MATH
Darryl Valentine, Math Department Chair -- email
Mr. Valentine is the mathematics department chair for Alpharetta High School . He has served as a mathematics instructor in Fulton County for ten years and was the department chair at Westlake High School prior to coming to Alpharetta. He is a national board certified teacher who earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Texas Tech University and Masters in Mathematics Education from Georgia State University .
He has been involved in numerous system wide initiatives in mathematics and is an active participant in the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. In addition, he has taught numerous staff development courses in the system ranging from new teacher development to implementation of technology into the mathematics curriculum. He seeks to inspire the minds of his students to appreciate mathematics and how it applies to the world around them.
Bonnie Alley -- email
Meghan Ammons -- email
David Chang -- email
Dr. Chang has taught in several different schools over the last twenty years. His teaching experience spans from high schools to colleges. During these years, he often used “NAG” to help students to remember the three greatest mathematicians ever lived: Newton , Archimedes, and Gauss. They are indeed big giants in the field of Mathematics.
In fact, his teaching philosophy is based on a quote from Sir Isaac Newton. Newton once said, “If I have seen farther than others, it is because I have stood on the shoulders of giants.” It is his desire to be a little giant for the students here at Alpharetta High School to see farther in their high school career. For example, students will have ample opportunities to learn Mathematics and Chinese through the regular Mathematics Classes and Chinese Club. He wishes that all of his students realize that education is the key for their future.
After all, he is who he is today because of the following teachers and supervisors: Alexander, Aust, Bailey, Bevis, Brieske, Clark, Cotter, Curlette, Croft, Davis, Downes, Frasher, Freeman, Gibson, Gowen, Hall, Hart, Hitchcock, Hsu, Johnston, Lucy, Malcom, Neel, Oshima, Paschal, Rice, Rucker, Sanders-Leigh, Schultz, Singer, Smith, Stone,Wang, Wilborne, and WilliamsWest.
Diane Cloud -- email
Diane Cloud graduated from East Tennessee State University with a triple major in English, Social Studies and Mathematics. She taught several years in DeKalb County and moved to Fulton to teach at Milton High School for the last eight years. Ms. Cloud received her Master's Degree from North Georgia College and her sixth year certification.
Retoin George -- email
Mrs. Retoin E. George has 25 years of teaching experience and is happy to be at Alpharetta High School to begin her 26th year of teaching. She comes to Alpharetta High School with a broad spectrum of experience in the Math and Computer Science disciplines. Mrs. George is a mathematician by education and training. Her teaching experience includes a range of subjects from General Math to Calculus. She served as a computer information consultant in the primary implementation phase of online technology for the Lansing, Michigan Board of Education. Before relocating to Georgia, Mrs. George taught math and computers for twenty years on both high school and college levels in Lansing, Michigan. Mrs. George has been a Georgia resident for five years while teaching at Milton High School.
As a math instructor at Michigan State University, Mrs. George was recognized and awarded numerous times for teaching excellence by the National Science Foundation Program.She is a member of the NCTM and participated as a member of the Michigan Council for Teachers of Mathematics prior to relocating to Georgia.
Mrs. George graduated from the University of Missouri at Kansas City receiving her Bachelor's of Science Degree in Mathematics; she then received her teaching certification, becoming a Mathematician Instructor. Currently, she is completing her Master's Degree in Mathematics.
Mrs. George is married with her husband of 17 years, Nathaniel; they have four children and five grandchildren. She enjoys reading, sewing, computer technology and traveling.
Nickey Hudson -- email
Emily Kennedy -- email
Julie Meert -- email
Janette Oh -- email
Anthony Raffaelli -- email
Mr. Anthony Raffaelli comes to us with 19 years of teaching experience. For the last 16 years Mr. Raffaelli taught mathematics at Milton High School. Mr. Raffaelli earned his Masters degree in math education from Georgia State University.
Mr. Raffaelli is married and has two daughters. Mrs. Raffaelli is a media specialist at Mimosa Elementary School in Roswell. Their eldest daughter Katrina is working on her doctorate in pharmacy from the University of North Carolina and their youngest is getting her Bachelors degree in elementary education from Kennesaw State University.
Mr. and Mrs. Raffaelli are avid SCUBA divers. This sport takes them all over the world. There favorite diving spot is Bonaire located in the Netherland Antilles.
Elizabeth Redden -- email
Ms. Redden has been a math teacher in Fulton County for six years. For five years she taught at Centennial High School, where she also coached basketball for four of those years, softball for two, and golf for one. She then spent one year at Chattahoochee High School before the opportunity arose to join the faculty at Alpharetta. In 2002 she was nominated for Who's Who Among American High School Teachers.
Ms. Redden, a graduate of North Springs High School, attended Fulton County schools since the first grade. She received a B.S. in Mathematics from Georgia State University, graduating Magna Cum Laude. Her honors include the V.V. Lavroff Calculus Award, the President's Plaque, and a membership in Pi Mu Epsilon Honorary National Mathematics Society. She later received her teacher certification from North Georgia College and State University.
When she is not teaching, Ms. Redden would prefer to be on the golf course. She plays on occasion in various local tournaments and has competed in regional long drive competitions. She has two dogs, Savannah and Bogey, and a cat named Smokey.
Ms. Redden is very excited to be a part of Alpharetta High School's inaugural year.
Sharon Saylor -- email
Winston Shurtz -- email