Faculty and Staff

The Academy’s faculty and staff care about each student and are often viewed as mentors. With most holding advanced degrees, our instructors are dedicated to helping each child reach his or her full potential through rigorous enforcement of academic excellence, the school’s honor code and a student-centered environment.

Please click here to read our faculty and staff bios.

Head of School
Mrs. Susan Melkowski
melkowski@academyatking.org

Assistant Head of School & Science Instructor
Mrs. Linda Kristofek
kristofek@academyatking.org

Social Sciences Instructor
Mr. Andy Burks
aburks@academyatking.org

Visual Arts Instructor
Mrs. Christine Berg
berg@academyatking.org

Wellness Instructor
Mrs. Jean Gillespie
jgillespie@academyatking.org

English Instructor & Newspaper Advisor
Mr. Andrew Hicks
hicks@academyatking.org

Mathematics Instructor
Mrs. Annette Cochran
cochran@academyatking.org

Spanish Instructor & Yearbook Advisor
Mrs. Lindsay Marshall
marshall@academyatking.org

Mathematics Instructor; Golf and Tennis Coach
Mr. Jeff Tickle
tickle@academyatking.org

School Security and Student Safety
Mr. Andrew Kristofek II
brinzo@byunet.net

Chemistry Instructor
Mr. Al Hoffman
ahoffman@academyatking.org

Social Sciences Instructor
Mr. Terryl Rock
trock@academyatking.org