Susan Baumann, Ed.D.
Dr. Susan Baumann has an undergraduate degree in Social Studies Education and graduate degrees in Reading, Curriculum and Instruction. She serves as the Social Studies Department Director and has taught at Richland Northeast since 1981. She began teaching A.P. U.S. History in 1986. Dr. Baumann has been awarded fellowships to study abroad: Fulbright Summer Seminar in Egypt (American University in Cairo), Japan Institute for Social and Economic Affairs (Japan), Atlantic Canada Institute (University of Maine), Ottawa and Montreal Institute (Duke University). She has also participated in a National Endowment for the Humanities Institute on Islam (Princeton University) and a National Geographic Teacher Institute (Washington, DC). Dr. Baumann traveled to Kirov, Russia in 1995 and 1997 to adopt her oldest two children.
Ginger Belka, M.Ed.
Joseph Eberlin, M.Ed.earned his Bachelor of Arts ('96) and two Masters of Education ('01, ‘10) from the University of South Carolina. In 2006, he completed his National Board Certification, and he was honored as Richland Northeast’s Teacher of the Year for the 2007-2008 school year. Mr. Eberlin has spent his fifteen years of teaching in Richland School District Two and is in his fourth year as the Northeast’s Magnet Director. Currently, he teaches Horizon Pre-AP English 2, PCA Advanced Fiction, and PCA Advanced Poetry.
Wendy Lucas
Lindsay Nadel Rabin, M.A.
Lindsay Rabin is a proud graduate of Richland Northeast High School. She earned her Bachelors in American Political Science from the University of Georgia, as well as her Masters Degree in American Political Science from the University of Georgia. After working on several political campaigns, as well as a brief stint in Washington, DC working as a lobbyist, she moved with her husband to Augusta, Georgia. She taught two years at Harlem High School. She has taught for the past four years at Richland Northeast in the Horizon Program. She enjoys working with students, building relationships with students, and getting students prepared to ace their AP Exam. Outside of school, she can be found with her family, friends, and cute dog, Knish.
Dean Roof, Ph.D.
Dr. Roof completed his BA in English from Shorter College in Rome, Georgia; his Master’s degree in English from Winthrop University in Rock Hill, S.C.; and his Ph.D. in Secondary Education with a concentration in English from the University of South Carolina. Initially active in student activities, he devotes most of his time to professional development and serves on various school and district committees. He helped begin the Horizon Magnet Program in 1992 and taught English I for several years. In 1999 he began teaching AP English IV Literature and Composition to magnet seniors.
Stephen Stokes, M.A.T
Virginia Tate Virginia Tate teaches both AP Language and Composition and Horizon Research in the Horizon program. She graduated from Columbia College with a BA in English and a minor in education. Additionally she holds a Master’s of Education degree in gifted education from the University of Missouri. In her years at Richland Northeast High School, Ms. Tate has been involved in a number of clubs and organizations and was instrumental in the implementation of the advisory program during the 2009-2010 school year. She has also served as the common reader for the Horizon Project for several years. Ms. Tate also teaches English 3 CP and HSAP Prep.
