School Staff

Valencia Fields
Valencia is a native of Atlanta, Georgia. She has worked in corporate America for 20 years. She is a mother of four children. Working for The Learning Academy of College Park has provided her with great joy; just being around the children is such a pleasure for her. She loves their honesty and their creative thinking.

Carolyn Santos
Carolyn is a long time parent of The Learning Academy. Her daughter Maya has been enrolled in the Learning Academy for the past three and a half years. This school has always interested her by way of its teachers, students, and just the ministry itself. Once her second daughter was born, she began substituting in the Thinking Threes classroom. In 2007 she was offered a full-time teaching position with Bright Beginnings until she was switched back to the 3 year olds which she absolutely loves. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Architectural Design from the American International University.

Lorraine Gray
Lorraine has five years of early childhood teaching experience. She is embarking upon her second year at The Learning Academy and currently teaches The Terrific Twos. She is a native of College Park and is extremely fond of children.

Deborah Deshields
Deborah comes to The Learning Academy from the state of Delaware. She holds an undergraduate degree in Social Work and has been working with preschool children for numerous amounts of years.

Ivy Young-Culberson
Ivy comes to The Learning Academy with approximately twenty seven years of early childhood education experience. She has managed in such Early Childcare Centers as Bright Horizons, Little Flyers, and others. In previous years, Ivy has worked as Teacher, Program Coordinator, and that of Director. She has great respect for the multitude of creative learning experiences that we, as adults, share with children as they develop and learn through their play.

Ann E. Morgan
Ann is extremely excited about joining the wonderful staff at The Learning Academy. She is originally from Louisville, Ky., but moved to Atlanta from Evanston, IL almost 20 years ago. She received a Bachelors of Arts degree from the University of Louisville where she majored in Psychology. After spending more than 20 years in corporate America, she left her job to pursue something she loved, teaching young children. She has spent the last 8 years fulfilling this dream and has taught ages 2, 3, and 4 years in a private school setting and a corporate setting. She really likes spending time with young children and find that reading is so fundamental to their success in school. She ensures that each child is read to out loud daily from infants to kindergarten as this is the fuel for their young minds. She gets excited just watching their reactions to the stories that are read to them. Ann is so grateful that you are allowing her to teach your child.

Viveca Lovett
Viveca is so excited to have the opportunity to be a part of the family here at the Learning Academy of College Park. She has a BA in Biblical Education and a Diploma in Early Childhood Education. She has served as the Director of a regional childcare facility, and worked as a teacher in childcare centers and public schools for over 15 years. She is the wife of Pastor Frankie Lovett, mother of three and grandmother of four. She brings to the school her experience and education in order to provide a quality learning environment for the Waddling Ones. It is her goal to share the love of God with them and their families while facilitating each child’s mental, physical and spiritual development with age appropriate activities. It is her belief that with faith, love and hard work we can surround our children with the support and resources needed to help them fulfill their potential in Christ.

Cassie Maddox
Cassie Maddox has a BS degree from Appalachian State University and a Masters degree from Georgia State University. This is Cassie’s first year teaching the Terrific Twos, but she has taught at The Learning Academy in the past as well at the Reef House.