Ms. Soonyoung Park earned her bachelor’s degree in Educational Psychology and master’s degree in Social Welfare in Korea. With over 10 years of teaching experience, she taught gifted students and authored educational materials. She has consistently strived to become a better educator, and currently, she is dedicated to studying Youth Coaching and Counseling.
Ms. Luo earned both her master’s degree and bachelor’s degree of science from Beijing Institute of Technology in Beijing, China. She joined YHALE in December 2021.
Tingting Gao has a Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management from Nanjing University of Science and Technology in China, and has taught both Mandarin and BIlingual classes in a local school for 2nd, 3th, 4th and 6th grade students.
I’ve moved from Indiana which I’ve lived in almost all of my life and moved to Sugar Hill, GA.
This is my first year as a paraprofessional and I am so excited to work with the lovely staff at YHALE and each lovely student! I love to read, paint, and travel.
I hold a Bachelor’s Degree of Art in Doxology and a minor in English Language and Culture from South Korea. I also studied TESOL at Hongkong Baptist University. I worked as a Minister of Children in Korea. After arriving in the US, I worked at a British private school. I also taught Korean on Saturdays at a local Korean school before I joined YHALE. This will be my first year at YHALE. I am very passionate about teaching children, and I am looking forward to working at YHALE this year.
Mrs. Jung holds Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey.
She has Georgia Education Certificate of Middle from 4-8 grade. She has experience in teaching 8th grade Math in GCPS for 5 years and English to Korean students from K-12 and the parents at the Faith English Academy for 12 years.
She is looking forward to a fun and successful year in YHALE!
Ms. Sharon Lee holds a Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education from Korea. With more than 26 years of experience working with kids, she started as an Elementary school teacher in Korea for 5 years. Later, she moved to Georgia and served in the children’s ministry at her local church in Atlanta, where she worked as an educational director for 9 years and a Korean Language School director for 5 years. Currently, she resides in North Georgia with her husband, two children, and their beloved cat. Ms. Sharon Lee is thrilled and eager to work with the YHALE students.
Hi! I’m Ms.Sarah this is my second year working as a paraprofessional in the special education program, but my first year at Yhale! I’m so excited to for this school year!
Dianna Lambert grew up a military “brat,” living in three countries before graduating high school. Claiming Florida as her home state, she attended Florida State University, earning her degree in Criminology. Following college, she achieved her Florida law enforcement certification, and served five years as a police officer.
After moving with her husband’s job to Cumming, Georgia in 2000, she enjoyed being a stay- home mom for a few years until her children reached school age. Dianna then re-entered the workforce as a Victim Advocate with the Forsyth County Sheriff’s office, where she provided legal advocacy services to many families in crisis. Continuing her passion for family service, Dianna served as Chairperson of the Forsyth County Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board from 2009 – 2011. As Chair of this organization, she engaged with many community agencies to study and raise awareness of domestic violence issues in the county and state. After working with the review Board, she gained certification as a Child Forensic Interviewer and served with a local non-profit to monitor court-ordered child visitations. From 2016-2022, Dianna worked as an Intake Coordinator at a family law firm. With her love for helping families, Dianna is pleased to serve as a parapro and looks forward to working alongside great teachers at YHALE to give children an enjoyable English language experience.
Outside of work, Dianna enjoys time with her husband, two sons, singing in her church choir, and cheering on the Braves baseball team.
Ms. Kim began her teaching career when she was living in Korea. At Faith’s English Academy, Ms. Kim taught English to Korean students aged K-Middle school as well as their parents.
During her sessions, she focused on teaching phonics, word recognition, and speaking by using creative methods like role play and interactive stations to engage the students. In addition to teaching them how to speak fluently, Ms. Kim taught them grammar and reading comprehension skills.
Ms. Kim taught at the Faith’s English Academy for 12 years and when she moved to United States, she officially pursued a career in teaching. Ms. Kim has Georgia Education Certificate to teach 4-8th graders and she taught at Gwinnett County Public School for 5 years.
Ms. Kim understands the importance of learning English and reading at a young age and is passionate about teaching English to students in an exciting and fun way. Ms. Kim looks forward to making a difference in her students’ lives and having a wonderful year at YHALE.
My name is Joseph Keeley. I was born and raised in midtown Atlanta and attended Georgia State University where I obtained my B.A. in Psychology and my Master of Arts in Teaching.
Since graduation, I have taught in Dekalb and Rockdale County as well as various cities in Asia including China and Taiwan. I met my wife in China and together we have a 5-year- old son, Phillip.
I enjoy spending time with my family, hiking the mountains and playing sports. I am huge fan of all of our teams here in Georgia especially the Bulldogs!. I am very excited to be joining the YHALE staff, community and of course my students.
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