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About Rachel Experience Rachel Caldwell is an Irish citizen who was raised and educated in the United Kingdom. She has been working in the education field for over 30 years, beginning in inner city London and later moving on to teach in multiple countries includingthe Dominican Republic, Turkey, Italy, China, South Africa, Ukraine, and now […]

About Peter Peter Welch hails from Nottingham in the UK. He has spent his career working in educational institutions all over the world. After studying history at Cambridge University, he worked first as a voluntary English teacher in Lesotho and then in Ghana in Africa. He taught History and English in the UK before moving […]

About Viktor Viktor Novakovski has been a teacher, assistant principal, principal, assistant director and director since 1999. He has taught Economics and Psychology, founded speech and debate models, coached sports and mentored service activities. He has an EdM in Educational Leadership, Policy and Politics, and an MA in Private School Leadership from Teachers College, Columbia […]

About Melanie Melanie Kempe joined AISB in 2021 as an MYP/DP English teacher and was excited to be moving back into a leadership role as the MYP Coordinator role and, starting this year, the Secondary School Principal. Melanie has spent the last 16 years as an international educator working in secondary schools with a variety […]

About Aliza Aliza Robinson joined AISB in 2016. She has been an IB educator for twelve years, previously holding roles including MYP and DP English teacher, Head of English, and Extended Essay Coordinator at AISB, Atlanta International School, and Asociacion Escuelas Lincoln (in Buenos Aires). Aliza grew up in Las Vegas and received her BA […]

About Russell Russell Croft  will be joining AISB in August 2022. Originally a PE teacher, Russ has experience in a number of Pastoral and Leadership roles including Department Head, AD, IB Coordinator, Head of Sixth Form, Head of Year and Dean of Students. Until June 2021, Russ was the Secondary Principal at AAS Sofia. He […]

About David David Hughes has spent the last seven years at AISB, coordinating the athletics and activities department before moving into this new role as Middle School Vice-Principal. He has spent the last 18 years in education working in primary schools as a classroom teacher and in secondary schools as PE teacher. David has a […]

About Courtney Courtney Hughes has spent the last 12 years at AISB. She has been a grade 1, 2 and 3 homeroom teacher, literacy coach, language coordinator and PYP Coordinator.  She has a Master’s of Teaching from Fordham University and a Postgraduate Certificate of Educational Administration from George Washington University.  Courtney has a love for […]

About Deborah Deborah Gordon is a New Zealander who has been at AISB for four years.  She has been a Homeroom teacher in every Elementary grade level, a Literacy Coordinator and a Head of Grade. Deborah has worked in the role of Vice Principal for the past seven years. She is a certified trainer in […]

About Jane Jane Cooper is originally from the North of England. Prior to working at AISB, Jane had a varied teaching career and was most recently the Elementary Principal of a large PYP Elementary School in Thailand. Jane is joined at AISB by her husband who works within the Diploma programme at AISB. She is […]