Faculty & Staff
Certified teachers committed to helping students grow to their full potential.
Reach for Excellence faculty members teach in the public schools of DeKalb, Gwinnett, and Rockdale counties, as well as independent schools. The overwhelming majority of the faculty returns each year to the program; 70% of Reach for Excellence teachers have worked with the program for five or more years.
Class sizes are small. For academic courses, the student-teacher ratio is 12:1. For recreational and supplementary courses, the ratio is 20:1. These class sizes allow Reach for Excellence teachers to focus on the needs of individual students and introduce innovative methods in the classroom. Sixty percent of Reach for Excellence teachers have advanced degrees.
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Reach for Excellence is governed by a separate board of directors.
2021-2022 Board of Directors
- Rocco Testani – Partner, Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP
- Salvador Arias – Retired IBM Strategy Consulting Partner
- Vicki Brewster – Retired SVP Human Resources, ARRIS
- Norman M. Brothers – General Counsel And Corporate Secretary, UPS
- Natalie Childs – Community Volunteer Leader, Alumnae, Marist School
- Angela Dorsey – Vice President of Institutional Advancement, Marist School
- Jennifer Gordon – Sr. Director, Chick-Fil-A, Inc.
- Catherine H. Markwalter – Marketing Consultant and Community Volunteer
- Lisa Maulding – Vice President, Coxe Curry & Associates
- Wollinksy Mendez, Cohort 2005 C – Yardi Systems, Inc.
- Kelly Miles – Retired Advertising Account Executive, Morrison Agency
- Annamarie R. Robb – Interim Director of Development, Wholesome Wave Georgia
- Candace Rodriguez – Associate General Counsel, The Home Depot, Inc.
- Rev. William Rowland, S.M. – President, Marist School
- Jordan Snellings, Cohort 2007 E – Assistant Athletic Director, Mt. Pisgah Christian School
- Asbury D. (Major) Snow – Business Partner, The Benoit Group
- Alison Thompson – Retired Southeastern Representative for Christie’s
- John Utsch – Partner, Assurance Services, EY
2018–2019 Reach for Excellence Board and Staff
The Program
“As I watched my son finish his last day at Reach for Excellence, my eyes filled with tears of joy at witnessing his transformation. He has grown from a quiet little boy into a young man of confidence with aspirations to do more in life. The opportunities and experiences that the students at Reach are exposed to is mind blowing.”
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