Leaders

Nils Ahbel, Deerfield Academy, Deerfield, MA

Nils has been very involved with Texas Instruments and he has helped develop many of their products, most recently TI-Nspire CAS. He was on the author team of three UCSMP textbooks. Nils has been a speaker at numerous conferences including NCTM, NCSSM, UCSMP, T^3, 14 years at The ASG Conference, TSM Conference in England, and the TTL Institute in Australia. For the past three years Nils has been teaching exclusively with a tablet PC and has spoken at a number of schools and national conferences on the topic, including the National School Boards Association Technology and Learning Conference.

Ron Armontrout, Hotchkiss School, Lakeville, CT

Ron has been mathematics teacher for over 30 years in public and private schools. He was a Woodrow Wilson Fellow in the 1986 Institute, Geometry in the Technological Age. Ron has been involved in curriculum and writing projects ever since. He worked with Texas Instruments to design TI-Interactive! and TI-Connect. Ron has been part of the Anja S. Greer Conference for eighteen years, T^3 workshops and national meetings, The Peddie School Conference for Middle School Teachers, T^3 in Australia and NCTM conferences. He currently teaches mathematics at the Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, CT.

David Bannard, Collegiate School, Richmond VA

David has been teaching since 1969 including 17 years at the Groton School and the past 18 years at the Collegiate School in Richmond, Virginia. As one of the original beta testers for The Geometer's Sketchpad, he has been using the program in the classroom for almost 16 years. He has participated in every Anja S. Greer Conference except one.

Richard Benz, Lake County Educational Service Center, Painesville, OH

Rich has taught AP, Honors and intro biology for 34 years, along with instructional technology at Wickliffe High. Currently he is the Science Curriculum Specialist at the Lake County Educational Service Center. Rich has been the creator of a number of state level and national projects involving science and tech integration into the classroom. Rich has taught at the Anja S. Greer (Science) Conference since its start and has presented at over 22 national conferences for NSTA and NABT (National Biology Teachers Association.) He has developed curriculum in South Africa, England and Australia.

Floyd Bullard, The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics

Floyd has taught high school mathematics for ten years, including two as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Benin, West Africa, and is currently at the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics. He is also completing his doctoral research in statistics at Duke University studying extrasolar planetary detection; he plans to defend his dissertation in January 2009 before he turns 40! Floyd lives in North Carolina with his partner Rick and their eight fish.

Robert Bussell, The Brooklyn Latin School, Brooklyn, NY

Robert Bussell teaches physics and independent research at The Brooklyn Latin School in New York City. He is interested in wise uses of technology that make science education effective and enjoyable for students and teachers alike. Bussell completed a PhD at Cornell University in NMR spectroscopy applied to biochemical systems.

Dan Butler, Mounds View High School, Arden Hills, MN

Dan has taught mathematics for twenty years; six years in middle school and 15 years in high school. In addition, he teaches an enriched and accelerated course for fourth- and fifth-graders at the University of Minnesota. He has been involved in professional development workshops for the past 14 years, including ten years as a teacher leader in the Woodrow Wilson Fellowship Foundation and ten years as an instructor in the Anja S. Greer Conference.

Katie Cassidy, Savannah Country Day School

Katie taught Mathematics (and a little Chemistry) at The Pingry School from 1989 through 2008. She spent this year at Savannah Country Day School as the chair of the Mathematics Department. She has a Bachelors degree in chemistry from Lehigh University and a Masters degree in Mathematics Education from Florida State University.

Jonathan Choate, Groton School, Groton, MA

Jonathan has taught mathematics at Groton School since 1966 and has been involved in curriculum development in general and the use of computers in the teaching of mathematics in particular since the mid 80's. He is currently the Newsletter/Web Page Editor for the new MAA Special Interest Group dedicated to the teaching of advanced mathematics in high school. His column, Geometer's Corner, is a regular feature in COMAP's Consortium newsletter, and he has just created a web site dedicated to the teaching of three-dimensional geometry which can be found at Zebragraph.

Terry Coes, Rocky Hill School

Loring (Terry) Coes is a mathematics teacher at Rocky Hill School in Rhode Island. He is a past member of the NCTM board of directors, and a past president of the Council of Presidential Awardees in Mathematics. He is a frequent speaker at conferences around the country, often discussing the use of technology, manipulatives, and visualization to enhance understanding. He has published several articles in professional journals. He is a co-author of McDougal Littell’s Algebra 1 and 2: Explorations and Application. Terry is also a portrait and wedding photographer.

Ken Collins, Charlotte Latin School, Charlotte, NC

Ken has a B.S. in physics and M.S. in math from Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute and a Ph.D. from Purdue University. He has taught for forty four years from middle school through graduate school. His focus is on effective use of technology in teaching and learning mathematics. He chairs the math department at CLS and teaches calculus, precalculus, and algebra II with extensive use of calculator technology. Ken gives five to ten workshops each year at regional and national conferences of NCTM, ACA, and T^3. He is currently writing curriculum material for classroom explorations in mathematics.

Maureen Fahey, Rocky HIll School, East Greenwich, RI

Maureen has been teaching at Rocky Hill School in Rhode Island since 1997. She currently teaches AP Statistics, BC Calculus and Algebra 1. In addition, she is the community service coordinator. Prior to becoming a teacher she worked in the computer industry supporting data base and statistical software. She has a bachelor’s degree from Connecticut College. She recently spoke at the CETA/CEMA conference in Hartford, CT on “Using Real Life Data with Fathom” and has been an AP Statistics grader for two years.

Daniel Fishman, Montgomery High School, Skillman, NJ

Dan Fishman worked as a physicist in applied research for fifteen years before becoming a high school math teacher. He has been teaching AP Calculus in public high schools for nine years. He has developed numerous discovery and technology-based activities, and has presented workshops to teachers in his district. Dan received his bachelor’s degree in Physics from Vassar College, and his PhD in Physics from Carnegie Mellon University.

Frank Griffin, Cate School, Carpinteria, CA

Frank has taught at Cate School since 1979, serving as Department Head from 1988 through 1996 and Director of Studies from 1995 through 2003, and is currently head of the department once again. Frank has also taught courses in economics and geography and has coached many levels of tennis and basketball. Frank was a recipient of a Woodrow Wilson Foundation summer Fellowship in mathematics in the summer of 1985, and this experience led to numerous workshop opportunities in mathematics and technology. He has been a leader at the Anja S. Greer Conference since 1995.

David Heckman, Monmouth Academy (Retired), Monmouth, ME

Dave, now retired, taught high-school mathematics for forty-two years. He is a Past President of the Council of Presidential Awardees in Mathematics. He has been involved in professional development workshops for the past 28 years, including 11 years as a leader in the Woodrow Wilson Fellowship Foundation and sixteen years as an instructor in the Anja S. Greer Conference.

Sister Alice Hess, I.H.M., Archbishop Ryan High School, Philadelphia, PA

Sister Alice Hess has taught secondary mathematics for 45 years. A national Presidential Awardee, Tandy Technology Scholar,two-time national Mary Dolciani Scholarship recipient, and an American Star of Teaching, she has done research into the history of mathematics at Oxford University, has published numerous articles in professional journals and has conducted institutes nationwide on subjects ranging from algebra to statistics and calculus. She is a National T3 Instructor, an AP Statistics Reader and College Board Consultant.

Jeff Ibbotson, Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, NH

Jeff Ibbotson has been teaching mathematics at private schools since 1995. Prior to that, he taught at a local 4-year college. His fields of expertise involve functional analysis, geometry and logic. He has been working on a history of mathematics text for high school use for several years and has taught history of mathematics at Exeter for the past 5 years. He is a fairly wild storyteller and enjoys conversing with Beagles.

Boris Korsunsky, Weston High School, Weston, MA

Boris has been teaching high-school physics since 1986. He holds two graduate degrees from Moscow colleges and an EdD from Harvard. Boris's credits include four books, several articles on physics and math education and thousands of original problems. In 1996-97, he served as a coach of the US Physics Team. Since 2001, Boris has been the editor of Physics Challenges in The Physics Teacher. He has been presenting workshops in the US and abroad since 1997. His favorite sport is badminton.

Jeremy Kovacs, Noble and Greenough School

Jeremy currently teaches at the Noble and Greenough School in Dedham, MA. Now in his fifteenth year, Jeremy continues to teach AP Biology, DNA Science, and Forensics. For the past ten years, Jeremy's outside interests include developing protocols in molecular biology, having even worked at the DNA Learning Center in Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, and also studying the brain, with special emphasis on the connection between language and emotional learning. Jeremy has been running courses at Exeter for five years now, but originally started as a participant!

Bill Kring, Educational Service District 112, Vancouver, WA

Bill was a middle and high school mathematics teacher for 33 years. He has spent the past 8 years working as a mathematics teacher coach/specialist. During one of those years he was a teacher-in-residence at the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory. He was selected as Washington's Presidential Awardee in 1992. TI selected Bill for two fast-track programs: one in Cabri Jr. and the other in TI-Navigator. He has spoken at a variety of NCTM regional and national conferences on topics such as using a hot-air balloon as a model for integer arithmetic and utilizing technology as a teaching tool.

Doug Kuhlmann, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

Doug has been teaching in private secondary boarding schools for 35 years, the last 26 at Philips Academy. He received his B.S. in mathematics from St. Louis University in 1968, and his Ph.D. from Northwestern University in 1978. He enjoys learning and teaching mathematics and is particularly interested in the precalculus and calculus courses in high school. He is an active participant on the AP Calculus listserv. Highlights of his career include studying at Cambridge University during his first sabbatical and at Boston University during his second.

Ron Lancaster, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Ron is presently a Lecturer in Mathematics Education at the University of Toronto. Prior to this he taught middle and high school mathematics for over 20 years in co-ed public schools as well as in an all-girls school. Ron has given over 1100 talks throughout North America and Asia. Ron has been a T^3 National Instructor since 1994, he created and edited two popular on-going columns for the Mathematics Teacher (Media Clips and The Mathematical Lens) and he was a team leader and writer for mathematical activities for the CBS show NUMB3RS (Seasons 2 and 3).

Stanley Lo, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

Stanley is a PhD candidate in biochemistry at Harvard University. He studies mechanisms of gene silencing involved in development and cellular differentiation. In his spare time from the laboratory, he serves as teaching assistant in a number of undergraduate and graduate classes in biology and chemistry. He also works with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute outreach program for high school teachers and students. Prior to graduate school, he taught biology, genetics, and chemistry at Phillips Exeter Academy.

Philip Mallinson, Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, NH

Philip started his math teaching career in 1970 at a tiny private school, now defunct, in Vermont. From there he went to the University of Washington in Seattle to earn a license to teach mathematics. He was an instructor briefly at the University of Washington and then taught at a private school in Seattle until 1994. At this point Tom Seidenberg lured him to Exeter where he has been ever since. He has been active with the geometry team of the Woodrow Wilson workshops in the 80's and 90's and also with the Park City Math Institute since its inception.

Laura Marshall, Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, NH

Laura has been a high school mathematics teacher in independent schools for 14 years. After completing a M.S. in statistics, she began teaching AP Statistics in 1996, the first year of the exam. She has been involved in the AP readings since 1998, both as a reader and a table leader. Her primary interest is incorporating technology into problem solving and activities into statistics. You may see Laura running around campus chasing her children, ages 9 and 6, or her chocolate lab, Rosie.

Chris Matlack, Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, NH

Chris has a BS in Wildlife Ecology from the University of Vermont and an MSc in Biology from Acadia University in Canada. In between earning these degrees, he served in the Central African Republic for two years as a Peace Corps fishery biologist. He has taught biology and ecology in independent schools for the past 25 years both at Phillips Exeter and at Hackley School in Tarrytown, New York. He has been a dorm head, coach and department chair. In addition, Chris has lead biology field trips for students to the Caribbean, Galapagos Islands and the Amazon.

R. J. McDaniel, Germantown Academy, Germantown, PA

R. J. received a BS in Civil Engineering from the University of Kansas, but swiftly moved to Yosemite National Park and never became an engineer. His initial foray into education was as a mathematics teacher and director of student activities at a boarding school in Ontario. His love of games and competition continually impacts his approach to teaching mathematics. R. J. has lived in Washington, Kansas, Louisiana, California, Canada, Germany, and for the past four years has resided in the greater Philadelphia area where he teaches Geometry, Algebra II and Precalculus at Germantown Academy.

Paul Myers, Woodward Academy, Atlanta, GA

Paul has taught all levels of high school mathematics for over 35 years, including 5 years in East Africa. Since 1979, e has taught at Woodward Academy in College Park, Georgia. Paul conducts workshops and makes presentations nationally as an AP Statistics consultant for the Southern Region of the College Board and a Fathom consultant for Key Curriculum Press. Most of his activity ideas surface while kayaking or playing the piano.

Ira Nirenberg, Benjamin Franklin High School, New Orleans, LA (retired)

Ira worked for Shell Oil as a geophysicist for six years prior to entering the teaching field. From 1985 to 2005 he taught at Benjamin Franklin High School in New Orleans, LA. 2006-2007 academic year was spent at University of Chicago Laboratory Schools and Lusher High School in 2009. Ira has taught AP Physics C & B, Astronomy, and first through fourth year mathematics. He has also taught in Hong Kong and in Australia. He has written two books, Living With Math and The and The Fraction ThinkBook. This will be his 11th year at the Anja S. Greer Conference.

Eugene Olmstead, Elmira Free Academy, Elmira, NY (retired)

Gene Olmstead has been using a graphing calculator in the teaching of precalculus and other courses since 1988. Gene has been a leader at the Anja S. Greer Conference and a T^3 Instructor for many years. He has given many workshops at conferences and has written materials on the use of technology in the classroom.

Larry Ottman, Haddon Heights High School, Haddon Heights, NJ

Larry has taught mathematics for 21 years in southern New Jersey, where he lives with his partner (an artist), and their two daughters. He is a Presidential and Radio Shack Awardee, and has a master’s degree in Educational Technology Leadership. To keep both sides of his brain working, Larry also has a degree in piano performance and enjoys finding connections between mathematics, art, and architecture. Recently, Larry was one of 20 teachers to be the first to visit the Galapagos Islands as part of a program to integrate environmental topics with instruction in all disciplines.

Richard Parris, Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, NH

For more than three decades, Rick has been living at Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire, where he teaches mathematics, coaches, and supervises a dormitory. For fifteen years, much of his spare time was spent working on the American Mathematics Competitions for the MAA, but now he has his hands full maintaining his public-domain software, available in a dozen foreign languages.

Tom Reardon, Austintown Fitch High School and Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH

Tom has been teaching for 35 years and is the mathematics chair at Fitch High School. He has been doing professional development in mathematics technology since 1995. His specialties are SMART Boards, graphing technologies (he is a T^3 national instructor), and Computer Algebra Systems. For the past three and a half years, Tom has been working on the development of TI-Nspire, including the emulator for it. This school year, Tom has been one of the pilot sites for TI-Nspire Navigator. Tom often speaks at NCTM national and regional conferences, and at national and regional T3 conferences.

Casey Roehrig, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

Casey is a PhD candidate in biology at Harvard University. She studies cell fate specification during embryonic development in the model nematode C. elegans. Her teaching experience while at Harvard includes serving as a teaching fellow for an introductory genetics course as well as an interdisciplinary introduction to fundamental concepts in biology and chemistry, and working with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute outreach programs for high school students and teachers.

Lew Romagnano, The Metropolitan State College of Denver, Denver, CO

Lew taught high school mathematics from 7th grade to AP Calculus for 14 years, and has been teaching at the Metropolitan State College of Denver since 1991. His professional development experience includes 12 years as a Woodrow Wilson Foundation summer workshop instructor and over 100 courses, workshops and conference presentations around the country. Lew has published widely on reform-oriented curriculum and instruction, teacher learning, and assessment. He serves on the Mathematical Sciences Academic Advisory Committee of the College Board.

Carmel Schettino, Emma Willard School, Troy, NY

Carmel has taught in independent schools for 19 years and is currently a doctoral student at the University at Albany. Carmel's research interests include gender equity and social justice issues in mathematics education, pedagogical and instructional methods centered on Problem-Based Learning and cognitive apprenticeship, as well as technological implications for teaching mathematics. Carmel has consulted for a number of schools and presented for the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools with respect to Problem-Based Learning in the Secondary Mathematics Classroom.

Philip Todd, Saltire Software, Tigard, OR

Philip Todd is the President and CTO of Saltire Software. Founded in 1989, the company develops mathematical software, most recently the algebra and geometry systems for the Casio Classpad calculator. Philip has been Principal Investigator on several NSF SBIR grants. This research has directly resulted in the Geometry Expressions program. Before founding Saltire Software, Philip was a Principal Software Engineer at Tektronix. He has Masters Degrees from Cambridge University and Georgia Tech, and a PhD from Dundee University.

Ayana Touval, Montgomery College, Rockville, MD

Ayana earned her MS degree from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She teaches at Montgomery College and occasionally finds herself on special assignment in the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School. She has written several articles published in the Mathematics Teacher. Ayana gave many workshops on the kinesthetic approach to teaching mathematics. The most recent ones are the courses on teaching geometry here at Exeter.

Megan West, Leigh Technology Academy, Dartford, Kent, UK

Megan is currently teaching in the UK after 9 years teaching in Western Australia. She is currently vice-principal at the Leigh Technology Academy in Kent. Megan has an interest in traveling and showing students the relevance of mathematics in history and every day life. She has a particular interest in the Enigma machine and World War 1.

Ray Williams, St Mark's Anglican Community School, Perth, Western Australia

Ray has been a teacher of mathematics and science for the past 40 years and is currently the Head of Mathematics at St Mark's Anglican Community School in Perth, Western Australia. As well as presenting at international and national conferences, he has presented workshops to teachers and parents in Learning Technologies and is a regular presenter at the Mathematics Association of Western Australia on teaching mathematics with technology.

Vicki Wood, Woodward Academy, Atlanta, GA

Vicki has taught high school mathematics for 10 years in North Carolina and Georgia, and since 2001 has been at Woodward Academy in College Park, Georgia. She currently is teaching Algebra 2, Discrete Math, and AP Statistics and is a Math Team coach. Vicki's professional interests are using activities and technology to enhance her students conceptual understanding.