GCM Math Faculty

Math Faculty

J.T. Biddison john.biddison@fcps.edu (703) 714-5308	$biddisonpet$ Currently teaching: Algebra I Part 1 and Algebra I

Tommie Champ Department Co-Chair tommie.champ@fcps.edu (703) 714 - 5597	$champpets$ Mrs. Champ has been teaching for 30+ years and has been at Marshall since 1983. Currently she teaches IB Math SL1 and HL 1 & 2, all calculus based mathematics, which will give you a clue to the meaning of her license plate, "2ND DERV". Originally from Texas, she earned her BS from Texas A&M University and graduated before women were officially admitted to the all-male school. She is certified in math, general science and gifted & talented. Mrs. Champ was awarded a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship in math for summer study at Princeton in 1990. She has given presentations at NCTM and Eisenhower Conferences national meetings and has conducted teacher workshops in several counties and states. Mrs. Champ has also served as a math consultant to the Discovery Channel. Her spare time pleasures are spending time with family including two grandchildren, reading fiction, playing with her Bichons and watching college football.

Rochelle Cohen rochelle.cohen@fcps.edu (703) 714-5121	$cohenpets$ Rochelle Cohen is beginning her first year at Marshall High School. Although she has taught nearly every core subject over the years, this year she teaches Algebra 1 Part 1, and teams Algebra 1 with Coach J.T. Biddison, as well as teaming Geometry with Mrs. Lennon and Ms. Kreshover. Ms. Cohen has served on Math, Language Arts and Yearbook committees and helped facilitate "Family Math Night" and "Art and Author Night" at her previous schools. She graduated from George Mason University with a BA in English and eleven years later received her M.Ed in education/special education from Marymount University. Along the way she developed an appreciation for math and pursued a Highly Qualified Teacher status for secondary math with a special education focus. Before becoming a teacher, Ms. Cohen worked as a technical writer throughout the Washington metro area. A former musician, these days she spends her free time knitting, exploring music genres, and visiting with friends and extended family. Every year she participates in Race for the Cure.

Dianna Dammer dianna.dammer@fcps.edu (703)714-5599	Currently teaching:Pre-IB Algebra II

Pam Davis pamela.davis@fcps.edu (703) 714-5603	Mrs. Pam Davis is in her third year teaching Algebra I and Algebra II at George C. Marshall High School. She also teaches the school's SAT Prep classes. Prior to joining the faculty at Marshall, she taught for three years at a high school in Northeast Mississippi. Mrs. Davis earned her Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing from the University of Mississippi, affectionately known as Ole Miss. During her time at Ole Miss, she could be found tutoring some famous athletes.

Linda Della Corna linda.dellacorna@fcps.edu	Mrs. Della Corna teaches high school math because she loves math, and because she thinks that high school is a fascinating, fun, and important time in young adults’ lives. She is also intrigued with learning— the different ways that people learn, the neuroscience of learning, methods of teaching and learning that are most effective and why, and the role that motivation plays in learning. Before entering K-12 education, Mrs. Della Corna did engineering, technical sales, marketing, training, and management work in the medical device and environmental products and services industries. She taught adults as a corporate trainer for a leading water treatment company. She also taught at the college level while a graduate student at Penn State University, where she earned a BS in Engineering Science and an MS in Bioengineering. This is Mrs. Della Corna’s second year at Marshall. She moved here from Pittsburgh, PA, where she is originally from, with her husband and two children. When not teaching, she manages a busy household, oversees slow-moving home-renovation projects, takes graduate education and math classes, collaborates with a neuroscientist at the NIH, and spends time hosting or travelling to see family and friends which usually involves lots of good food, drink, interesting places and events.

Cheryl Fischer cheryl.fischer@fcps.edu (703) 714- 5612	$fischerpets$ Cheryl Fischer teaches IB SL1 and Pre-IB Geometry. She is the sponsor of the Junior Math League at Marshall and is the co-sponsor of the Class of 2009 with Ms. Fairbanks. Mrs. Fischer has a Master's Degree in Foreign Service from Georgetown University and a B.S. degree in Mathematical Economics from Wake Forest University. She has two kids of her own in elementary school and can be seen attending various and sundry high school, elementary school, and sporting events around the Falls Church area. Go Deacs!

Anna Maria Foulis anna.foulis@fcps.edu (703) 714 - 5545	Currently teaching: Algebra II and IB Math Studies SL

Judy Greenblum Department Co-Chair judy.greenblum@fcps.edu (703) 714-5329	$greenblumpets$ Judy Greenblum teaches Pre-IB Geometry and IB Math SL2. She received her B.A. in mathematics and economics from the State University of New York at Binghamton and her M.S. in Operations Research from the George Washington University. Before becoming a math teacher, Ms. Greenblum worked for many years as a research and network analyst for the government and telecommunications companies. Ms. Greenblum resides in Arlington, VA with her husband, two teenage children and two dogs.

Susan Knowles susan.knowles@fcps.edu (703) 714-5439	$knowlespets$ Currently teaching: Algebra 1, both teamed and self-contained. A native Washingtonian, she has taught for 20+ years. She has a BS from the University of Maryland, with a double major in Elementary and Special Education. Her Masters in Science comes from Johns Hopkins University in Technology for Educators. She is Highly Qualified to teach Math through 12th grade.

Vanessa Kreshover vanessa.kreshover@fcps.edu (703) 714 - 5627	Currently teaching: Geometry (Teamed), Geometry, Pre-IB Advanced Geometry

Sandra Lennon sandra.lennon1@fcps.edu	Sandra Lennon teaches five classes in Geometry, two being team-taught with Ms. Cohen. Ms. Lennon graduated from the University of Utah in Civil Engineering and then decided to pursue Certification as a Math Teacher because she loves math and enjoys working with young adults. She enjoys a variety of interests, including quilting, playing electric guitar (not well!), camping, studying for her General Amateur Radio License, and doing World War II Living History (Reenacting). In addition, her favorite activity is riding her motorcyle, especially in the cooler weather. This is her first year at Marshall, and she is very excited to be a part of the team!

Melissa Nicholson melissa.nicholson@fcps.edu (703) 714 - 5598	$nicholsonpets$ Currently teaching:Algebra II, Trigonometry/Math Analysis

Gail Reaves gail.reaves@fcps.edu (703) 714-5439	$reavespets$ Gail Reaves was formerly known as Gail Hamilton and is beginning her fifteenth year at Marshall High School. Although she has taught everything from English, history, science, and math to Spanish over the years, this year she teaches Geometry and teams Algebra 2 with Mrs. Pam Davis. Throughout her tenure at GCM, Mrs. Reaves has served the Statesmen as lead mentor, cheerleading coach, and class sponsor for the classes of 1999 and 2004. She graduated from Tufts University with a BS in biology and education and later received a graduate degree in counseling and personnel services from the University of Maryland College Park. She worked for years as a guidance counselor in California and the Republic of the Philippines. These days she spends her free time dancing with her new husband, visiting her grown children, reading with her book club, or raising scholarship money with her sorority.

Marla Schnall marla.schnall@fcps.edu	Mrs. Schnall has been teaching math in Fairfax County for 9 years. She is proud to call herself a math geek, a trait she shares with her husband and two children. She has a BA in Russian Studies from Yale University where she also studied Math and Economics. She has been teaching math ever since she was in high school when she had a job as a counselor at a math camp. She has also served for many years on the Fairfax County Math Curriculum Committee. In her spare time, Mrs. Schnall loves to run races and do triathlons. Every year since 2001, she has participated in the Reston Triathlon. This spring she will be running the DC National Half Marathon for the third time.