Board of Directors
Mr. Bart Beasley holds an MBA from IESE Business School in Barcelona, Spain and a BS in Economics from Santa Clara University. He serves as chairman of the board of the Chelsea Academy Foundation. His professional career has been focused on introducing early-stage and ground-breaking medical therapies to physicians and hospitals, primarily in cardiovascular medicine. Bart was instrumental in the founding of Chelsea Academy, conducting the feasibility study for the school and serving as a founding board member in the winter of 2006-07. Bart and his wife, Myla, have been married for 16 years and have four children, all of whom currently attend Chelsea Academy.
Deacon Robert Benyo was ordained in 2015 is a Permanent Deacon for the Diocese of Arlington. He’s currently assigned to St. Paul Mission in Hague, VA and resides in the Northern Neck region. He earned a bachelor’s degree in agriculture from Penn State University and is now retired after selling Premier Sports Fields, LLC, the company he co-founded specializing in sports field construction and maintenance in Virginia. He and his wife, Emilia have five sons and grandparents of eight grandchildren. Their two youngest sons, Patrick (’17) and Christopher (’23) are alumni of Chelsea Academy and truly value the formation and education they received resulting in successful careers. Before Chelsea Academy was officially founded, Deacon Benyo and Emilia were involved in supporting the concept and remained engaged ever since; most especially, Emilia is currently volunteering in developing the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd program for Chelsea Academy.
Mr. Sean Glass is a former U.S. Navy SEAL officer, combat leader, and now a leadership instructor with Echelon Front. Sean left active duty in 2019 and became the Chief Operating Officer of a successful venture capital backed construction technology startup before joining the Echelon Front team in 2022.
Sean lives with his wife Mairead and five children on a farm in Bentonville, Virginia. All of their children attend Chelsea Academy.
Dr. Delane Karalow was born and raised in Virginia. After living in Europe for three years and experiencing first hand the great artistic achievements of Western civilization, she was fortunate to be able to earn a B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. in Art History in the School of the Arts at Virginia Commonwealth University. Her teaching experience was at the University of Lynchburg where she was Associate Professor of History of Art and Architecture. She was Chair of the Art Department there for several years, taught several courses in the Westover Honors Program, and traveled many times with students to Rome and to many historical and archaeological sites in Turkey, Greece and Italy. Dr. Karalow loves sharing with students a love of all things "Classical." After retiring and moving to Front Royal, she helped to found Our Lady of Champion Academy, a Classical homeschool hybrid, and serves as the founding board member. She also serves on the Frederick County Board of Historic Resources Advisory Committee, and on the Frederick County Finance Committee. She is a member of the Renaissance Society of America, where she has presented papers, and is a member of the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars
Mr. James Kelly is passionate about Catholic education. Originally a New Yorker, he is still adapting to the southern lifestyle. For over 20 years, he has operated Paladin Financial, an investment practice, and has been fortunate to serve on a variety of non-profit boards as well as assisted in establishing two Catholic private schools. In his spare time he enjoys coaching youth sports, including the Chelsea Knights. He and his wife Ellen and their 6 kids have called Front Royal home for the last 25 years.
Mr. Joseph Lyons is a partner and general manager at CLD Partners, a company that provides technology and business process consulting as well as products quoting and revenue forecasting. Previously, Joe served as Chief Technology Officer at Formatta Corporation, an enterprise software product company focusing on business process automation and data integration. Joe has an extensive background in company leadership, problem-solving, and solution delivery. A graduate of Thomas Aquinas College in Ojai, CA, he is committed to Chelsea's program of Catholic liberal education. Joe and his wife, Bevlin, are parents to two Chelsea graduates and three current students.
Mr. Patrick Miggins currently teaches English in the Middle and Upper School at The Heights School. Miggins began his teaching career in 1996 at The Heights, teaching 6th Grade Homeroom, 8th and 10 Grade literature, 9th Grade Core, Ethics, and Irish Literature before leaving in 2011 to help Western Academy in Houston. At Western Academy, Pat served as Assistant Headmaster, Director of Readings and Culture, Summer Camp Director, and Director of the 8th Grade DC Trip. At Western, Pat taught 7th and 8th Grade Homeroom, Latin, literature, history, language arts, and religion. Pat has enjoyed coaching baseball both at The Heights and at Western Academy. A graduate from the University of Dallas in 1996 where he majored in English, Pat then earned an M.Ed. from the University of Virginia in 2003. He and his wife, Nancy, reside in Silver Spring and have three children: James, Rory, and Brigid.