Second Grade Teachers

Mr. Stanford is an Atlanta native. 2015 Graduate of Georgia State University . This will be his 8th year in education, 3 of these years have been served in elementary education. In his spare time he works out, cares for his 50 plus house plants and loves to travel.

Ms. Gilmer is very honored to be part of the YHALE family. This is her 28th year as a teacher and she is thrilled for the new school year.  She decided she wanted to be a teacher when she was in 2nd grade. That dream came true in 1995 when she graduated from the University of West Georgia with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Early Childhood education. Her mission as an educator is to provide a positive, encouraging, and challenging classroom where all students learn and are successful. She is currently working on my ESL endorsement. She also has a certificate in Special Education for grades Kindergarten- 12th grade. 

She and her husband Kenny live in Lawrenceville and have 5 incredible adult children and 2 precious granddaughters. When she is not at school, she enjoys playing with my granddaughters. She also love volunteering with local organizations, baking, traveling, and spending time with family and friends. She is very excited to be a teacher at YHALE! 

Mr. Joseph Keeley was born and raised in midtown Atlanta and attended Georgia State University where he obtained my B.A. in Psychology and his Master of Arts in Teaching. Since graduation, he has taught in Dekalb and Rockdale County as well as various cities in Asia including China and Taiwan. He met my wife in China and together they have a 5-year- old son, Phillip. He enjoys spending time with his family, hiking the mountains and playing sports. He is a huge fan of all of our teams here in Georgia especially the Bulldogs!. He is very excited to be joining the YHALE staff, community and of course my students.

Mrs. Daisy Chen earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education from Northeast Normal University in China. She’s certified in Mandarin teaching and ESOL. She has been in education for 17 years as a teacher and mentor.

She loves hiking, traveling and spending time with her family and friends! 

Mr. He has a Master’s degree in TESOL from Greensboro College(NC) and has been a Mandarin Chinese Immersion Teacher in North Carolina for five years. Mr. He also has a Master’s degree in Education with an emphasis in Educational Statistics from Yunnan University of Nationalities and a Bachelor’s degree in English from Changzhi University. He had been an English teacher in China for 4 years. Mr. He is a certified teacher in China and the U.S.

Besides teaching, he loves computer science, kayaking, camping, and swimming.