Mr. Xavier Stanford is an Atlanta native and 2015 graduate of Georgia State University. Mr. Stanford is in 8th year in education with three of those years in elementary education. In his spare time, he works out, cares for his 50 plus house plants, and loves to travel.

Mrs. Jennifer 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 an 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 her granddaughters. She also loves 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 a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology and his Master of Arts in Teaching. Since graduation, he has taught in Dekalb and Rockdale County schoold as well as various cities in Asia including China and Taiwan. He met his 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 students.

Ms. Chengli Zuo earned her Bachelor’s Degree in English from Jiangsu University of Science and Technology in China. She graduated with honors.

Ms. Zuo has taught Mandarin and has found success in this vocation. She especially enjoys working with children. Her focus is turning her passion for teaching into creating and developing unique, enjoyable, and inspiring ways to engage students. The goal is not only helping young minds to achieve success in learning, but also to empower students to take these foundational concepts into everyday life. This reflects Ms. Zuo’s personal desire for lifelong learning. She has an insatiable appetite for knowledge and is continuing her studies both formally and informally.

Mr. Xin 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.