten and transitional kindergarten teacher. Outside of work, Megan enjoys crafting, baking sourdough bread, spending time with her dogs, and everything Disney.
Bhavani Swaminathan
Bhavani Swaminathan helps people achieve their long-term goals of leading a healthy lifestyle, weight loss, building immunity, etc. by preparing, monitoring, and modifying diet charts and providing personal exercises depending on the individual's body composition (also known as Prakriti). She is a Life Member of the Indian Dietetic Association and has completed her Master of Science in Food and Nutrition, as well as Master of Philosophy from the University of Mumbai, and Ph.D. in Alternative Medicine from Florida University, USA.
Anita
Anita is an English Literature graduate and has done a short stint in hotels as a graduate trainee. She started her career as a Merchandiser in Garment Exports, moving on to managing Leisure Clubs and then on to Facility Management / Admin. Anita also founded a voluntary service that helps contribute goods to the underprivileged and she works with a local Good Samaritan Helpline in counseling people. Her interest in poetry and the depth of the English language, drew her into teaching English online to students from around the world. Travelling figures on top of the list in her passions, followed by reading and theatre. Anita’s current and new found interest is theology, which she is pursuing and hopes to complete in the near future.
Binda Kanayalkar
Binda Kanayalkar is an HR professional and a Facilitative Trainer. Having worked for over 3 decades incorporate, she is now into Wellness Coaching and a passionate Yoga practitioner. She chose to take early retirement to pursue her passion for working closely with Institutions that are driven by strong processes and organizational ethics and relate to people Development, Welfare, Wellness, Safety, Health & Environment. Binda is an NLP practitioner and a certified Mentor. Binda enjoys teaching, traveling, cooking, and does painting and handicrafts in her free time. She calls herself a learner forever.
Judy Stelling
Judy is passionate about life-long learning, using technology to improve people’s lives, and eliminating ageism. That's why she's excited about her role at GetSetUp leading the mission to enhance economic opportunities for older adults. Helping those 55+ prepare, upskill/reskill, find and secure one of today's jobs is important for society and Judy loves being part of GetSetUp's drive to do this. Focusing on work is a natural thing for Judy as work has been part of her life since she got her work permit at fourteen to help at a local florist shop. Since then, she's worn a variety of hats including tutor, systems engineer, software developer, entrepreneur, marketer, product director, and more. A wife, mother, and grandmother of seven, Judy is a master cookie baker, wannabe painter, beach lover, and weekend flea market junkie.
Sereena Joy Osman
Deana Neibert
Deana Neibert believes that everyone has natural creative ability and that art can enrich life at any age. While creativity can sometimes take a backseat over time, art offers a way to see, feel, and connect more deeply with the world. Through her teaching, she helps learners rediscover their imagination, explore new ideas, and enjoy the calming and joyful benefits of artistic expression. As a professional artist and experienced art teacher, Deana is passionate about creating meaningful art experiences that add value to her students’ lives. She is thrilled to be part of the GetSetUp community.