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Open Bible Academy Faculty and Staff
Heath Marvin - Administrator
Heath Marvin

 

Before joining OBA as the Administrator, Heath Marvin received his Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering with a minor in Business from Northeastern University and worked in the semiconductor and defense industries. During that time, he was a web designer, chip designer, and an application engineer traveling throughout the US and Asia supporting top-tier customers in various electronics applications. During his time at Northeastern, Heath spent a semester at Northland Baptist Bible College where he took a number of core Bible courses and played varsity basketball. He loves his wife, sports, Boston sports teams, and reading tech blogs!

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Roger Bedsaul - Senior High Supervisor
Roger Bedsaul

 

Roger Bedsaul has been the Senior High Supervisor at OBA since it's founding in 1976. With over 30 years of teaching experience, Roger has taught Algebra, Geometry, Consumer Math, English and Grammar, History, and Government classes. Roger is the only staff member that has been with OBA since the beginning and brings valuable experience to the team of teachers at OBA.

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Millie Hemingway - Ninth and Tenth Grade Supervisor
Millie Hemingway

 

Millie Hemingway is the ninth and tenth grade supervisor and teaches math and English. She graduated from Pensacola Christian College in 2001 with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics Education and a Second Field Proficiency in English Education. Millie has been teaching in Christian schools since 2001 and joined OBA in 2007. She loves her students and believes that the Lord has called her to work specifically in Christian schools with second-generation Christians, encouraging them to make the Biblical truths they have learned a part of their lives.

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Pastor Bill Krawczyk - High School Bible
Pastor Krawczyk

 

Pastor Bill Krawczyk has been the pastor at The Church of the Open Bible since 2003. Pastor Bill teaches Bible to the high school and often speaks in chapel services.

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Lydia Marvin - High School Science
Lydia Marvin

 

Lydia Marvin attended Tufts University in Medford, MA for both her undergraduate and graduate degrees. She earned a dual Bachelor's degree in Engineering Science and Geology followed by a Master's in Math, Science, Technology, and Engineering Education. She has experience working in the environmental engineering field and currently teaches high school Chemistry, Biology, Physical Science, Earth Science, Health, and Spanish. She enjoys spending time outdoors, playing sports, reading, and recycling!

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Carolyn Carbone - High School Math

Carolyn Carbone

 

Carolyn Carbone earned a BA in Economics and French from Colby College in Waterville, Maine where she studied abroad at the Universite de Caen in Normandy, France. Shortly thereafter, she earned a Masters in Finance from Boston College. Mrs. Carbone worked 8+ years in financial services where she was an operations manager at Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. Carolyn oversaw the record keeping and valuation of billions of dollars in international investments, designed enhancements for the accounting system and oversaw training. In 1994, Mrs. Carbone retired from the world of financial services to raise a family and later joined the staff at the OBA where she teaches music and flute as well as high school mathematics. Mrs. Carbone is a wife and mother of three children who currently attend OBA.

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Devon Schneider - High School Literature
Devon Schneider

 

Mrs. Devon Schneider is a wife, mother of seven, an OBA graduate and currently teaches English Literature.   Over the past 8 years Mrs. Schneider has taught both grammar and literature to grades 8 - 12.   She currently teaches grades 11 and 12, and is excited about adding 10th grade to her roster for next year!  She  has gladly split the grammar and other duties with Mr. Bedsaul and Miss Hemingway, since the arrival of her two youngest children have filled up so much of her time.

 

Mrs. Schneider is a graduate of Open Bible Academy '84, and was the class salutatorian. After graduation, she studied Bible at the Burlington Bible Institute.  She loves all things related to English, and is passionate about finding good books for the students to read that will also aid in the development of their Christian character. She is a member of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), and is a published author, whose writings have appeared in newspapers, concert programs, and some online publications.  Her favorite thing to write as well as study is poetry of all sorts, and she tries to share her love of poetry with the students, and sometime during the year her students will turn in some poetry of their own!

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Peter Moser - High School Science

Peter Moser

 

Peter Moser is a graduate of Fellowship Christian Academy and earned a B.S. in Chemistry from Wheaton College. He served in the Marine Corps from ’04 to ’08 and is currently pursuing a M.S. in Structural Engineering from Tufts University. He and his wife Myriam were married last year and live in Winchester. He enjoys woodworking, outdoor activities, soccer, and skiing. Peter teaches Physics at OBA.

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Brandon Webster - High School Choir

Brandon Webster

 

A plumber by day and a musician by night, Brandon Webster directs the OBA High School Choir and teaches music in the high school. Brandon graduated from Bob Jones University with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and has since earned his plumbing license. Brandon also directs the church choir, leads many music groups, and works with his sister, Leah, in composing new songs.

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Leah Bergquist - Fine Arts Coordinator

Leah Bergquist

 

Leah Bergquist graduated from Bob Jones University with a Bachelor of Arts in Church Music. Before joining the staff at OBA, she taught at Christian schools in Georgia, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts. She currently teaches private piano and flute lessons at OBA and accompanies the High School Choir and other music groups. Leah is very involved in the music ministry at COB.

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Rebekah Root - Seventh and Eighth Grade Supervisor

Rebekah Root

 

Rebekah Root grew up in Virginia where she attended a Christian school from preschool through 12th grade. The Lord led her to Bob Jones University in South Carolina where she majored in elementary education with an English minor. After earning her bachelor's degree in 2002, she went on to get a master's degree in counseling. Rebekah taught 6th grade at a Christian school in Virginia before moving to Massachusetts, and she has been teaching at OBA since 2006.

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Stacy Evans - Fifth and Sixth Grade Supervisor

Stacy Evans

 

Stacy Evans earned a Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education from Pensacola Christian College. She has been teaching at Christian schools for over 13 years. She has taught in Christian schools in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Hawaii. Stacy is an avid sports fan and loves following college and professional hockey.

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Monica Chamberlain - Third and Fourth Grade Supervisor

Monica Chamberlain

 

Monica Chamberlain graduated from the Burlington Bible Institute in 1983. Following her graduation, she joined the staff at OBA as a teaching assistant. In 1987, she left OBA to stay at home and raise her 4 kids--3 of whom have graduated from the Academy. She rejoined the staff in 2000 as third and fourth grade supervisor and has been teaching full-time ever since. Monica and her husband, Bill, have been leading the teen ministry at the church for over 15 years.

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Fran Nelson - First and Second Grade Supervisor

Fran Nelson

 

Fran Nelson has been a kindergarten through second grade teacher for many years. She loves to teach creatively and bring out the best in her students.

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Elaine Shukri - K4 and K5 Co-teacher

Elaine Shukri

 

Elaine Shukri is a mother of four and has been at OBA since 1997. She started as a volunteer teaching reading to the second and third grades. Since then she has taught phonics, reading, heritage, and more. Currently she teaches heritage and letters to the K4 and K5 students. Her youngest daughter is the last of her kids still in the school.

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Holly White - K4 and K5 Co-teacher

Holly White

 

My name is Mrs. Holly White and I am a graduate from Danvers High School. I am a Kindergarten teacher as God has called me to be. I have worked in Open Bible Academy since 2002 helping out and teaching for three of those years. I have two beautiful children and a wonderful husband that I am very blessed to have. I love going to school each day and being with all the children. My favorite verse in the Bible is Proverbs 3:5-6, "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all ways acknowledge him; and he shall direct thy paths."

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