Faculty &
Staff
22
faculty and staff are BA alumni
66
are parents of current or alumni students
BA educators are more than just instructors. They are mentors, developing relationships with students that last a lifetime.
Our teachers, coaches, and staff are often the primary reason families choose Brentwood Academy. That is because at BA, educators are more than teachers. They are mentors who take the time to get to know their students — their strengths, talents, areas for improvement and who they are as a person — which we make possible through small class sizes. The result is a culture of trusted, lifelong relationships, shaped inside and outside the classroom.
More than 65% of our faculty hold post-baccalaureate degrees. All of our teachers participate in annual professional development at the beginning of each school year, and most benefit from the school's extensive continuing education program that assists with advanced degree studies and conferences.
Several of our faculty and staff are alumni (currently 22), parents of current students (currently 23) or parents of alumni (currently 43). A great many of our teachers are here because they want to give back in light of the investments that have been made in their own families by the community of BA.
Meet our Faculty
Joshua Bell
History/Cross Country/Track
- B.S. Georgetown University
- M.A. Lipscomb University
Dr. Warren Bezuidenhout
History/8th Grade Chair/Instructional Technology/Soccer
- B.S. Campbellsville University
- M.Ed., Ed. D Trevecca Nazarene University
JD Binger
Middle School Christian Life/Cross Country/Soccer
- B.A. Messiah College
- M. Ed. Lipscomb University
Andy Blackston
History/Basketball
- B.S. Lipscomb University
- M.S. Austin Peay State University
Emily Borders
World Languages/Upper School Student Leadership
- B.A. Baylor University
Andy Bradshaw
Associate Head of School; Upper School Director
- B.S. Athens State University
- M.S. Arkansas State University
- M.S. Ohio University
Bill Brown
Headmaster Emeritus
- B.A. Vanderbilt University
- M.Ed. Middle Tennessee State University
Ley Brown
History/Football
- B.A. University of Mississippi
- M.A. Middlebury College
Matt Brown
Christian Life/12th Grade Chair/Football/Track
- B.A. University of Tennessee
- M.Div. Fuller Theological Seminary
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