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edicated Founders Lead into the Future
President and Head of School, Victoria Kennedy
As President and Head of School, Mrs. Kennedy oversees strategic planning, fundraising, marketing, business operations, and a facility expansion. As a founder of the school, Mrs. Kennedy has actively participated in the school’s leadership since its inception serving as President of the Board of Directors. Mrs. Kennedy received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wheaton College, IL . For fifteen years she worked for CASCAP, Incorporated, a non-profit human service organization based in Cambridge, MA. She spent ten years as CASCAP’s Director of Operations. In this role, she managed CASCAP’s business and program operations including real estate acquisition and rehabilitation, property management, and community-based residential support services for frail elder and psychiatrically disabled populations. During her tenure at CASCAP, the number of people served grew from 36 to over 200 and its annual operating budget grew from $250,000 to $4,500,000. She left CASCAP to raise a family. Mrs. Kennedy also served on the Board of Directors of the New England Salem Children’s Trust in Rumney, NH for ten years and on the building committee for West Congregational Church in Haverhill, MA, where she attends with her husband and three children.
Margaret Cottrell, Interim Head of the Upper School
Margaret Cottrell oversees the Upper School academic program, faculty hiring and development, studentsupport services, and operations. Margaret Cottrell is Massachusetts certified in Varying Exceptionalities K-5, and Moderate Disabilities 6-12, Middle School Science, Health, and English as a Second Language. Mrs. Cottrell has taught several different courses at BCA over the years and coordinates BCA’s Academic Support Program. Mrs. Cottrell may be reached at margaret.cottrell@bradfordchristianacademy.org
Lower School Principal, Scott Sullivan
Scott Sullivan graduated from University of New Hampshire with a B.A. in Communications.
Prior to teaching Scott worked for Franciscan Children’s Hospital and D.F. Sullivan & Associates. He has also done work for the Perkins School for the Blind and coached AAU baseball. Scott has been the owner and operator of his own painting business since 2005. Scott discovered his calling to education as a Sunday school teacher at Hope Church where he has taught for the past eight years. He returned to school for his Masters in Education. Scott says he knows he has found his true vocation when he sees the eyes of a child light up with discovery. Scott has been teaching students with diverse learning needs in Newburyport for the past five years. He is certified in Elementary Education, Grades 1-6 in MA and is pursing his dual Masters in Elementary Education and Moderate Disabilities from Gordon College. He lives in Amesbury with his wife and two children and is an active member of Hope Church in Newburyport, MA.
Scott McGowan, Upper School Assistant Principal
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.
