Tammy Dunn - Vice President for Academic Affairs
Tammy is a 28 year career educator. The first 17 years of her career were spent in science classrooms in Tennessee and Hoover, Alabama, teaching biology, chemistry, physics and AP biology. In 2007, she went to work as the science supervisor for Jefferson County Schools where she facilitated the curriculum, instruction, professional learning, and assessment for 6 - 12 science education in 14 high schools and their feeder middle schools. While working with Jefferson County schools, Tammy helped manage the A+ College Ready grant program, and in 2010, she became the Program Manager for A+ College Ready. In 2013, she went to serve as the Chief Academic Officer for Mathematics and Science for Hoover City Schools, and in 2016 returned to A+ College Ready as the Chief Academic Officer.
Tammy earned a bachelor's degree from the University of North Alabama, a master's degree from the University of Alabama in Birmingham, and an Education Specialist's Degree from Samford University, where she currently serves as an adjunct teacher for the School of Education.
Tammy achieved certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) in 1999 and renewed the certification in 2009. She has mentored over 100 teachers who have undergone the NBPTS certification process. She currently serves on the NBPTS board of directors. She received the 2001 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science Teaching and the 2003 Alabama Teacher of the Year.
Tammy and her husband Ray love to travel and play golf. The joy of her life is enjoying her family, especially her two granddaughters, Ava and Olivia.
Teri has spent the last 33 years involved with public education in Alabama, then retired from the classroom and began working with A+ College Ready. Her classroom experience includes teaching high school English, grades 9-12 and AP literature and Composition in diverse educational settings from urban to rural to magnet.
Carrie serves as the A+ College Ready Statistics Consultant. She also teaches full time at Buckhorn High School in the Madison County School System. She has been a secondary mathematics teacher for twenty years and currently teaches AP Statistics, Discrete Mathematics, and Algebra with Finance.
Melissa has served as the executive assistant for A+ College Ready since 2015. She earned a B.A. in Anthropology and Master of Public Health, both from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Her passion for the education field stems from her upbringing in a small, rural town. She graduated from Fayetteville High School in Sylacauga, AL, and is encouraged by the opportunities the A+ program offers to so many students in similar settings.
Matt has taught AP Biology for over 20 years and AP Physics for over 5, and is currently the Science Content Director for A+ College Ready. He has presented at numerous AP professional development conferences and Saturday study sessions across the state.
Katherine joined A+ College Ready as the Training Manager in 2016. Prior to joining our team, she worked in the legal profession while pursuing a long-held interest in education and completing an M.Ed from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Jenifer joined the A+ team in 2014, serving as its Finance Manager. Prior to that, she worked with Southern Company in various roles for sixteen years- the last six years as a Budget Analyst. Jenifer earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree and MBA from South University.Originally from Spring Hill, Florida, Jenifer now lives in Elmore County with her husband LaDon. They have four children, two of whom are currently in college, and one proudly serving in the Alabama National Guard. She enjoys reading and volunteering in her community in her spare time.
Mallory serves as the 6-10 Science Content Director for A+ College Ready. Prior to joining A+, Mallory served nine years in the classroom teaching physical science while also serving in various roles with student leadership, and as an A+ Coordinator. She began working for A+ as part of the 6th and 8th grade curriculum development teams and became a Laying the Foundation and A+ summer institute trainer. Additionally, she is an AMSTI presenter.
Dieatra taught World History, U.S. History, U.S. Government, Economics and AP U.S. History for several years and served as the Graduation Coach at Northview High School before joining the A+ team. She also served as Social Studies Instructional Coach and supported both school and district level initiatives. Additionally, she served a summer instructor for history classes for the Upward Bound Program at Troy University and as an adjunct professor for Troy University’s College of Education.
Lee Ann is a 20-year veteran of the Birmingham City School system where she taught everything from Algebra I to AP Statistics and AP Calculus. She served as the AP math lead teacher for the district. She has been a National Math and Science Initiative / Laying The Foundation trainer for over five years and also presents at Saturday study sessions, ACT study sessions, and is AMSTI trained. She is married and has two daughters.
Kitty has taught AP Calculus AB and BC for over 20 years, and is currently the Math Content Director for A+ College Ready. She has served as an AP Calculus Reader, have presented at state, regional, and national conferences on math education and is a "Laying The Foundation" (LTF) presenter.
Candice received my B.A. in International Studies from the University of South Alabama in May 2015. In college, she found her passion for service through Greek life. After graduating, she applied for AmeriCorps Building Communities, Bettering Lives program hosted by the YWCA of Central Alabama. Throughout her two-year position in AmeriCorps, she served with Girls on the Run in Birmingham, assisting with program coordination and general office management. She was able to act as a mentor and coach to more than 120 young women over 4 seasons.Candice strives to enable our future leaders through education and emotional intelligence. She enjoys the Birmingham Museum of Art, downtown's upcoming social scene, and exercising at Railroad Park.
John joined the A+ team in 2015 to serve in a consulting capacity, primarily as a liaison between A+ College Ready and schools involved in the program. Prior to that, John served as a teacher and administrator in the Albertville, Arab, and Guntersville City School Systems. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Auburn University in 1986, a Master's degree in Education from the University of Alabama Birmingham in 1988, and an Educational Specialist degree from the University of Alabama in 1998.
Tara is the AP U.S. Government and Politics Content Manager, and the AP Government teacher and IB History teacher at Fairhope High School in Fairhope, Alabama. She has also taught AP U.S. History at Fairhope.
Rhonda has taught social studies in Alabama for 33 years and is currently the Social Studies Content Director for A+ College Ready. She is a graduate of Etowah High School and earned a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree from Jacksonville State University. She taught her first AP course in 1986 and has since taught AP United States History at Saks High School in Calhoun County, at Hillcrest High School in Tuscaloosa County and at Bob Jones High School in Madison County. In 1998, she began teaching at Homewood High School, where she taught AP United States History and in 2006 added AP United States Government and Politics. She has served as an AP exam reader and a consultant leading AP Summer Institutes.
Hannah received a B.S. in Biology from Birmingham-Southern College in May 2016. After graduating, she committed to a year of AmeriCorps service with Impact America. During her time as an AmeriCorps member, she participated in a range of service initiatives including volunteer income tax preparation, vision screenings for children, a debate program for Birmingham city middle school students, and an AP summer workshop for Tuscaloosa high school students.
Kanita became a Laying the Foundation/ NMSI ELA teacher in 2014 and joined A+ College Ready as a teacher trainer in 2016. Since joining the organization, she has trained teachers in Ohio, Michigan, Texas, Pennsylvania and Alabama.
Pam joined A+ College Ready in June of 2015 as the English Content Manager. She is a twenty-year veteran English teacher who has taught in both Georgia and Alabama public schools where her primary teaching roles have been freshman English and AP Language and Composition. She has served as an AP study session presenter, and is also a certified Laying The Foundation trainer. She was named Elmore County Teacher of the Year for Secondary Schools for 2015-2016.
Kim joined the A+ team in 2018, having worked in various support staff roles at Informations Transport Solutions and Caddell Construction. She is a Mississippi State University graduate with a Bachelors in Business Administration.Kim grew up in Memphis, Tennessee, and now calls Wetumpka her home with her husband, Michael. They have two children, one in college and one who will graduate from high school soon. She enjoys spending time with her family and friends, traveling to high school sporting events, and reading.
Carol began teaching high school in 2007, embarking on a second career after working in the computer industry for 20+ years. She is currently teaching computer science full-time at the Alabama School of Fine Arts, in Birmingham, Alabama, and serving as the A+ College Ready Computer Science Content Specialist.Carol graduated from the Rochester Institute of Technology with a degree in Computational Mathematics. She then was employed in just about every aspect of the computer industry, doing both scientific and business programming. In addition to being a programmer, she has been a designer, analyst, system administrator, database administrator, technical architect, corporate trainer and curriculum developer. But, she always wanted to teach, so she studied Secondary Mathematics Education at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She has been a College Board pilot teacher for the AP CS Principles course and a Teacher Leader with the CS4Alabama project. CS4Alabama is training in-service teachers in Alabama to teach the APCS Principles course.Carol enjoys working with bright and creative people and the satisfaction of knowing that her work matters.