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.

I have currently been teaching Healthcare and have been an Advisor for HOSA for the past 15 years.  I currently serve on the GA HOSA Competitive Event Management team and have for the past 8 years.  I am in my 2nd year at Alliance teaching the Clinical Lab Pathway.  I came to Alliance after starting the Healthcare/HOSA Program at South Forsyth Middle School for the past 10 years.  Before teaching, I worked in a Microbiology lab and I am a certified Medical Technologist through the American Society of Clinical Pathologists.  I currently hold an associate degree in Laboratory Science,  a bachelor’s degree in Microbiology, and a master’s degree in Curriculum & Instruction.  I have a 19 year old son in his freshman year in college and 3 fur babies. I have a passion for teaching that is rewarding as I get to see my students grow into amazing adults as well as seeing their passion grow as they continue in their journey in Healthcare!

Mike Arguel served in Public Safety for over 18 years. Mr. Arguel began his career in 2005 as a cadet/intern for the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD). From 2008 to 2013, he worked for the San Bruno Police Department, both as a Reserve Police Officer and as a full-time Police Officer. In 2013, Mr. Arguel transferred to the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office as a Deputy Sheriff, working in corrections, courts and eventually patrol, where he was a Field Training Officer (FTO) for new recruits. In 2016, he was promoted to Detective, where he worked in General Crimes, investigating various cases including, homicide, sexual assault, robbery, burglary, trafficking and terrorism-related crimes. 

In 2019, Mr. Arguel was promoted to Sergeant, where he was assigned to corrections, and worked as an Intake Sergeant, Housing Sergeant, and Administrative Sergeant. He was eventually promoted to Detective Sergeant, overseeing the San Francisco International Airport Investigative Unit’s General Crimes, Cargo Theft Task Force (CTTF) and Anti-Terrorism Task Force (ATTF). Mr. Arguel received his Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice Studies and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from California State University, San Francisco. He currently resides in Cumming with his wife, Katie, and his children, Liam and Samantha.