Clare Murray has been a third grade teacher at Eagle Ridge Academy since the 2014-15 school year. In 2009, she earned a B.A. in Elementary Education from the College of St. Benedict, and she completed her Master’s in Elementary Education at St. Scholastica in 2019. She also has a Certificate in Literacy Instruction from St. Scholastica. She has two children, Finnegan and Adeline. Finnegan is a student in the School of Grammar at Eagle Ridge Academy. Prior to serving on the Board of Directors, Clare served as the Team Lead for Third Grade for three years. Clare is passionate about the liberal arts and Classical education, and she strives to develop her students into lifelong learners. In her free time, she enjoys reading, walking her dogs, and camping with her family. They try to visit at least one national park a year.

The 18th century philosopher Immanuel Kant stated that the rules for happiness are: “Something to do, someone to love, and something to hope for.” Lisa Johnson has been happy “doing” education since graduating from Calvin College in 1986 with degrees in art and humanities. She has completed post-graduate studies in art, technology, physics, curriculum development, and Spanish from several universities, and the Classical Teachers Certificate Program. After teaching art at Northern Michigan Christian School for two years, she taught at an international school in Colombia, South America.

After falling in love overseas with her Norwegian husband, Kirk Logan Johnson, and getting married in 1993, she became a Minnesotan and taught at Calvin Christian School (now Avail Academy). When their three kids were in elementary school, she began teaching at Eagle Ridge Academy in 2004, when the school opened.

Lisa continues to love to drink coffee and talk about art and Classical education. She hopes to spend more time paddle boarding, practicing yoga, and doodling art ideas. She enjoys reading novels and books about art, archeology, architecture, the Bible, and education. She keeps planning more trips to Italy and hopes you can come along on her next trip! 

Lisa is really a nerd who likes to learn about people, their ideas, and the world through art and history. Working at Eagle Ridge has brought out her inner geek! 

As a third generation teacher, I am invested in creating a positive environment for everyone at Eagle Ridge Academy. I live with my wife Ann and our three children – Ford, Winston, and Ernest – in St. Louis Park. I am entering my fifth year in education, teaching in public, private and charter schools through all grades in Minnesota and Wyoming. In addition to education, I have worked in the non-profit, public, and private sectors. I was on the Board of Directors for Linden Hills Coop from 2016-2017 and have been a member of the Hopkins Area Little League Board since 2022. Additionally, I am a member of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR). In this work I research and write about the history of baseball, particularly the history of the color barrier in organized baseball and labor relations. In this capacity I have presented across the country, including at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, and have published two articles of historical work. At Eagle Ridge Academy, I teach eighth grade American History and will likely coach JV Baseball this spring.