Hall of Fame 2018
Adrienne Alexander, Class of 1996
B.Attorney and business strategist – representing clients in corporate, advertising and technology sectors, along with music sports, television and motion picture industries
Strategic Counsel and Creative Liaison, Proctor & Gamble’s My Black is Beautiful consumer awareness platform
Oversaw brand development and corporate sponsorship for Indy Racing League
Independent television producer of BET’s Mancave
B.S. in Marketing – Florida A&M University; M.B.A. – Florida A&M University; J.D. – Georgetown University Law Center
Chamblee High School- Senior Class President, Basketball Cheerleading, National Honor Society, Band, Beta Club, French Club, Student Council
Jean Coleman, Staff
Chamblee Charter High School Administrative Assistant, 2005 – 2016
Founder and Executive Director, “Chamblee Cares” – non-profit for mental wellness and prevention of suicides, 2016 – present
Chamblee High School parent volunteer, 1993 – 2001
Instrumental in bringing High School Fast Pitch Softball to the State of Georgia
Mentor, friend, and confidante to faculty, staff, and students
B.S. in Network Management and Communications – DeVry University
Dr. Sathya Silva, Class of 2004
Senior Human Performance Investigator, National Transportation Safety Board – Office of Aviation Safety, 2016 – present
Pilot and Flight Instructor
NASA – Data Processing Flight Controller for Space Shuttle, 2005
Authored and published many papers on Aeronautics and Astronautics
NASA Aeronautics Scholarship Award to MIT, 2013
B.S. in Aerospace Engineering – Georgia Institute of Technology; Master of Science in Aeronautics and Astronautics – Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ph.D in Aeronautics and Astronautics – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Chamblee High School- German Club, National Honor Society, Soccer, Beta Club
Jay Stewart, Class of 1983
Renown “Boss Clown” for Ringling Bros. Greatest Show on Earth
Performed as a stooge in The Three Stooges, Live! , MGM Grand at Las Vegas
Writer, producer and performer for: The Walt Disney World Theme Park, The McDonald’s Corporation, The Big Apple Circus, and Feld Inc. (producers of The Greatest Show on Earth)
Clown Coach for Circus Smirkus, Vermont’s International Award Winning Youth Circus
Supervisor and Dr. Mhrahfhauer Clown for The Laughter League, a team of variety artists and clowns at Boston Children’s Hospital.
B.A. in Speech and Theatre – West Georgia College; Master in Theatre – Wake Forest University
Chamblee High School- Blue and Gold Newspaper (Editor), Spanish Club
Colonel (retired) Garland H Williams, PhD, Class of 1977
Colonel (ret), United States Army, 28 years
Garrison Commander of US Army Garrison – Japan
Military Advisor, Assistant Secretary of Army – Pentagon
Assistant Professor – United States Military Academy
Published 2 books – Engineering Peace and Perspectives on Leadership
International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame, 2015
B.A. in Pre-Law/Journalism – Auburn University; Master of Arts in Political Science – Duke University; Doctorate of Philosophy in Political Science – Duke University
Chamblee High School- Student Council, Tennis, Beta Club, National Honor Society
Coach Ed Winterstein, Faculty
Teacher, Coach, Mentor, 1968 to present
Longest Active Wrestling Coach in the State of Georgia, 1968 – present
National Wrestling Hall of Fame, 2005
DeKalb Schools Trailblazer Award, 2018
Gene Collier Award, Georgia Wrestling Officials Association
Georgia Athletic Coaches Association Coach of the Year
DeKalb County Coach of the Year, 5 times
Dunwoody High School Hall of Fame, 2011
B.S. in History – Appalachian State University