Faculty and Staff Directory
Department Chairpersons
Computer Science and Technology
Jennifer Herta
jherta@lakehillprep.org
English – Eighth to Twelfth Grade
Tim Hagood
thagood@lakehillprep.org
English – Kindergarten to Seventh Grade
Julie Murugen
jmurugen@lakehillprep.org
Head Librarian
Sue Stretcher
sstretcher@lakehillprep.org
Mathematics – Eighth to Twelfth Grade
Cristi McCarty
cmccarty@lakehillprep.org
Mathematics – Kindergarten to Seventh Grade
Ellen Kufel
ekufel@lakehillprep.org
Performing Arts
Tracy Herron
therron@lakehillprep.org
Science
Bryna Thomson
bthomson@lakehillprep.org
Social Studies
Justin Solonick
jsolonick@lakehillprep.org
Visual Arts
Scott Boles
sboles@lakehillprep.org
World Languages
Joan Mayo
jmayo@lakehillprep.org
Environmental Education
Daniel Bracken
dbracken@lakehillprep.org
Faculty List Alphabetical
Carolina Alvarez, (10) B.Ed., Universidad Nacional de General San Martin, Argentina
- Lower School Spanish
- Middle School Spanish
- PASF Co-Sponsor
Tamra Badgett, (8) B.A., Sewanee: The University of the South and University of Toulouse II, France
- Upper School French
- Sisteens Co-Sponsor
- Upper School French Club Sponsor
- French Honor Society Sponsor
- Freshman Class Sponsor
- Middle School Cheerleading Co-Sponsor
Scott Boles, (37) B.F.A., M.A., Stephen F. Austin State University
- Department Chair, Visual Arts
- Upper School Art (Painting, Sculpture, Drawing, Graphic Design)
- Fifth Grade Art
Daniel Bracken, (8) B.S., University of Texas
- Director of Environmental Education
- Assistant Middle and Upper School Soccer Coach
- Fifth and Sixth Grade Soccer Club Sponsor
Mylana Burt, (26) B.S., Tarleton State University
- Fifth Grade English
- Fifth Grade Geography
- Varsity Cheer Coach
- ERT
Jhoana Cayme-Mosley, (13) B.A., Texas A&M International University
jcayme-mosley@lakehillprep.org
- Physical Education
- Athletic Coordinator
- Varsity Volleyball – Head Coach
- Middle School Division I Volleyball – Head Coach
- Varsity Girls Basketball – Head Coach
- Varsity Track – Head Coach
- Middle School Track – Head Coach
- Middle School Student Council Co-Sponsor
Kevin Cobb, (12) B.A., M.A., Dallas Theological Seminary
- Upper School AP Human Geography
- Upper School Government/Economics
- Upper School Student Council Co-Sponsor
- Rho Kappa Co-Sponsor
- Warrior Outreach Organization (WOO) Co-Sponsor
Kelly Curtis, (8) B.S., University of Texas
- Third Grade
Laura Gigliotti, (5) B.A., M.B.A., M.A.T., University of Northern Colorado
- First Grade
Julie Gore, (22) B.A.,M.A.Ed., Appalachian State University
- Middle School English
- Eighth Grade Class Sponsor
Mark Guerra, (12) B.A., University of Texas Rio Grand Valley
- Middle and Upper School Drama
- Middle and Upper School Musical Theater
- Upper School Digital Production
- Upper School Film Appreciation
- Middle School Competition Theater
- Upper School Competition Theater Club Sponsor
- International Thespian Society Sponsor
- Lower School Drama Club Sponsor
- Freshman Class Sponsor
Tim Hagood, (32) B.A., University of Texas at Arlington
- Department Chair, English Eighth to Twelfth Grade
- Upper School English
- AP English Language and Composition
- Freshman Class Sponsor
Kaye Hauschild, (39) Texas Tech University, B.A.
- Head of Middle School
- Sixth Grade Social Studies
- Eighth Grade Latin
- Middle School Cheerleading Co-Sponsor
- Middle School Student Council Co-Sponsor
- Middle School Community Connections Co-Sponsor
- Middle School Cooking Club Sponsor
Gary Haynes, (31) B.M., M.M.. Ph.D., University of Minnesota-Minneapolis
- Fourth Grade
Tracy Herron, (19) B.M., M.M., University of Kansas
- Department Chair, Performing Arts
- Lower School Music
- Fifth Grade Music
- Sixth Grade Music
- Musical Theater (Middle and Upper School)
- Choir (Middle and Upper School)
Jennifer Herta, (10) B.A., University of North Texas
- Department Chair, Computer Science and Technology
- Upper School Computer I and II
- AP Computer Science
- Upper School Robotics
- Upper School Computer Maintenance
- Senior Class Sponsor
- ERT
Jeremy Holman, (13) B.S., M.S., Louisiana State University
- Upper School Biology
- Upper School AP Environmental Science
- Upper School Anatomy and Physiology
- Science Club Co-Sponsor
- Biology Trip Sponsor
- Science Olympiad Sponsor
- Science National Honor Society Sponsor
- Lower School Garden Club Sponsor
- Sophomore Class Sponsor
- ERT
Audrey Johnson, (11) B.A., Dallas Baptist University
- Second Grade
- ERT
Michael Jones, (7) B.A., M.A., University of Texas at Dallas
- AP English Literature and Composition
- American Literature
- Contemporary Literature
- National Honor Society Sponsor
- Leadership Academy Co-Sponsor
- Junior Class Sponsor
- ERT
Ellen Kufel, (29), B.S., University of Oklahoma
- Department Chair, Mathematics – Kindergarten to Seventh Grade
- Middle School Mathematics
- Middle School Math Club Sponsor
- Seventh Grade Class Sponsor
Joan Mayo, (37) B.A., M.A., Texas A&M University
- Department Chair, World Languages
- Upper School Spanish
- PASF Club Co-Sponsor
- Spanish Honor Society Sponsor
Cristi McCarty, (16) B.A., Texas A&M University
- Department Chair, Mathematics – Eighth to Twelfth Grade
- Upper School Mathematics (Algebra I, Algebra II, AP Statistics)
- Upper School Math Club Sponsor
- Mu Alpha Theta Co-Sponsor
- Sisteens Co-Sponsor
- Sophomore Class Sponsor
Karen McCoskey, (32) B.A., M. Ed., Texas Woman’s University
- Fourth Grade
- ERT
Jairus Mitchell, (5) B.A., M.A., Northwestern Oklahoma State University
- Lower and Middle School Physical Education
- Varsity Football Head Coach
- Middle School Football Assistant Coach
- Middle School Boys and Girls Division II Basketball Head Coach
- Varsity and Middle School Track Assistant Coach
- ERT
Julie Murugen, (34) B.A., M.A., Southern Methodist University
- Department Chair English, Kindergarten through Seventh Grade
- Middle School English (Fifth Grade Literature, Sixth Grade Literature)
- Drama Club
- Spelling Bee Coordinator
- Fifth Grade Class Sponsor
Mitch Musselman, (3) B.S., University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- Upper School Chemistry
- Upper School AP Chemistry
- Upper School AP Physics I
- Upper School AP Physics C
- Upper School Science Club Co-Sponsor
- Upper School Robotics Team Co-Sponsor
- Sophomore Class Sponsor
- ERT
Bradley Neyland, (5) B.S., Louisiana State University
- Seventh Grade Ancient Civilizations
- Eighth Grade Modern American History
- Physical Education
- Varsity Boys Basketball Head Coach
- Middle School Baseball Head Coach
- Varsity Golf Head Coach
- National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) Sponsor
- Eighth Grade Class Sponsor
Denise Palmer, (11), B.S., M.A., Concordia University
- Middle School Mathematics (Algebra I)
- Upper School Mathematics (Geometry)
- ERT
Casey Pike, (18) B.S., Southwest Texas State University
- Lower School Computers
- Lower School Librarian
- Lower School Computer Class
- Lower School Book Club Sponsor
- ERT
Kimberly Poore, (20) B.A., Millsaps College
- Kindergarten
- ERT
Amanda Rasbury, (4) B.A., Stephen F. Austin University
- Middle School Latin
- Middle School Debate Club Sponsor
- Eighth Grade Class Sponsor
- ERT
Rochelle Rasheed, (20) B.A., Dallas Baptist University
- Third Grade
Kristin Rutherford, (24) B.S., M.S., Texas Tech University
- Upper School Mathematics (Pre-Cal, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus AB/BC)
- Mu Alpha Theta Co-Sponsor
- Sisteens Co-Sponsor
- Junior Class Sponsor
- ERT
Elizabeth Schmitt, (31) B.A., M.A., University of Warwick
- Middle School English (Sixth Grade, Eighth grade)
- Shakespeare and Friends Sponsor
- Sixth Grade Class Sponsor
Justin S. Solonick, (6) B.A., A.M., Ph.D., Texas Christian University
- Department Chair, Social Studies
- Upper School World History
- Upper School AP World History
- Upper School AP US History
- Upper School Modern American History
- Upper School Warfare in the Western World/Civil War
- Debate Club Co-Sponsor
- Rho Kappa Co-Sponsor
- Junior Class Sponsor
Sue Stretcher, (33) B.A., M.L.S., East Texas State University
- Head Librarian
- Middle School Computer Technology
- Fifth Grade Class Sponsor
- Middle School Reading Club Sponsor
- Lower School Community Connections Co-Sponsor
Evelyn Tan, (5) B.S., M.Ed., University of St. Thomas
- Fifth and Sixth Grade Science
- Middle School Engineering
- Sixth Grade Class Sponsor
Bryna Thomson, (18) B.S., M.S.S.E., Montana State University
- Department Chair, Science
- Seventh and Eighth Grade Science
- Middle School Maker Space
- Seventh Grade Class Sponsor
John Trout, (19) B.A., Rhodes College
- Head of Lower School
- Director of Lakehill Summer Camps
- Middle School Robotics
- Magic Club Sponsor
- ERT
Sacha Troxler, (6) B.E.D., M.F.A., State University of New York at Purchase
- Lower School Art
- Middle School Art (sixth-eighth grade)
- Upper School Engineering and Design
- Yearbook Adviser
Bob Yttredahl, (19) B.S., M. Ed., Southern Methodist University
- Head of Upper School
- Athletic Director
- Middle School Boys and Girls Division I Basketball – Head Coach
- Senior Class Sponsor
- Student Council Co-Sponsor
- Leadership Academy Co-Sponsor