Department: Middle School

Amanda Lemieux

Academic Support Coordinator

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Amanda has a Bachelors Degree in Social Work from Roberts Wesleyan College, and a Masters in Special Education from Simmons College. She previously worked at both the Landmark School and Lexington High School.  Amanda is also a Patient/Family Advocate at Boston Children’s Hospital Pediatric Cystic Fibrosis Program and with the CF Learning Network. In her free time, she loves to go running and is always willing to go on a fun adventure. Amanda lives in Peabody with her husband, two sons, and dog. Both of Amanda’s sons attend BCA!

Sally Teague

World Languages Faculty

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A.B., Classical Languages and Literature, Harvard University
M.A.T.S., Old Testament, Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary

Sally Teague comes to Bradford Christian Academy with experience teaching Latin at Cathedral High School and Holyoke Catholic High School in the Springfield, MA area as well as private lessons. She has found that Latin studies help students to develop a deeper understanding of many areas of life, including language, history, humanity and Christianity. She is looking forward to developing an excellent Latin program for Bradford Christian Academy.

Sally and her husband, Dave Teague, a pastor, have three grown children. They served in the Middle East for eight years, where Sally taught New Testament Greek in the Coptic Orthodox Seminary. Both also teach occasional courses for the Boston campus of Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary. Sally’s book, A Reader’s Grammar of New Testament Greek, is nearing completion. Sally enjoys cooking and eating international food, gardening and being outside.

Monica Romig

Bible and Preforming Arts Faculty

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B.A., Boston University
M.Div., Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

Monica received her B.A. in Political Science from Boston University and her M. Div from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. She has served in youth ministry at local churches since 2007 leading Bible studies, teaching Sunday school classes and speaking at an evangelical camp in France. Monica teaches Intro to Biblical Studies, CP Hermeneutics, CP Old Testament and CP New Testament. She also has a passion for theater and has performed and directed various productions in school, at church, and in the community. She is very excited to be the Interim Director of Performing Arts at BCA. She is also coordinating High School chapel. Monica’s husband Jonathan is a pastor and church planter; they are part of Cornerstone Congregational Church, a new church plant in Westford, MA.

Rosemary Miner

Math and Science Faculty

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B.S. Biology, Marine Science emphasis, Gordon College
M.Ed., Gordon College

Prior to teaching at Bradford Christian Academy, Rosemary Miner homeschooled her three boys. Rosemary has also worked in the Ipswich and Georgetown public schools and at North Shore Christian School in Lynn. She enjoys spending her free time with her boys and pets, kayaking the Ipswich River, tidepooling, walking in the woods with her dogs, or reading. Rosemary and her family attend Byfield Parish Church in Georgetown where she teaches preschool Sunday school and helps with VBS. They live in Ipswich with their two dogs, a cat, a house rabbit, and a very large goldfish.

Scott McGowan

Upper School Assistant Principal, Bible Faculty

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B.A. Communications, Greenville College
M.A.R., Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

Scott McGowan leads BCA’s 7th and 8th grade middle school program with a passion for teaching and preparing students for their high school years. Scott draws from a wide variety of experience as teacher and leader at BCA. He received his Bachelor’s in Communication with an emphasis in speech, and subsequently worked for the Ashburnham-Westminster Regional School District as a paraprofessional prior to earning his degree at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. In 2009 he joined that Army National Guard as a Chaplain Candidate.  Upon graduation from seminary, Scott was promoted to Captain and currently serves as a Battalion Chaplain in the National Guard. He is ordained through the Conservative Congregational Christian Conference and brings a great amount of Christian leadership and spiritual guidance to our middle school students. Scott is a dedicated father and husband and greatly enjoys spending time with his family when he’s not meeting his many other responsibilities in the realm of teaching, serving and preaching.

Gina McKeown

Music Faculty

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Bachelors of Music Ed., Illinois Wesleyan University

Master of Music, Illinois State University

Gina McKeown graduated with honors from Illinois State University with a Masters of Music and Illinois
Wesleyan University with a Bachelors of Music Education. Her concentrations were Choral Education, Music Therapy and her primary instruments were piano and voice. In addition to teaching music at BCA, Gina runs a private music studio and teaches piano, voice, and ukulele to students of all ages. Gina was previously the Creative Arts Director of the Dorothea Dix Hospital Creative Arts Therapies department in Raleigh NC. In 2015, Gina co-founded the Greater Newburyport Children’s Chorus and serves currently as the Music Director, serving youth in grades 2-12. She was the Music Director of Clinton Presbyterian Church in Illinois and currently serves as a substitute pianist for area churches as needed. Gina resides in Newburyport MA with her husband, 4 children, 3 cats, and her dog.

Shannon Granitsas

Art Teacher

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B.M., Voice, Wheaton College

M.M., Opera, New England Conservatory

Shannon teaches visual arts from Kindergarten to 8^th grade.  Shannon endeavors to expose her students to a variety of artists outside of the most famous, including women, and a variety of cultures, eras and techniques. She challenges her students to try many different mediums, including weaving, pottery, sculpting, carving, printing, cutting, painting and drawing while applying the elements of art and design. Her goal is to create students who can connect art to other areas of their lives, such as math, history, politics, and science. As God has created us in His image, everyone has the capacity to create and to express personal viewpoint. When not teaching art Shannon leads a women’s bible study and teaches VBS. Shannon lives in Groveland, MA, she has three sons, who all attend BCA.

Heather Gaither

Language Arts Faculty

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B.A., English Ed, Evangel University 
M.Ed., Lesley University 

Heather taught English for 5 years in Missouri public schools before moving to Haverhill, MA. She has been teaching at BCA for 15 years. Heather teaches 7th and 8th grade English and Health class.  In previous years she has also taught Sociology and Psychology.  It was her love of reading that inspired her to become a teacher and she hopes to share that with her students through teaching literature and writing.  Heather hopes that her passion for her subject and training as an educator will inspire her students to become lifelong readers and learners.