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| Guy Bauer, B.A. Mathematics and History Teacher and Coach. Mr. Bauer has over ten years of teaching and coaching experience at the middle school level, three of them at a private boarding school where he lived with his charges. He has also worked on curriculum development throughout his career. A native of New York, he taught and coached in the Fauquier County, Virginia, school system before coming to Chelsea Academy. Mr. Bauer is an avid outdoorsman. He and his wife have three children. |
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Jonathan Brand, B.A., M.A. Headmaster and English Teacher. Prior to founding Chelsea Academy, Jonathan Brand served as Chairman of the History Department at St. Anne’s-Belfield School in Charlottesville, Virginia, and as Academic Dean at The American School in Switzerland in Lugano, Switzerland. During his ten years of teaching in Europe, he also led students in cultural excursions to significant sites all over the continent, but particularly France and Italy, where his knowledge of and love for the language, landscape, and culture go deep. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Virginia and a Master’s in history from The College of William and Mary. He and his family reside in Front Royal.
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| Bernardine Clark, B.A., M.F.A. English Teacher. Mrs. Clark has distinguished herself as a master teacher at several levels, including college, high school, and middle school. In addition to working at St. Albans School and Portsmouth Abbey, she has written short stories, essays, screenplays, and children’s stories, most notably the award-winning Follow the Drinking Gourd. She and her husband, Mark, have four young children, whom they have homeschooled. |
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| Mark Clark, Ph.D. Choir Director. A classics professor and a trained opera singer, Dr. Clark directs the Chelsea choir, drawing on his passion for music and experience leading choirs at other independent schools, including Portsmouth Abbey. |
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| Jacob Guttierrez, B.A. Latin and Religion Teacher and Coach. Mr. Guttierrez grew up in California and graduated from Thomas Aquinas College. He comes to Chelsea Academy after teaching Latin at Villanova Preparatory School for the past four years. In addition to leading the Latin, chess, and philosophy clubs, he coached soccer, track and field, tennis, and cross country during his time at Villanova Prep. He and his wife live in Front Royal. |
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| Elizabeth Hibl, B.A. French and Religion Teacher. After graduation from Christendom College, Miss Hibl spent seven years with the Community of St. John, living in both France and the United States, first with the contemplative sisters and later with the apostolic. A perfectly fluent French speaker, she has considerable experience teaching catechetics to children and adults. She has written a children’s book, which she translated into French and Spanish, and has worked with young people in numerous summer camps and retreats. Miss Hibl lives in Front Royal. |
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| Mary Mueller, Administrative Assistant. Mrs. Mueller came to Chelsea Academy with great administrative experience, having handled the scheduling, transcripts, student registration, report cards, and attendance at a large high school in Marietta, Georgia, for almost ten years. She and her husband have five sons. |
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Matthew Nelson, B.A. Mathematics and English Teacher and Coach. A native of Kansas, Mr. Nelson joins Chelsea Academy after teaching at Wayland Academy, a private boarding school in Wisconsin, for the past two years. During this time, he also taught math and English at Northfield Mount Hermon’s summer program. A passionate sportsman, Mr. Nelson has considerable experience as a player, coach, and referee. In 2004, he was selected as the Kansas Youth Soccer Referee of the Year, and he served his college as director of intramural athletics. Mr. Nelson lives in Front Royal.
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| Dr. Ronald Occhiogrosso Ph.D. Science and Mathematics Teacher. For the past twenty years, since earning his Ph.D. in chemical engineering from The Johns Hopkins University, Dr. Occhiogrosso has taught science at the middle school, high school, and college levels in New York and Virginia. Most recently, he taught chemistry and earth science at Notre Dame Academy, where he also directed the science club and prepared students for participation in science fairs throughout the state. Dr. Occhiogrosso has been certified to monitor the water quality of local rivers, and he has studied robotics and Mechatronics in summer programs at Polytechnic and Stony Brook Universities. Throughout his career, he has led and participated in summer science programs for middle and high school students. Dr. Occhiogrosso and his wife have six children and live in Front Royal. |
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| Father Frank Papa, S.O.L.T., J.C.D. Chaplain. Father Papa spent more than twenty-five years working with young people before becoming a priest. He has written several books, including Teenage Guide for Confession. He currently serves as resident priest and chaplain at Human Life International in Front Royal. Father Papa celebrates weekly Mass and hears confessions for the school. |
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| Joseph Sladky, B.A., M.A. History and Science Teacher. After graduating from Thomas Aquinas College, Mr. Sladky studied biology, chemistry, and physics in a pre-med program before deciding to change course and pursue graduate studies in history. He is currently completing his dissertation as a Ph.D. candidate in history at Catholic University. His professional experience includes several years teaching middle school math and science at Northridge Preparatory School as well as working with inner-city youth in Chicago. Mr. Sladky also worked as an editor of The Digital Library of the Catholic Reformation. He and his wife have seven children. |
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| Henry Wingate, B.A. Art Teacher. Mr. Wingate studied traditional representational painting in ateliers in Boston, Massachusetts, and Florence, Italy. An accomplished painter of portraits, landscapes, still-lifes, and larger figurative works, he has won several prestigious awards, and his work has been featured in Portrait Highlights and American Artist. He and his wife have four children. |
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