MAT Students—Class of 2006
Social Science, Mathematics, Science
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I am from Kingston and St. Andrew, Jamaica, and moved to Georgia in 2001. My service at Emory University included tutoring at Elks Aidmore for Girls in Conyers, Georgia, and First Bethlehem Baptist Church in Covington, Georgia . I also participated in Emory's Bridge to Teaching program, where I conducted my pre-service teaching at Renfroe Middle, Grady High, and Tucker High Schools. In addition to teaching and social activism, I enjoy and choreograph Jamaican dances and attend African dance classes in the Atlanta area.

I have been working in business for many years but look forward to utilizing my knowledge of political science and economics to help young kids achieve great things in school and in life.

I was born in Landstuhl, Germany, and experienced the joys and pains of moving around as a military child. After working in corporate, I transitioned to education and taught fourth grade for three years. I am certain that teaching is the best job in the world! I was attracted to Emory's MAT program because of the cohort group approach. I enjoy spending time with family and friends, eating out and traveling.

I am from Calhoun, Georgia, located an hour north of Atlanta. While at UGA, I tutored 4th graders through the Athens Tutorial Program, which made me certain that I wanted to be a teacher. My favorite subject is World History and I have been lucky enough to travel all over, including a month-long trip to Europe on which I visited 11 countries. I hope to teach in the Atlanta area, and when I am not studying or working I love to be at home playing with my dogs.

I migrated south like many other New Yorkers. Now that I am here, I do not want to leave. One of the things that contributed to my positive experience was 4 years of volunteer work in Atlanta public elementary schools. The city of Atlanta and its public schools have been great to me!

My passion for history and my drive to be a positive force in young adults' lives led me to Emory's MAT program. In addition to teaching, I also hope to coach. Soccer has been an important part of my life, as I have played since I was seven years old through college. I have worked at many soccer camps, and for the past two years have served as Head JV and Assistant Varsity coach at Cherokee High School in my hometown of Canton, Georgia.

Born and raised in Chicago, I returned after college and worked with the Chicago Board of Education as a truancy intervention case manager. My varied experiences with children have led me to teach, and the snowy, windy winters have brought me to Atlanta.

I am from Thomson, Georgia.  My experiences related to the field of education include tutoring, substitute teaching, swim instruction, working as a para-professional, as well as work in varied aspects of mental health. In my free time I enjoy reading, walking, and exploring new interests.

I am from Dayton, Ohio and moved to Atlanta two years ago. My interest in teaching came from my personal goal to help inner-city students achieve academic success. Confirmation of my desire to teach came from my work experiences as a substitute teacher for Marietta City Schools and as an instructor for Sylvan Learning Center.

I was born and raised in Duluth, Georgia. I guess you could say that I am a southern girl at heart! My teaching experience includes leading softball camps at Emory and tutoring at local elementary and middle schools. Along with teaching middle school students next year, I am looking forward to coaching a high school varsity softball team.

Originally from California, I relocated to Atlanta to be with family. While at UCLA, I conducted research at the 5th Dimension, was a fellow for the Career Based Outreach Program, taught for the John Wooden Center and was a student assistant for the California Reading Project. I enjoy spending time with family and friends, recreational sports and classical music.

I am from Mobile, Alabama and came to Atlanta to attend Emory as an undergraduate. After graduating, I worked as a system engineer in the HomeDepot IT department for six years. My interest and desire to teach high school developed as a result of my involvement with my church youth group as a counselor and Sunday school teacher. My interests include music, tennis, and snowboarding.

I was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. I plan to teach in Georgia after completion of the MAT program. My teaching-related experience includes substitute teaching, tutoring, coaching figure skating and teaching swim lessons.

Though I completed middle and high school in Plano, Texas, I claim equal heritage in Atlanta, where I was born. Looking back, I find my struggle to find a science career rather amusing because teaching was a central theme in my undergraduate experience (including mentoring, residence life, and serving the campus as an EMT). But I'm on board now, and I can't wait to get started!

I was born in Atlanta, Georgia and raised in Lilburn, a suburb outside the city. I decided to embark on a cross-country, life-changing experience to complete my undergraduate studies in Seattle, Washington. Now, after much consideration, I am finally pursuing my passion for teaching. My teaching experience includes four years of volunteer inner-city tutoring, research in multicultural education, and SAT tutoring. Besides my love of teaching and spending time with youth, I enjoy swimming, taking long, barefoot walks on sandy beaches, eating new foods, and traveling.

After debating for years on what I wanted to do with my life, I finally made the decision to pursue one of the greatest careers the world could offer: teaching. My prior teaching experience consisted of Sunday School teaching, volunteering at the Misión Católica in Doraville, Georgia, and coaching cheerleading and gymnastics in Suwanee, Georgia. As a teacher, I plan to incorporate many cooperative learning methods in my classroom.

I am from Cherry Hill, New Jersey. I came down to Atlanta to attend Emory as an undergraduate and have decided to stay as a graduate student in the MAT program. My teaching experience includes tutoring at various high schools around Atlanta, teaching the SAT review class for Kaplan Test Prep, working at various summer camps, and my experiences in the Bridge-To-Teaching Program here at Emory. In my free time, I enjoy playing cards, rooting for Philly sports teams and spending time with family and friends.

I was born in Atlanta, Georgia and grew up just outside of Atlanta in Fayetteville. I have been working in scientific research at Emory since I graduated from college five years ago. I am eager to join the teaching profession so I can pass on my excitement for science to my students. Favorite quote: "The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance." -Socrates

I have lived in Atlanta my whole life except for the few years spent at the University of Georgia in Athens. At UGA I fell in love with teaching after two semesters of teaching science in two different elementary schools in the Athens area. I also co-taught an undergraduate Biology lab for non-science majors at UGA.