Peter Murdock - Director of Operations

Lori Achille - Language Arts Teacher 

Mrs. Achille teaches English reading and writing at Lyndon Academy. She is a certified Pre-K through five and sixth through twelve English teacher. She holds degrees in English, history, and education from Ohio State University. She has over fourteen years of experience in early childhood education.

Mrs. Achille's experience and course work is not limited to "Motivating the Early Reader," "Early Literacy Development," "Teaching The Gifted Student," "Teaching Students with Dyslexia," "Teaching the ADD/ADHD Student," and "Speech and Language Delays."  She is also trained in the Orton-Gillingham Multi-sensory Methodology.

For more information about Lyndon Academy's Language Arts in English program contact Mrs. Achille at  This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

 Michelle Carter - Science Teacher
Ms. Carter teaches science at Lyndon Academy. She is entering her third year of teaching at Lyndon Academy. Ms. Carter graduated from the University of West Georgia with a Bachelors Degree in Earth Science for Secondary Education. She is a Georgia certified science teacher. She has experience in elementary education as well as middle and high school education. Ms. Carter is also a member of the NSTA (National Science Teachers Association) were she stays up to date on current topics and education in the science field.
 
For more information about Lyndon Academy's science programs contact Ms. Carter at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Lara Landinez - Math & Social Studies Teacher

Mrs. Landinez holds a bachelor's degree from Lynn University and a Master's Degree in Education in Curriculum and Leadership. She will be teaching math to 1st through 4th grade students and social studies to 2nd grade students.

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Katherine Mattice - Art & Music Teacher

Mrs. Mattice is a recent graduate of Kennesaw State University where she received her Bachelors Degree in Music Education and her Dance Minor. She studied voice during her academic career from top professional vocal instructors. While most of her training is of the classical genre, she also spent three years studying vocal jazz. She sang with the KSU Chorale and the KSU Jazz Ensemble. She is a certified music teacher for grades Pre-K though 12 in the State of Georgia. Most of her teaching methods include the pedagogic method of Carl Orff, which later became known as Orff-Schulwerk. The music is elemental and combines movement, singing, playing, improvisation. Katie is a member of the Music Educators National Chapter, and the Atlanta Area Chapter American Orff-Schulwerk Association.

Alex Mosley - P. E. Teacher& Athletic Director

Alex Mosley graduated from Mars Hill College, Mars Hill North Carolina with a BS in Physical Education with a Minor in Business Administration.  Alex attended Mars Hill College on a soccer scholarship and was a 4 year starter in the NCAA, after college he played for 4 seasons in the USL for three different franchises and one season in the PASL, and has been the Assistant Soccer Coach and Recruiting Coordinator at Oglethorpe University since 2005, as well as a select staff coach at North Atlanta Soccer Association.  He holds a USSF National B License, USSF National Youth License, NSCAA Premier Diploma, and a NSCAA National Goalkeeping Diploma.

Andrea Rafanelli - Language Arts and Social Studies Teacher

Mrs. Rafanelli is currently in her tenth year of teaching, having come to us from a Cherokee County Middle School where she taught for two years after previously teaching gifted education at a North Fulton Middle School. She holds her Bachelor of Arts in Government and Politics from the University of Maryland, where she had various political internships, including the Congressional Liaison for the Embassy of Australia. She also holds her Master of Science in Secondary Education and Social Studies from Long Island University.  

Mrs. Rafanelli is certified to teach Elementary Education, Social Studies 6-12 and is certified in gifted education. During her time in the classroom, she has been officially deemed the expert in differentiating for the gifted and high achieving classroom and has been asked to work with other teachers on this endeavor. She will be teaching social studies and language arts at Lyndon Academy this year. 

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Michelle Ragghianti - Language Arts, Math, and Science/Social Studies Teacher

Ms. Ragghianti is a graduate of North Georgia College and State University.  She received a Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education/Special Education and holds a Reading Endorsement. Ms. Ragghianti will be teaching the Junior Kindergarten (math/science/social studies), Kindergarten (math), and Second Grade (language arts).

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 Ingrid Suarez - Spanish Teacher

Mrs. Suarez is Lyndon Academy's Spanish teacher. As an integral part of Lyndon's trilingual program, she is responsible for teaching Spanish to students in Junior Kindergarten through second grade.

She formerly taught Spanish for two years in Cobb County. She holds a bachelor degree in elementary education and childhood psychology from the Instituto Cristo Rey in Argentina. She also holds a degree in Medical Nutrition from the Cordoba School of Medicine in Argentina. She is currently working on her ESOL endorsment from Georgia.

For more information about Lyndon Academy's Spanish Language Arts program contact Mrs. Suarez at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

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Laura Wang - Mandarin Teacher

At Lyndon Academy foreign language is a large part of the core academics. It is important to prepare for the global economy ahead, and it is equally important to develop critical thinking skills. Studies show that teaching foreign languages early in life will expedite and improve cognitive thinking.  

Mrs. Wang is a first year teacher of Mandarin at Lyndon Academy. She will teach 1st through 4th grade Mandarin. She has taught Mandarin at the Atlanta Contemporary Chinese Academy at Emory University since 2006. She has a bachelors degree from Northeastern University, Dalian, China and a master's degree from Tohoku Gakuin University, Sendai, Japan.

For more information about Lyndon Academy's Chinese Language Arts program contact Mrs. Wang at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . 

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Aleathea Ostman - Teacher's Assistant

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Scarlet Hayes - Food Service Manager

Ms. Hayes manages the lunch and food service at Lyndon Academy. She is a graduate of the Gwinnett Technical College School of Culinary Arts. She is also a certified nutritionist. She formerly worked for Cherokee County Schools. 

For more information about Lyndon Academy's meal plan and food service contact Ms. Hayes at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . 

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