A 30+ educator with 30 years of experience in at-risk education. Cindy was the former executive director a KORE Academy in Lexington, the principal of Zebulon Pike Youth Services school, the assistant principal of the comprehensive Gateway High School, the founder of Mose Vines Preparatory School, and the district administrator for curriculum and instruction for 22 high schools under the Youth Connection Charter School umbrella. As the coordinator for the honors program at Orr High School, she began the AP program for the school. She was also the lead teacher at ASPIRA/Haugan Middle School in the Math and Science Academy.

Cindy loves teaching English, being goofy, and being around young people. Her belief that “ALL KIDS CAN LEARN AT HIGH LEVELS!” anchors everything she does. She has, for her entire career, helped students grow in reading and writing multiple levels each year.

If you look for Cindy outside of school, she is most likely swinging on her front porch while reading a good book.

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Andi Gutteridge

As Operations Director, Mrs. Gutteridge is responsible for the technical side of the school, such as setting up the students’ Chromebooks, the school’s website and social media, the teachers’ gradebook software, and making sure the students have access to educational websites.

As a teacher, she teaches middle school language arts and social studies, high school social studies, computer science, and reading interventions. She is a graduate of the University of Kentucky, where she studied middle school English, social studies, and reading, and Asbury University, where she studied special education.

Outside of school, Mrs. Gutteridge loves to spend time building LEGO sets, hanging out with her Star Trek friends,  or vacationing at Disney with her husband, her three adult sons, her daughter-in-law, and grandson.

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Michele Lunetta

Welcome to Middle School! Mrs. Lunetta is our middle school math and science teacher. She teaches middle school math, algebra, science, and health. She graduated from the University of Kentucky where she studied Music Education and Special Education. She also graduated from Asbury University where she studied Reading Literacy. She has been teaching middle school for 17 years.

Mrs. Lunetta loves spending time at the beach and late night walks on the beach looking for sea turtles, her favorite animal. She has twin girls with Down syndrome and Autism, who she loves spending time with, especially taking her family on new adventures.

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Brenna Harrigan

Brenna Harrigan got her start in education as a paraeducator in 2024 and now serves as the office administrator at Vines Academy. She is a nursing graduate currently pursuing a degree in education, with a focus in special education and middle school instruction.

Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her son, being around horses, exploring the outdoors, and learning Spanish.

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Carlos Zimmermann

Valerie Hildabrand