Serving Students, Serving Families
he Bradford school community is ably served by a team of staff members that work tirelessly to support students, parents, and faculty as well as advance the mission of BCA.
Sarah Bowen, School & Mental Health Counselor
Sarah visits both the Upper and Lower Schools and provides students and their families with social, emotional, and mental health support. On any given day, Sarah might check-in on a new student to see how their transition is going, provide support to a student who has lost their grandparents, facilitate peer mediation, help an overwhelmed student breakdown and organize everything they need to do, teach social skills, help students develop coping skills, and communicate with parents and various providers and provide support to any students struggling with various mental health issues. Mrs. Bowen can be reached at sarah.bowen@bradfordchristianacademy.org
Tennessee Bowling, Marketing & Communications Coordinator
Tennessee is based at the Upper School and spearheads our marketing efforts. She creates content and runs our social media, writes weekly news releases about current school activities and events, develops marketing campaigns, designs marketing materials, and organizes our ‘Friend’s Ambassador Network”. Ms. Bowling can be reached at tennessee.bowling@bradfordchristianacademy.org.
Margaret Cottrell, Director of Student Support and Technology
Margaret Cottrell oversees lower school academic program, faculty hiring and development, student support 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
Nicole Dole, Executive Assistant of the Upper School
Nicole is based at the Upper School and provides administrative support to the Dean of the Upper School and the Associate Dean of the Upper School. Mrs. Dole may be reached at nicole.dole@bradfordchristianacademy.org.
Briana Fitzgerald, Admissions & Human Resources Assistant
Briana is based at the Lower School and provides administrative support to the Director of Admissions and Director of Finance. Mrs. Fitzgerald may be reached at briana.fitzgerald@bradfordchristianacademy.org.
Tammy Leavitt, International Student Coordinator and Resource Coordinator
Tammy is based at the Upper School and is the main point of contact for our international students and their representative agencies. Tammy also provides tutoring and mentoring to both international and domestic students. Mrs. Leavitt can be reached at tammy.leavitt@bradfordchristianacademy.org.
Marge Squire, Director of Admissions
Marge is based at the Upper School and is the first point of contact for many families at Bradford. Marge spearheads the entire admission process, giving tours of the school, meeting new students at school fairs, and working from inquiry through enrollment for each family. Mrs. Squire can be reached at marge.squire@bradfordchristianacademy.org.
Cheryl Thurston, College Counselor
As part of BCA’s senior administrative team as the Associate Dean of the Upper School, Cheryl utilizes her experience working in college admissions to oversee BCA’s college guidance process ensuring that our high school students are informed and engaged toward gaining admission into colleges that fit the students’ goals and strengths. Ms. Thurston can be reached at cheryl.thurston@bradfordchristianacademy.org.
Mitzi Wilson, Director of Finance
Mitzi is based at the Upper School and is responsible for all financial and human resource matters at the school. Mitzi is the point person for tuition, budgeting, and financial aid at Bradford. Ms. Wilson can be reached at mitzi.wilson@bradfordchristianacademy.org.
Sharon Ziegler, Annual Fund and Alumni Relations Manager
Sharon is based at the Upper School and works in the Advancement Office to facilitate strong alumni relationships with Bradford. She spearheads the annual Alumni Weekend, consisting of Alumni Chapel, faculty/alumni meet & greet, and alumni social and networking events. She also works on BCA’s Enhanced Academy Fund—the school’s annual fund. In addition, Sharon is the Department Chair for World Languages and teaches French at the high school. Mrs. Ziegler can be reached at sharon.ziegler@bradfordchristianacademy.org.
