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Meet Our Faculty & Staff

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Linda Murdock

Head of School

"People often say, "I'll be happy when..." Being happy does not mean to always get what you want. Happiness comes when you love what you have and you are grateful for it."

Bachelor's, Master's

Lycoming College, State University of New York

Years of Experience: 55

lmurdock@lyndonacademy.org

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Lara Landinez

Assistant Head of School

"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be

felt with the heart."

- Helen Keller

Bachelor's, Master's

Lynn University, Argosy University

Years of Experience: 15

llandinez@lyndonacademy.org

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Peter Murdock

COO & CFO

"Live life by laughing a lot, dreaming big... when you fall, get up and run faster. Life is not about me, it's about the people that surround me."

Bachelor's

Bentley University

Years of Experience: 22

pmurdock@lyndonacademy.org

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Dawn Schooley

Director of Admissions

Student Activities Dir

"Our job is not to prepare students for something. Our job is to help students prepare themselves for anything."

- A.J. Julianin

Associates

North Metro Technical College

Years of Experience: 16

dschooley@lyndonacademy.org

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Alicia Rose

Business Mgr/Co-Admissions Dir

"Try not to worry about things

that are out of your control."

Georgia State University

Years of Experience: 1

arose@lyndonacademy.org

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Chuck Wilson

Athletic Director & PE Teacher

"Never waste a failure"

- Nick Saban

Bachelor's, Masters

Troy State

Kennesaw State

Years of Experience: 35

chuck.wilson@lyndonacademy.org

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Ramona Bryant

Science Teacher

"Believe in your dreams, no matter how impossible they seem."

- Walt Disney

Bachelor's, Master's

Mississippi Valley State University

Years of Experience: 20

rbryant@lyndonacademy.org

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Eric Burin

History Teacher

"Good, better, best. Never let it rest. Until your good is better and your better is best."

- Tim Duncan

Bachelor's, Master's

The Bowling Green State University, Kennesaw State University

Years of Experience: 18

eburin@lyndonacademy.org

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Sue Coll

Spanish Teacher

"No one should have to choose one language and culture over the other, because having both is undeniably better than having just one."

Bachelor's

Liceo de Artes en Puerto Rico

Years of Experience: 20

scoll@lyndonacademy.org

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Sandy Delenick

English Teacher

"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen

or even touched -

They must be felt with the heart."

- Helen Keller

Bachelor's, Master's

McDaniel College, Loyola College

Years of Experience: 44

sdelenick@lyndonacademy.org

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Jasmine Dernehl

Drama Director

"Creativity takes courage."

- Henri Matisse

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Diana Dowd

Mandarin Teacher

The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your potential...these are the keys that will unlock the door to

personal excellence."

- Confucius

Bachelor's, Master's

Kennesaw State University

Years of Experience: 16

ddowd@lyndonacademy.org

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Robin Gant

Science Teacher

"Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world."

- Harriet Tubman

Bachelor's

Kennesaw State University

Years of Experience: 30

rgant@lyndonacademy.org

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Dr. Barbara Gardner

English Teacher

"Iron Sharpens Iron"

- Class Motto

Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate

Georgia State University

Years of Experience: 20

bgardner@lyndonacademy.org

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Janet Gillam

Language Arts Teacher

"Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours."

- John Locke

Bachelor's

Ohio University

Years of Experience: 23

jgillam@lyndonacademy.org

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Catalina Herron

Spanish Teacher

"In the end only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you"

- Gautam Buddha

Bachelor's

 

La Salle University in Columbia

Years of Experience: 14

cherron@lyndonacademy.org

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Christine Hill

Math Teacher

"Teaching kids to count is fine, but teaching them what counts is best."

- Bob Talbert

Bachelor's, Master's

North Georgia College

Years of Experience: 7

chill@lyndonacademy.org

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Ashlei Jarrette

Junior K Teacher

"A child's life is like a piece of paper on which every person leaves a mark."

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Michelle Koenig

Music Director

"Where words fail, music speaks."

- Hans Christian Andersen

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Nancy Lee

Mandarin Teacher

People at birth are naturally good. Their natures are similar; their habits become different. If, negligently, not taught, their nature deteriorates. The right way to teach, is with absolute concentration... Jade that has not been polished cannot be used. Person that has not been studied cannot know righteousness."

- Three-Character Classic Poem by Wang Yinglin

Bachelor's, Master's

Thomas Jefferson University, University of Pennsylvania

Years of Experience: 23

nlee@lyndonacademy.org

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Amanda Lough

Math Teacher

"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn."

- Benjamin Franklin

Bachelor's

Kennesaw State University

Years of Experience: 13

alough@lyndonacademy.org

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Henry Olgesby

Math Teacher

"Teaching kids to count is fine, teaching them what counts is best."

- Bob Talbert

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Lissette Perez

Paraprofessional

"Keep your face always toward the sunshine, and shadows will fall behind you."

- Walt Whitman

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Goldie Robinson

Art Teacher

"Art has the role in education of helping children become like themselves instead of more

like everyone else."

- Sydney Gurewitz Clemens

Bachelor's, Master's

Yeshiva University,

Columbia University

Years of Experience: 11

grobinson@lyndonacademy.org

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Bobbie Spamer

Social Studies Teacher

"Education is the key to unlocking the world, a passport to freedom."

- Oprah Winfrey