Lassiter High School: Administration

Here at Lassiter, we are proud of our highly qualified administration. The success of our students is always their top priority, and their love of education shines through in all that they do. Take a minute to get to know our outstanding administrators.

Chris Richie

The 2010-2011 school year was my first year to serve as Principal at Lassiter High School. After graduating from Madison Ridgeland High School in Madison, Mississippi, I attended the University of Southern Mississippi. I began my professional career as a social studies teacher in Jackson, Mississippi. I taught and coached baseball and basketball in Laurel, Mississippi before moving to Atlanta. I worked as both a teacher and assistant principal at Pope High School in 2000 and then moved to Kell High School in 2005 as an assistant principal. In 2006 I served as principal of Ashworth Middle School in Gordon County. In 2007 I was named principal of McCleskey Middle School where I was honored to serve in that capacity for three years. I was named principal of Lassiter High School in May 2010. In 2004 I received my PhD in Educational Leadership from The University of Southern Mississippi.

My wife Mandee serves as the principal at Brumby Elementary School. We have two daughters: Rachel, a graduate of Lassiter and UGA; and Mary Kathryn, a senior this year.

Jocelyn MacPherson Jo MacPherson

Jo Macpherson is returning to Lassiter after a tour of the county. Originally a science teacher at Lassiter from 1997 to 2001, she moved to Sprayberry to serve as an assistant administrator. Following the advancement track, she spent four years as the curriculum assistant principal for Osborne and three years at Kell, before moving on to South Cobb to serve as an assistant principal over professional staff development. Her primary role at Lassiter is the development and maintenance of the master schedule and ensuring that the curriculum and instruction for course content is current. She is excited about being part of such a strong academic community that is focused on graduating career and college ready students! Jo is married to Chuck and has three sons.

Art O'Neill (Athletic Director)

Mr. O'Neill is in his fourth year as an assistant principal at Lassiter High School, although he has served as an administrator at other schools in Cobb County. Mr. O'Neill's primary responsibility at Lassiter is that of athletic director.

Ashlynn Campbell

Ashlynn Campbell is entering her twenty first year in the Cobb County School District for the 2012/2013 school year. Mrs. Campbell began her teaching career at Lassiter High as a Language Arts teacher and later taught at Kennesaw Mountain High School. She has also served the Cobb County School District working as a Lead Teacher at Barber Middle School and supporting other K-12 teachers in the county. Mrs. Campbell has a B.S. in English Education from the University of Georgia (GO DAWGS!), a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership with Technology Concentration from Kennesaw State University, and a Specialist Degree in Educational Leadership from Kennesaw State University. Mrs. Campbell is married with two sons.

Dr. Angela Bare

Dr. Angela Bare came to Lassiter High School in the spring of 2011 after spending eleven years as a school counselor at Pope High School and Walton High School. Dr. Bare began her career in education as a school counselor for seven years in western North Carolina. After graduating from Western Carolina University with a bachelor’s degree in Finance, she completed a master’s degree in School Counseling and an Educational Specialist degree in Educational Leadership. She completed her PhD in Educational Leadership at the University of Southern Mississippi in May 2012. Dr. Bare has three children and a black Labrador Retriever, Jack.