Elementary Faculty

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Mrs. Vivian Court Mrs. Becky Miller Mr. Jeff VanDenBerg
Mrs. Cheryl Forbes Mrs. Pam O'Shaughnessey
Mr. Jonathan Jezowski Mrs. Sandy Singletary    
Mr. Dan Matson Mrs. Denise Wiggins  

 

 


Mrs. Vivian Court

 

Señora Court has been teaching Spanish at CBA since 2006. She learned to speak Spanish at home in her native country of Cuba. After she moved to the USA, she earned a Bachelors degree and Masters degree in Business Administration from Florida International University.

Mrs. Court has two children, teaches in Junior Church, is involved in AWANA Cubbies, and works with her husband's accounting practice. She loves teaching, children, gardening, and hot weather.

 

 


 

 


 

Mrs. Cheryl Forbes

 

Cheryl teaches second grade at CBA. She has taught full-time since 1997 and also substitute taught since 1987. Prior to coming to Midland, she taught five years in Elkhart, Indiana. She has a B.A. degree in Elementary Education from Saginaw Valley State University. She and her husband, Dan, have two children -- Jennifer (Michael) Muth and Nathan (Lisa) Forbes and five grandchildren.  She enjoys teaching Sunday School and of course, playing with her grandchildren.

 

 


Mr. Jonathan Jezowski

 

Jonathan graduated from Northland International University in the spring of 2009 with a BS degree in Elementary Education. He's been teaching with CBA since Fall of 2009. Jonathan helps with Soccer Coaching and JV and Varsity Volleyball.

Jonathan is also active in Church serving as an usher, in the choir, and as an AWANA Sparks helper.

 


Mr. Dan Matson

 

Dan has taught elementary and junior high education for thirty-three years. He holds a B.S. in elementary education. He is the sixth grade teacher and the girls varsity basketball coach. His interests include fishing, hunting, camping, and sports. He is a member of the Usher crew at Calvary Baptist Church. His wife, Kathleen, is a registered nurse. They have five children: David, Heather, Jonathan, Stephen, and Hope.

 


Mrs. Becky Miller

 

Becky earned her Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education/Psychology from Pensacola Christian College. She taught K-4 for two years in Saginaw before getting married and then starting a family. Becky home schooled their children for 8 years and also worked for McKinney Homeless Education Program during some of those years. In 2006, Steve and Becky moved to the Midland area so they could enroll their three children at CBA. Becky has taught K-4, 1st, third and 4th grades at HTP and CBA.

Becky works in the AWANA and Junior church ministries at CBC. She enjoys flower gardening during the summer.

 


 

Mrs. Pam O'Shaughnessey

Pam has taught at CBA since 1993.  She holds a B.A. in Elementary Education from the University of Michigan.  She taught 18 years in fourth grade and is currently the director of the Educational Support Program at CBA.  She is a qualified screener   for Dyslexia.   Outside of school, she tutors dyslexic students.  Pam has four grown children (Dani, Nate, Christina, and Michael) and three grandchildren.  She is interested in Ireland and loves to travel.

 

 


Mrs. Sandy Singletary

 

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Mr. Jeff VanDenBerg

 

Jeff has been on staff at CBA since September of 2007. He has a B.S. and Masters degrees in Music Education from Bob Jones University. Before coming to CBA to direct the bands, Jeff taught for three years in Fairfax, VA and six years in Longmont, CO. In addition to overseeing the music programs in both the church and school, Jeff directs the Elementary, JH and SH bands and the JH choir. He and his wife Holley have three children, Emma, Peter, and Liddy.

 


Mrs. Denise Wiggins

 

Denise is excited to teach 2nd grade at CBA this year. A graduate of Bob Jones University, she has experience teaching 3rd - 6th grades, junior high language arts, high school speech and Algebra. She has also worked as a substitute teacher in all grades and enjoys tutoring. Last year she was an aid in a HTP K4 classroom. Denise is married to Neil Wiggins who pastors Hope Baptist Church in Hope, MI. They have four children: Anna, Nathan, Ashley and Amanda.