Sponsors
Mrs. Worthey
Shanique Worthey is a mom, wife, educator, and technologist! She loves anything that supports preparing students of all ages with 21st century skills! Mrs. Worthey founded the McNair Student Technology Team in 2013 to provide students with authentic leadership opportunities and prepare them to be the creators of future careers and technology! The team allows students to share their love and expertise for technology in the classroom as well as the district and state Technology Fairs! She is an alumni of Spelman College (B.A.), Grand Canyon University (M.Ed.) and the University of West Georgia (Ed.S.). Currently, she is pursuing her doctorate (Ed.D.) at Capella University, specializing in Digital Transformation. Mrs. Worthey is also the Instructional Technology teacher for grades K-5 at McNair Discovery Learning Academy, in Decatur, Georgia.
Mrs. Gernazian
Martha Gernazian is from Colombia, South America so Spanish is her native language. She is the mother of two sons and has been in education for over twenty years. She loves instilling Spanish language and culture among her students and getting children involved in learning the Spanish language through songs, dance and games. Ms. Gernazian also takes every opportunity to use technology to facilitate learning and create active engagement among her students. She has a Master’s degree in Counseling along with a Master’s degree in Spanish Literature from Georgia State University.
Mr. Figueras
Antonio Figueras has taught in the DeKalb County School District for the past three years. In addition to teaching, he has established our school’s FIRST Lego Robotics Team, SeaPerch Underwater Robotics Team, Science Olympiad and Future Engineers of America. Before coming to DeKalb, Mr. Figueras spent fifteen years in Aerospace Education at NASA.