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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, Nancy, have two children. |
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Jonathan Brand, B.A., M.A. Headmaster, History and English. Prior to founding Chelsea Academy, Mr. 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, 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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| Mary Brand, B.A., M.T. Religion Teacher. Mrs. Brand has over ten years of experience as a teacher. Before coming to Chelsea Academy, she taught eighth-grade mathematics at St. Anne’s-Belfield School. She has also taught religion at Bishop O’Connell High School as well as mathematics at Oakcrest School and The American School in Switzerland. Mrs. Brand earned a Masters in Theology and helped to design and teach the confirmation program at her parish in Charlottesville, Virginia. |
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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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| Elizabeth Hibl, B.A. French and Religion Teacher. 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’s strong interest in theatre led her to produce and direct a French play by Thérèse of Lisieux. |
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| Noah Morey, B.A. Latin and History Teacher and Coach. A graduate of Christendom College, Mr. Morey grew up with seven siblings in the Pacific Northwest. He earned his Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America, and as a college student he served as head sacristan, captain of the men’s soccer team, assistant athletic director, resident assistant, and editor of the student newspaper. He has also worked with the Missionaries of Charity in Mexico and assisted with the youth program at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. |
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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, Mike, have five sons. |
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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. Science and Mathematics 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. His professional experience has included several years teaching middle school mathematics and science at Northridge Preparatory School as well as working with inner-city youth in Chicago. Most recently, while completing his dissertation as a Ph.D. candidate in History at Catholic University, Mr. Sladky worked as an editor of The Digital Library of the Catholic Reformation. He and his wife, Jenny, have six children. |
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| Henry Wingate, B.A. Art Teacher. Mr. Wingate studied traditional representational painting in ateliers in Boston, Massachusetts, and in 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, Mary, have three children. |
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