Our Teaching Staff

Debbie is celebrating her 27th year teaching Irish dance. As a young dancer, she attended the Mulvihill School and Schade Academy of Irish Dance. Debbie sat on the Board of Directors for the Mid-Atlantic Region Irish Dance Teachers Association for six years. 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 40 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 in the Middle Country School District. She resides in Stony Brook with her husband, Dave, their three children.

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 in the Farmingdale School District as a special education teacher. She lives in East Islip with her husband and three young children.