Uma Ramani completed her AMI 3-6 training in Hyderabad, India with Mr. A.M. Joosten and Mr. S.R. Swamy, who were both trained by Dr. Maria Montessori.  Uma also holds the AMI 6-12 Diploma and has been an AMI trainer at the 3-6 level since 2010. She has been at the Montessori Institute of North Texas (MINT), Dallas, Texas, since 2014 where she has led program innovation to offer accessible training, professional development and refresher courses.

Uma is passionate about the rights of children and the application of Montessori education in diverse settings.  As a member of the AMI SPG, Uma spearheaded the design of AMI blended training and piloted the AMI 3-6 blended course at MINT in 2019.   She coordinated the design of the Montessori Core Principles course and has directed this course at MINT since 2019.  She is involved in the AMI EsF and designed the EsF Community Rooted Education (EsF CoRE) program for grassroots level Early Childhood Education providers that has impacted several thousand children in India, South Africa and Tanzania to date.