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Dr.
Keturah Mills
Head of School
Phone: 727-322-0800 x2129 Cell: 727-504-4222
Email: kmills@academyprep.org
Keturah N. Mills, Ed. D. a native of St. Petersburg, FL, received
a bachelor’s degree in English from Florida State University
in 1985. While serving as an English teacher for Pinellas County schools,
a position she held from 1987-94, Mills earned her Master’s
Degree from Nova University in 1992. In 1999, Mills was granted a
Doctorate in Education degree in Curriculum and Instruction from the
University of Sarasota.
In 1994, Mills joined the faculty of St. Petersburg College where
she served as Post Secondary Communication Instructor, Assistant
Women’s Basketball Coach and National Youth Sport Program
Activity Director until joining Academy Prep in 2002. |
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Gillian Barnes
Director of Development
Phone: 727-322-0800 x2109
Email: gbarnes@academyprep.org
Gillian, who received her BA in Philosophy from Lincoln University,
MO and completed graduate work in International Relations at American
University, is a strong member of Academy Prep’s backbone! Since
joining Academy Prep in 1998, she has served as Volunteer & Activity
Coordinator, taught English, Spanish, And Social Studies, and coached
our tennis and golf teams. Gillian is now the Director of Development,
working with all development efforts as well as overseeing all donation
and volunteer services, and business partnerships for our school. |
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| St. Petersburg Center Faculty
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Shan Anderson
Teacher
Phone: 727-322-0800 x2119
Email: sanderson@academyprep.org
Shan earned her Bachelor’s degree in English Literature from
St. Leo University and she is currently completing her Master’s
in Elementary Education. In the years prior to working for Academy
Prep, she taught in IB programs in the Netherlands and at Williams
IB Middle School in Tampa. At Williams IB, she taught drama, journalism
and advanced Language Arts, as well as, coached girls’ volleyball.
Shan teaches Language Arts to our young ladies and supervises various
student activities. |
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Alex Barnes
Athletic Director
Phone: 727-322-0800 x2104
Email: abarnes@academyprep.org
Alex graduated from Notre Dame with a B.A. in Philosophy and History.
Before coming to Academy Prep, Alex interned at Clay High School in
South Bend, IN as a member of the National Football Foundation. He
was an AmeriCorps teacher at Academy Prep for 2 years. Currently he
serves as the Physical Education teacher, golf coach, baseball coach,
and Athletic Director. |
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Leanne Bayne
Teacher
Phone: 727-322-0800 x2111
Email: lbayne@academyprep.org
Leanne graduated with a B.A. in Visual Arts and Spanish at Eckerd
College in 2000. After working at Academy Prep as an AmeriCorps teacher
and later as an academic teacher, she earned her M.A. in Elementary
Education at USF in 2006.
During her time at Academy Prep, Leanne has taught a variety of subjects
and activities. She is now the boys’ History teacher and enjoys
bringing the past alive for her students. |
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MaryAnn Bunker
Development & Database Administrator
Phone: 727-322-0800 x2140
Email: mabunker@academyprep.org
Mary Ann works as an important member of our development team. Her
expertise comes from 20+ total combined years in database administration,
administrative support, Quality Control-TQM, SPC, internal auditing,
and purchasing/payroll/accounting support. |
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Kristy Craig
AmeriCorps Manager
Phone: 727-322-0800
Email: kcraig@academyprep.org
Kristy is a 1999 graduate of West Chester University of Pennsylvania
with a B.A. in Communication Studies (Organizational/Family Comm.)
and Theatre. She worked as a professional actor, drama coach, and
director of children's theatre in New York City and has served as
Program Director, Assistant Director, and Art Director for summer
day-time and residential camps in the Philadelphia area.
Her service to Academy Prep began with a two-year assignment as an
AmeriCorps teacher in Tampa. Kristy now recruits and supervises the
AmeriCorps teachers on both the Tampa and St. Petersburg campuses.
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Christina
Cummings
AmeriCorps Teacher
Phone: 727-322-0800 x2123
Email: ccummings@academyprep.org
Christina Cummings recently graduated from the University of South
Florida with a Bachelor of Science degree in Early Childhood Education.
She received this degree only after enduring four intense internships,
working with children of different ages. While attending USF, she
joined SCATT (Suncoast Area Teacher Training) which is an honors
program for teachers to enhance their skills and expand their experience
and also was a tutor at the Joshua House. This fall she is looking
forward to teaching Drama and Computer Skills class as an AmeriCorps
teacher.
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Danielle DiRosa
Teacher
Phone: 727-322-0800 x2112
Email: ddirosa@academyprep.org
Danielle graduated from Emmanuel College in Boston, Massachusetts
with degrees in Chemistry and Secondary Education. After graduating
she moved to Tampa where she attended the University of South Florida
and earned a master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction.
Before coming to Academy Prep Danielle worked with college students
in Housing and Residential Education. She joined the Academy Prep
family this school year and is teaching boy’s science. |
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Dawn Formica
AmeriCorps Teacher
Phone: 727-322-0800 x2123
Email: dformica@academyprep.org
Dawn Formica recently graduated from Eckerd College with a B.S. in
Marine Biology and a minor is Psychology.
While attending Eckerd, she participated and helped coordinate activities
in the Marine Biology Club, Circle K (Kiwanis) International Club,
the Miracle League, and spent a year on the dance team.
She has experience teaching children about marine science and their
environment through the New England Aquarium and the Eckerd College
Watersports Camp.
She looks forward to working with the students this year and inspiring
them to want to learn more about science. |
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Kathy Goldberg
Teacher
Phone: 727-322-0800 x2117
Email: kgoldberg@academyprep.org
Kathy relocated to Florida 3 years ago from New Jersey. She earned
her Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Rhode Island, her
Masters from Rutgers University, and graduate credits from Rider University.
Before joining Academy prep, Kathy taught math on the middle school
and college level, developed curriculum for basic skills, and extensively
tutored high school students for the ACT and SAT college admission
tests. As our girls math instructor, she believes in blending traditional
math instruction with real-life problem solving. |
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Kevin Gunter
Facilities / Maintenance
Email: kgunter@academyprep.org
Kevin, a native of St. Pete, joined the Academy Prep family
in 2004. His extensive technical and construction experience is
invaluable to our campus’ needs.
Kevin’s talents are also responsible for our beautiful lush
landscape. As our assistant baseball coach, Kevin shares his love
of the sport to motivate our team. |
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Adrienne Kendrick
Office Manager
Phone: 727-322-0800 x2122
Email: akendrick@academyprep.org
Mrs. Kendrick brings a wealth of leadership and customer service
experience, as well as professionalism to our team. Before coming
to Academy Prep, she was employed with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s
Office in Pretrial Services and the Pinellas Classroom Teachers
Association. We are very fortunate to have Adrienne as our Office
Manager. |
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Debra Kurelik
Language Arts and Social Studies teacher, 6th grade
Phone: 727-322-0800 x2118
Email: dkurelik@academyprep.org
Deborah holds both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in
Mass Communications and recently received a Master of Arts in Reading
Education from the University of South Florida. Since joining Academy
Prep, she has taught English, Photojournalism, and Tennis. Deborah
enjoys teaching History to our young ladies. |
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Kizmet Lamb
Administrative Assistant II
Phone: 727-322-0800 x2100
Email: klamb@academyprep.org
Kizmet works as an Administrative Assistant in our school’s
front office. She is a native of St. Petersburg currently pursuing
a degree from St. Petersburg College. Kizmet is committed to assisting
the students, families, and staff at Academy Prep and she is the first
person to tell you it’s always “a beautiful day at Academy
Prep!” |
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Britanny
Lash
Email: blash@academyprep.org |
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Kelinda Lockett
Teacher
Phone: 727-322-0800 x2113
Email: klockett@academyprep.org
Ms. KeLinda Lockett is our boys' English teacher. KeLinda holds a
BS in English Education and certifications in middle school Integrated
Curriculum and Secondary English Education. She has experience as
a Senior Program Coordinator, a Middle School Language Arts teacher
and a Reading Instructor for low learners. KeLinda is also the sister
of an Academy Prep graduate! |
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Elizabeth
Mann
AmeriCorps Teacher
Phone: 727-322-0800 x 2115
Email: emann@academyprep.org
Elizabeth Mann graduated from the University of Tampa with a B.A.
in Sociology and a B.S. in Criminology. Before coming to Academy
Prep, Elizabeth worked in the Admissions Department at the University
of Tampa. She is currently the AmeriCorps Art instructor and looks
forward to engaging her students in creative exploration.
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Shabazz Rogers
Teacher
Phone: 727-322-0800 x2110
Email: srogers@academyprep.org
Mr. Shabazz is a veteran of Rites-Of-Passage Programming for inner
city, at-risk male and female youth at New York City’s African
Poetry Theatre and the Suncoast Boys and Girls Club. With the YMCA,
he was instrumental in the successful development and implementation
of an academics-based character development enrichment program, the
Y-Achievers. Mr. Shabazz has taught mathematics at Education Services
of America at the St. Petersburg Broach School, and owns and operates
a Tutorial Service. As our boys’ math teacher, Shabazz enjoys
mentoring the young men of Academy Prep while sharing his enthusiasm
for education. |
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Heather Schultz
AmeriCorps Teacher
Phone: 727-322-0800
Email: hschultz@academyprep.org
Heather joins Academy Prep with ten years experience in the Performing
Arts, with an emphasis in technical theatre. She attended Rollins
College and USF St. Petersburg and recently earned her Associates
of the Arts with focuses in European history, English literature,
creative writing, and cultural anthropology. A St. Pete native, Heather
is a graduate of the Canterbury School of Fl and a longtime volunteer
at The Arts Center. |
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Claire
St. Jacques
AmeriCorps Teacher
Phone: 727-322-0800 x 2114
Email: cstjacques@academyprep.org
Claire St. Jacques is a recent graduate from the University of South
Florida with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology.
She is currently an AmeriCorps teacher. One of her goals is to improve
the school’s library system. She will be teaching Computer
Skills during the fall.
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Jessica Strong
Community Relations Director
Phone: 727-322-0800 x2123
Email: jstrong@academyprep.org
Jessica Strong graduated from the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill with a B.A. in Public Policy Analysis. She concentrated
on social and education policy. A North Carolina native, she relocated
to St. Petersburg a year ago. After serving Academy Prep for one
year as an AmeriCorps Writing teacher, she has joined the Academy
Prep staff team as Community Relations Director. |
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Jennifer
Ubiera
AmeriCorps Teacher
Phone: 727-322-0800 x2120
Email: jubiera@academyprep.org
Jennifer Ubiera hails from the beautiful city of Miami, Florida.
She is a graduate of the University of South Florida with a Bachelor’s
degree in Philosophy and a focus on Women of Color.
She is currently serving the Academy Prep community as an AmeriCorps
teacher on the St. Petersburg campus. She will be teaching classes
in Drama and also, Speech and Debate. She will also be working with
Academy Prep’s Development office, assisting with event planning.
Ms. Ubiera hopes to continue to add to the positive success of Academy
Prep and its scholars.
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John Yarrow
Girl’s Science Teacher
Phone: 727-322-0800 x2116
Email: jyarrow@academyprep.org
John Yarrow graduated from Frostburg State University with a BA
in Elementary Education. He is currently completing his Masters
in Educational Administration and Management. He previously taught
Elementary School and 6th grade Language Arts before coming to Academy
Prep. He looks forward to imparting his love of science to our girls.
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