Faculty & Staff

B.A. in Art, Rhode Island College

What Miss Beard wants all of her students to know and always remember: God loves us more than we can imagine, and nothing we do can change His enormous, unimaginable love.

B.S. in Anthropology & History, Rhode Island College

The common thread Sandy sees woven between her teaching and coaching is her desire to see her students and her athletes take on new challenges.

Miss Brown loves education and the ability to empower and cultivate the minds of young people.

In her free time, Mrs. Cannistraci enjoys art, cooking and studying the Bible. She is thrilled to be back in a Christian environment where Christ is the center of education!

Mrs. Christy is excited to join the passionate staff at BCA because of the positive relationships between staff, students, parents, and the community that BCA has fostered over the years.

Ms. Cross is the BCA Librarian and also teaches LS Chapel.

Donna feels blessed to be the school nurse and health teacher at BCA and enjoys caring for school-aged children.

Jack’s educational interest has always been the study of history and its unfolding role in the sovereign plan of God.

Mr. Greenhalgh loves the energy, wonder and inquisitiveness of middle school students. He hopes that through his classes his students will grow in their knowledge of God and share his love and amazement of His creation.

Mrs. Halligan lives in Bristol with her husband. She has 5 delightful grown children and 4 wonderful grandchildren.

Ms. Houghton teaches HS Ceramics.

Mr. Hunley loves teaching, and he loves learning, too. He’s especially interested in helping students to become active agents in their own education.

Stacey Lavers teaches elementary school art.

Mrs. Mack is passionate about the art of literature and how reading and writing can help us to discover who we are, what we believe, our place in the world and purpose in life.

During his time at BCA, Mr. McBride has taught middle school and high school music classes, as well as high school Bible/Theology courses, freshmen history, and the senior project.

Mrs. McGuire is working in our marketing and development department, sharing with our communities all the great things BCA has to offer!

There is a spark that comes with teaching in an environment where one is encouraged.

Grace Ruiru has been teaching Kindergarten for 20 years and had the pleasure of teaching both of her daughters at BCA!

Mr. Skazinski is very passionate about leading students and teachers in their growth as learners and creating a mentality that we are all lifelong learners.

This is Mr. Sullivan’s sixteenth year teaching professionally.

God led Mrs. Winters to BCA in 1995 as the third grade teacher, where she can combine her love of Jesus, love of children and creativity.

Even as a little girl, Kathy Wright could be found with chalk and a blackboard teaching numbers to her neighbors.