Curt Miller

Chief Executive Officer

Curt Miller is the founder of LLT Academy and serves as the Executive Director. Curt brings a very diverse background to LLT, serving fifteen years as a Student Pastor in large churches with student enrollment from 100 to 450 active students. He was the founder of Impact Communications a corporate training and consulting firm providing educational training for Fortune 500 companies in Leadership Skills Development, Communication, Team Building, Behavior Modification, Organizational Development, Change Management and Human Resource Law for Mangers and Supervisors. After eight years in corporate consulting/training, Curt joined one of the leading firms in America serving in the non-profit arena providing consulting services to raise funds for facility and outreach development. Curt continues to consult educational and business organizations in Strategic Mapping and over all leadership assessment.

His passion for the development of a Charter School has been passed down to him through his father and sister. His father served on the New Mexico State School Board and was a key catalyst to the Charter legislation passed in New Mexico . His sister has been in education for 30 years and is the founder of Literacy First Charter Schools in El Cajon California . Literacy First is a K-8 school with 450 students, they have been recognized by the state of California , and the Under-Secretary of Education as model Charter schools.

As Director he will report directly to the Board of Directors and will oversee the implementation of LLT’s founding Vision and Mission , hiring of staff, implanting the leadership and character curriculum aligning both with local business owners. He will also be responsible for the overall marketing and public relations of the school in the community, the development and design of financial campaigns to gain outside resources for future educational needs and opportunities. Curt will also be very active in the planning of extra curricular programs involving student and parents as well as being the lead advocate in the relationship between teacher, student and parents. In addition, as Director he will be responsible to assure that LLT is and stays in compliance with Florida School Law.

As a firm believer in that everything rises and falls on leadership, Curt will be directly involved in the leadership training of all students through a series of innovative learning opportunities. Curt also is the certified trainer of the Character Counts program that all teachers will implement within the classroom.

Lesley Logan

Chief Academic Officer

Mrs. Logan is the co-founder of LLT Academy and LLT Charter High School. She is also the co-author of both charter schools’ voluminous charters. She most recently co-authored the High School Grant process from which the school was awarded the top grant from the Florida Department of Education. She also developed the academic sides of both charters.

Mrs. Logan has received accolades from the Hillsborough School District for her ability in choosing and overseeing the curricula, assessing student data, and initiating staff development programs all to improve student performance and teacher accountability. These initiatives have enabled LLT Academy to stay among the top charter schools in Florida.

Over a sixteen-year span, Mrs. Logan has been an educator, working with students in both private and charter school settings. She has also mentored fellow teachers, helped shape curriculum for different grade levels and served as a liaison between staff and administrators. Her continuing education through seminars, classroom studies, and workshops has kept her up-to-date on the latest learning initiatives. She is certified in “Core Knowledge” and has received awards ranging from parent satisfaction to “golden rule,” standardized test scores, professional ethics, Teacher of the Year, and a nomination for Disney’s Teacher of the Year. Receiving special recognition for achieving greater than 1.4 years of growth in normal curve equivalent for all students is just one way that her instructional excellence is measured.

After being a lead team teacher, wing dean (lesson plan liaison between principal and teachers and overseer of curriculum needs), reading tutor, cheerleading coach, and faculty rep for projects ranging from Junior/Senior Proms to fundraising events, it is easy to see that when it needs to get done, Mrs. Logan is there to lead the way.

All of these accomplishments have helped to make Mrs. Logan uniquely qualified to administer to the parents and students at LLT Academy and LLT Charter High. She strives to help each student become a success and understands that it takes more than being an “A” student – it also takes character to achieve the goal. Mrs. Logan says, “Our students need to know they are cared about as a person, not just a number filling a seat – it is much easier to teach a student who is happy about coming to school and is actively engaged in their learning process.”

Mrs. Logan graduated from Nova Southeastern University with honors, is a member of Alpha Chi National College Honor Scholarship Society and Delta Sigma Pi Professional Business Fraternity. She lives in Valrico, Florida with her Husband, Bill, a local television personality, daughters Erin and Caitlin - college students, and her pet dogs, cats, and rats. She likes to read, sing, and scrapbook for fun.

Sharla Austin

Executive Assistant

Sharla Austin joined the LLT family in 2008, as an Administrative Assistant for LLT Charter High. She is currently the Executive Assistant to Curt Miller and Lesley Logan. Her twin sons, Layton and Skyler have been attending LLT Academy since 2006, and her daughter, Savannah currently attends as a 7th grader.

Sharla and her husband Lindell Austin have been in full time ministry for 15 years. They also own video and memory celebration businesses. Sharla enjoys exploring the great outdoors with her family, cooking, photography, traveling, and scrapbooking.

Christina Buck

Business Manager

Christina Buck was born in Dublin Ireland. At age 18 she moved to England, where she met and married her husband. During her seventeen years in England, Christina had four children. She moved with her husband and four children to the United States in 1974.

Christina has worked in a number of businesses over the years. She started out in the pharmaceutical industry in England. She moved to the banking business in North Carolina, where she and her family lived for 17 years. Christina and her husband moved to Florida in 1991. She worked for Walt Disney World for 13 years, working in the Disney hotels, Disney cruise line, (onshore) and finally ended up in building management, where she got to use her skills in finance, which is her passion.

After a three year retirement from Disney, Christina joined the LLT staff in December 2006 as the finance business manager. This was a temporary volunteer position. After six months as a volunteer and enjoying what she was doing, Christina came on board as a full time member of the staff.

Although she misses her retirement days, she loves her work at LLT Academy.

Lee Anne Donaldson

Receptionist

Lee Anne Donaldson is a Louisiana native, Geaux Tigers!  She is married to Scott  and has three children.  Lee Anne & Scott have moved 11 times during their marriage due to orders from the US Navy and Scott’s civilian job.  After being a Stay-At-Home mom for 19 years, Lee Anne joined the LLT team as Gatekeeper/Receptionist.  She loves working with people both younger and older and is enjoying being a part of  the wonderful staff at LLT Academy.

Debbie Eaton

School Nurse

Born in rural Ohio, Debbie wanted to be a nurse from a young age. She worked in a private practice in Ohio before moving to North Carolina and working on the open heart team at Duke University. She then worked in the OR at Raleigh Community Hospital.

Debbie is a licensed RN in the state of FL and volunteers three days each week as the school nurse for LLT Academy.

Debbie owns a cruise travel agency and arranges cruise travel for her various clients, frequently sending them to exotic corners of the world.

Mrs. Eaton lives with her husband, Craig in FishHawk Ranch and enjoys her two cats, Savannah and Bailey as well as spending time with her family, including her grandson, Hayden!

Erin Logan

Administrative Assistant

Erin Logan was born in Brandon, Florida, where she grew up, and now currently resides in Valrico. She began working at LLT Academy as part of the office staff in 2007. She is currently a full time student at the University of South Florida working towards her Education degree. Erin is studying to become a special education teacher, focusing on students with autism. Through her employment at LLT Erin realized her passion for working with these students and looks forward to graduating and being able to put all her time towards these endeavors.

Karen Prenatt

Administrative Assistant

Karen Prenatt has been with the LLT family since 2004. She has held many positions including part – time Teacher and Substitute Teacher. Currently she is the Administrative Assistant for LLT Academy and LLT Charter High. Karen lives in the Brandon area with her husband, Chris and children. Karen has 4 daughters, 23, 21, 19, 13. She is excited to become a grandmother in 4 months. Karen enjoys spending time with her family and friends. Karen believes in the philosophy of LLT, instilling the sense of integrity and character in our students.

Missy Warburton

Office Manager

Missy Warburton began as a volunteer at LLT Academy in 2006, when her daughter Jennifer was a 6th grader. Jennifer is currently a freshman and her son Michael joined this year as a 6th grader.

In 2008, she joined full time as Data Processor, and is currently the Office Manager for the LLT Administrative office. Her husband Mike is a Career Military Officer and they enjoy traveling, and relaxing as a family.