Our Teaching Staff

Debbie is celebrating her 24th year teaching Irish dance. As a young dancer, she attended the Mulvihill School and Schade Academy of Irish Dance. Currently, Debbie sits on the Board of Directors for the Mid-Atlantic Region Irish Dance Teachers Association. She also travels around the country adjudicating Irish dance competitions. She has been a well-respected, active member of her Irish dance community for over 35 years. Debbie currently resides in Lake Grove, with her husband, "Janitor John", and two children, Liam and Maggie.

Carissa began her Irish dance journey with Mulvihill-Lynch at the age of 9, and quickly became passionate about the challenges Irish dance brought. Mulvihill-Lynch is where she made life long friends and to this day, she still considers it her second home. In addition to sharing her love of Irish dance with the dancers at Mulvihill-Lynch, Carissa is a special education teacher at Dawnwood Middle School. She resides in Stony Brook with her boyfriend, Dave, and her two lovable pups, Elvis and Pricilla.

Erin began Irish step dancing at the age of 5, and has been teaching with Mulvihill-Lynch for over 10 years. Erin had an amazing competitive career, but more so, she had the best years of her life traveling, meeting new friends, and dancing alongside her sister, Mary. Erin loves children and has a great relationship with all her ML dancers. She currently works at Woodward Parkway Elementary School as a special education teacher. She lives in East Islip with her husband and young baby boy, Padraig.