Chief Greg Erdely served in Public Safety for 28 years. Chief Erdely began his career by volunteer firefighting in Forsyth County before joining Cherokee County Fire & Emergency Services full time in 1995. He is certified as NPQ Firefighter I & II, Fire Officer I, Fire Instructor I, licensed Georgia Emergency Medical Technician, HAZMAT Operations, EOC Management and Operations, High Angle Ropes 1 thru 4 and Georgia Capstone-EMA. After 22 years with Cherokee County Fire & Emergency Services and progressing through each rank, Chief Erdely retired as Division Chief of Field Operations in 2017. Chief Erdely has also substituted in Forsyth County and is a football coach at Vickery Creek since 2007 and previously coached lacrosse at West Forsyth. He attended St. John’s University in Queens, New York where he received his Bachelor of Science in Business Management. Chief Erdely has been a teacher with Alliance Academy for Innovation since 2018. He is the lead teacher in the firefighting pathway and co teacher in the Healthcare pathway. Currently, he resides in Cumming with his wife, Wendy and has a daughter, Nikki and son, AJ.

I was a PE/Health teacher and coach for 7 years prior to going to the Fire & EMS department in Clayton County.  After 15 years I returned to teaching in order to pass on my knowledge and experience I obtained in the industry.  This is my 6th year in Forsyth County and I was fortunate enough to be able to come to Alliance Academy to start the Healthcare & First Responder Pathway.  I have a B.S. PE/Health, M.S. Sports Psychology, and Ed.S in Curriculum Development.  My husband is a retired Fire Fighter and my son is in college.  I am very passionate about what I teach and love instilling that same passion in my students.