Lillie Novak is a Birmingham native, and she attended both Our Lady of the Valley Catholic School and John Carroll Catholic High School. Following her time in Catholic school, she earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a Master of Arts in Elementary Education at The University of Alabama. After college she married her husband, Tyler, and together they have two children, Emma Kate and Anna Claire. Lillie taught third grade for three years at St. Rose Academy before joining the Prince of Peace family in 2022. She is excited to share her love of faith and learning with children.

Julie Buttrey is a native of New Orleans, LA, and has lived in Birmingham with her family since 1995. She holds a Bachelor's in Elementary Education from Troy State University and has been teaching for more than twenty years. Julie is very passionate about passing on the Catholic faith to her students and her own children. In both her home and the classroom, Julie recognizes that God did not make us the same and her compassionate teaching style helps children learn to accept each other’s differences, finding success through trial and error. She successfully helps her students recognize their individual gifts while growing into the person God intended them to be. When Julie is not teaching early elementary classes she spends time with her own large family of seven children playing games, baking, and simply being together.