Dave Golden was born and raised in a small town in upstate New York. He attended Albany State University and received his Bachelor’s, Master’s and Advanced Study Degrees from that school. Following college, Dave taught in the inner city of Albany for seven years. He became an Assistant Principal in 1979 and had his first Principalship in 1988. He and his wife, Sibel, moved to Washington State in 1995. He has been principal at Marysville-Pilchuck High School and, since 2000, has been a proud Royal. He lives with his wife and10- yea- old son, Eli, in north Seattle. When asked what he likes best about Lynnwood High School, Mr. Golden said, “In over thirty years of education, I have never been involved in a school that had a more considerate and kind group of students and staff. There is a sense of family at Lynnwood that just doesn’t usually exist in high schools today. We are a really good school aiming to be even better.”

Assistant Principal: Carmela Morelli

Although a native of New York, Carmela Morelli went to elementary and middle school in Oak Harbor. She completed both her Bachelors of Science and Masters of Arts in Secondary Science Education in New York. She taught middle school science for eight years in Yonkers, NY. She then moved back to Oak Harbor where she taught HS Biology for five years. She earned her Administrative credential at WWU. She has been Assistant Principal here at LHS since 2000. She has one son who currently attends high school here in the Edmonds School District and is a three season athlete.

Assistant Principal: Debbie Custer

Ms. Debbie Custer grew up in Los Angeles area until start of high school. She graduated from Tyee High then went on to Central Washington University, where she completed a teaching degree in Special Education. After college she moved to Phoenix, Arizona with husband Jim. In 1987, the couple moved back to Washington state with our their children, Kris, Kate, Brandon and Janelle. Ms. Custer then taught Special Education in the Renton and Kent School Districts. During this time, she attended the UW, where she completed her Masters' degree in School Administration in 1993. She has served as an assistant principal at both junior and senior highs and as principal of an alternative high school. She has spent her last three years seeing the world, travelling and enjoying two new grandchildren, Aidan and Kiera. Ms. Custer returned to Washington this summer to join the Lynnwood High staff. She lives in South Everett with husband Jim, daughter Janelle and granddaughter Kiera and our faithful dog of 14 years, Oscar. Ms. Custer says, "I believe strongly that there is nothing like a dream to create the future."