Sparhawk Academy faculty and staff are committed to the intellectual, moral, physical, and spiritual education of young men. They also have a rich love of teaching and learning, both inside and outside of the classroom.
Sparhawk Men’s Group Coordinator
BA, University of Notre Dame
MBA, Washington University
Years at Sparhawk: 6
Email: jbillmeier@sparhawkacademy.org
A native of Long Island, Joe Billmeier earned his BA from Notre Dame University and his MBA from Washington University. After several years as a stockbroker, Mr. Billmeier has worked full-time as the Director of the Layton Study Center in Milwaukee, WI, the Northview University Center in Chicago, IL, the Wespine Study Center in St. Louis, MO. While living in Chicago Mr. Billmeier was the Parent Event Coordinator at Northridge Preparatory School, where he also served as a student advisor. Since coming to Boston in 1998 as Director of the Chestnut Hill Center in Chestnut Hill, MA, Mr. Billmeier has worked with hundreds of high school boys, primarily through Chestnut Hill’s Edge program, to prepare them to be good professionals, fathers, friends and citizens.
Director of Auxiliary Programming
BS, University of Navarre
MBA, IESE Business School
Years at Sparhawk: 3
Email: jcasey@sparhawkacademy.org
Joseph Casey returned to Sparhawk in 2023 to assist in the launching of Sparhawk’s Entrepreneurship and Auxiliary Programs. Previously, he was an analyst on the strategy consulting team at Ernst & Young. In his current role, Mr. Casey manages summer camps and other auxiliary programming. He completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Navarre and later earned a Masters in Business Administration at IESE Business School.
Reception
BS, Framingham State University
Years at Sparhawk: 5
Email: reception@sparhawkacademy.org
Beth Crevier is a homemaker and mother to a former Sparhawk student. She grew up in Massachusetts and graduated from Framingham State University. Mrs. Crevier lives in Milford with her husband Andre, with whom she has raised ten children.
Advanced Latin
BA, Harvard University
JD, Georgetown Law Center
JCL, Pontifical University of the Holy Cross
JCD, Pontifical University of the Holy Cross
Years at Sparhawk: 1
Email: dwightgerardduncan102@gmail.com
Dwight Duncan studied Classics at Harvard before getting his law degree at the Georgetown University Law Center. A native Washingtonian, he practiced law there with the telephone company, now part of Verizon. He is part of the founding faculty of the University of Massachusetts Law School at Dartmouth, where he teaches Constitutional Law, Legal Ethics, Religion and the Law, and Bioethics. He has argued several cases before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and the Appeals Court and has written briefs for the U.S. Supreme Court.
Physical Education
Years at Sparhawk: 2
Email: peverett@sparhawkacademy.org
Paul Everett grew up in Franklin, MA, where he currently lives with his wife. He joined the Sparhawk community in Fall 2023 to teach Physical Education classes and support our athletic teams. In addition to Sparhawk, Mr. Everett serves as Director at Metrowest Baseball, a highly competitive youth baseball program based in Ashland, MA, with a goal of training student-athletes for success on the field and across the community. Mr. Everett also serves as Assistant Coach for Nobles and Greenough’s Varsity baseball team. He is completing his undergraduate studies at Framingham State University.
Grade 3 Homeroom
Craftsmanship 6-8, Language Arts 3, Literature 3, Math 3, Religion 4
BS, Franciscan University
Years at Sparhawk: 2
Email: cferrari@sparhawkacademy.org
Claudio Ferrari graduated from Franciscan University with a degree in Theology and Philosophy. Since then, he has worked closely with the Archdiocese of Boston as a teacher and is a St. Thomas More Fellow. Mr. Ferrari has had the opportunity to work with and form students for many years as a missionary in Texas and in Rome, Italy, where he met his wife Julia. Mr. Ferrari greatly enjoys the outdoors and also has a passion for different cultures from around the world. He is excited to be the new third grade homeroom teacher.
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Facilities Manager
Craftsmanship 3-5, Craftsmanship 6-8, Math 4, Music 3-4, Science 4
BA, St. Anselm College
MA, National University of Ireland
MBA, University of Massachusetts
Years at Sparhawk: 7
Email: jgolden@sparhawkacademy.org
Jim Golden grew up in Braintree, Massachusetts, where he currently lives with his wife Gaby and their four sons. Three of their sons are currently enrolled at Sparhawk. Mr. Golden worked at State Street Corporation in Boston for ten years before switching careers to become a teacher, and he spent his first year of teaching at The Heights School in Maryland. In addition to teaching 4th Grade, he helps manage the facilities at Sparhawk and enjoys the opportunity to serve the school with hands-on work. Mr. Golden enjoys carpentry and has played guitar with several rock bands over the years.
Craftsmanship 3-5, Craftsmanship 6-8, Religion 5B
AS, Hartford State Technical College
BA, Boston College
Years at Sparhawk: 4
Email: ngreene@sparhawkacademy.org
Ned Greene most recently retired from the Capital Projects team at Boston College, where he spent 33 years working as a Designer/Project Manager. He has a BA in Business Administration from Boston College and an AS in Architecture from Hartford State Technical College, as well as a Certificate in Architectural Engineering from Wentworth Institute of Technology. Prior to joining BC Mr. Green worked as a teacher, and has continued to teach CCD at the elementary school and high school level for over 30 years at St. Catherine’s in Norwood. Mr. Greene also served as head of the building committee for Montrose School from 2005 until 2008. He lives with his wife Nancy and their family in Westwood.
Chaplain
BA, University of Dallas
Licentiate, Pontifical University of the Holy Cross
PhD, The Catholic University of America
Years at Sparhawk: 7
Email: j.r.grieco@gmail.com
Fr. John Grieco grew up in Bayonne, NJ and studied Philosophy at the University of Dallas. After graduating, he moved to Washington DC, where he earned a PhD from the Catholic University of America and taught undergraduate philosophy for several years. While in Washington, he also taught for two years at The Heights School in Potomac, MD, and was Director of the Tenley Study Center for 5 years. From there, he moved to Rome to study for the priesthood, earning a Licentiate in Moral Theology from the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross. He was then ordained as a priest of the Prelature of Opus Dei. Upon his return to the United States, he served for three years as Chaplain of Northridge Prep in Niles, IL. Fr. John is also Chaplain of the Montrose School in Medfield, MA.
Craftmanship 3-5, Math 5B, Science 5A, Science 5B
BA, Thomas Aquinas College
MA, Boston College
PhD, Boston College
Years at Sparhawk: 5
Email: jhaggarty@sparhawkacademy.org
Joseph Haggarty finished his graduate studies in Philosophy at Boston College in 2015, after earning a Masters there and a BA in Philosophy at Thomas Aquinas College in Santa Paula, California. He has taught at many levels, including as an Assistant Professor at TAC and as an Adjunct Professor at St. John’s Seminary in Brighton. Mr. Haggarty also taught middle school and high school for two years at Trivium School in Lancaster. He lives in Millis with his wife Caroline and their 6 children.
Director of Lower School
Grade 5A Homeroom
Craftsmanship 6-8, Language Arts 5B, Literature 5B, Music 5-6
BA, Ave Maria University
MEd, University of Navarre
Years at Sparhawk: 7
Email: bhoude@sparhawkacademy.org
A native of Topsham, Maine, Ben Houde graduated as valedictorian from Ave Maria University in Ave Maria, Florida with a BA in Classics and Early Christian Literature. He spent the following two years teaching Latin and Humanities at the Rhodora J. Donahue Academy in Florida. Mr. Houde graduated with a Masters in Secondary School Education from the University of Navarra in Pamplona, Spain in June 2018. Alongside teaching, he coaches soccer and baseball at Sparhawk, and is an outdoor enthusiast, Irish fiddle player, and Eagle Scout.
Math 9
BS, Mechatronic Engineering, University of Sao Paulo
PhD, Artificial Intelligence, University of Sao Paulo
Years at Sparhawk: 1
Email: jaime.ide@gmail.com<
Jaime Ide, a dedicated Sparhawk parent for six years, brings his passion for STEM education to the Math Club and Algebra 2 classes. He has extensive experience teaching machine learning to middle and high school students at SigmaCamp. Mr. Ide holds a PhD in Artificial Intelligence and is currently an Associate Research Scientist at Yale University, where he focuses on neuroimaging and brain signal analysis. He and his wife Kamika live in Millis with their children, including a Sparhawk graduate.
Grade 6 Homeroom
Art 6, Drama 7-8, Language Arts 6, Literature 6, Religion 6, Religion 7
BA, Providence College
Years at Sparhawk: 3
Email: tjaneiro@sparhawkacademy.org
Tony Janeiro is happy to return to New England after spending the last 12 years teaching in New Spain ( Mexico and Texas ) at brother schools of Sparhawk. He is a graduate of Providence College and the University of Dallas where he studied literature. In addition to teaching, Mr. Janeiro is excited to be building cultural opportunities here at Sparhawk in the arts and community events.
Director of Middle School
Grade 7A Homeroom
History 6, Latin 7A, Literature 7A, Music 7-8
BA, Harvard University
Years at Sparhawk: 5
Email: tkeefe@sparhawkacademy.org
Tom Keefe lives in Millis with his wife Maggie and three children. Mr. Keefe spent many years helping to run the Sebago Leadership Camp, including as Chief Operating Officer in 2015. Mr. Keefe worked as a Data Solutions Manager at Wayfair after graduating from Harvard College in 2015 with a degree in History and Literature.
Director of Craftsmanship and Formation
Grade 7B Homeroom
Craftsmanship 3-5, Craftsmanship 6-8, Latin 7B, Literature 7B, Religion 8
BA, University of Illinois
MA, St. John’s College
Years at Sparhawk: 7
Email: jplechner@sparhawkacademy.org
John Paul Lechner grew up in the Chicago suburbs and attended Northridge Prep. He earned his BA from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where he studied History and Spanish. He joined the faculty of The Heights School in 2009, where he taught grades 7-8 and mentored hundreds of boys in his nine years there. In 2018 he completed his MA in Liberal Arts at St. John’s in Annapolis, MD and then moved north to Boston. From 2019-2022 he served as Director of the Sebago Leadership Camp while also teaching at Sparhawk. Mr. Lechner has learned a lot developing the farm at Sparhawk, enjoying the opportunities to enhance the grounds through landscaping and share the beauty through photography.
Director of Operations
Math 7
BS, University of Notre Dame
MS, New York University
Years at Sparhawk: 7
Email: rlegrand@sparhawkacademy.org
An Eagle Scout from Dallas, Texas, Raymond Le Grand earned his BS from Notre Dame University, and an MS from New York University, both in Mechanical Engineering. He has taught STEM classes in Brooklyn, NY public schools and worked for a series of high tech start up companies designing custom apps. As a mobile app developer, he has been involved in several industrial CAD and medical device start-ups in Boston and Cambridge. His academic interests led him to create and release NYU Robofish, an iPhone app to control small kid-friendly robotic fish. Mr. Le Grand has been on the staff of the Sebago Leadership Camp for many years as a teacher and mentor. He enjoys teaching math and science, along with managing business operations and financial aid for the school.
Art 7-8, History 8, Latin 8, Literature 8
BA, Thomas More College
MEd, American College of Education
Years at Sparhawk: 7
Email: smahoney@sparhawkacademy.org
Sean Mahoney returned to his Massachusetts roots in 2018 after eight years of teaching Western Philosophy, Western Literature, World History, Public Debate, Mock Trial and English Composition in both public high school and private academies in Incheon, South Korea. While there he also taught English as a second language (ESL) at the university and corporate level. In Korea he worked towards his Masters in Education from American College of Education and continued his study of philosophy, building on the B.A. in Philosophy he earned at Thomas More College. He and his wife Lynn live with their daughter and two sons in Bellingham. Mr. Mahoney teaches Ancient History, Literature, and Latin to the eighth grade. He is also Director of the Sparhawk Attic Greek Society (an extracurricular club at Sparhawk). As a proud member of Stone Hall, he enjoys officiating over the annual tug-of-war games, and is never far off where there is a fresh fish to be caught, a fine wine to be tasted, or a good poem to be heard.
Athletic Director
BA, Boston State University
Years at Sparhawk: 7
Email: dpacific@sparhawkacademy.org
Don Pacific earned his BA at Boston State University, where he also played hockey. His experience led him into organizing and instructing various pre-season NHL, AHL, and Division I College Hockey training camps, while also serving as Head Coach for the Worcester Crusaders Midget U-16 team. He was the head coach of the Fay School Varsity Boys hockey team in Southborough, MA for fifteen years, and Assistant Hockey coach at Framingham State University. He has been the Athletic Director of the Sebago Leadership Camp since 2006. He and his wife Marion live in Marlborough, MA.
Grade 5B Homeroom
History 7, Language Arts 5B, Literature 5B, Religion 5A
BA, University of Navarre
Years at Sparhawk: 3
Email: mreilly@sparhawkacademy.org
Matthew Reilly begins his teaching career after graduating from the University of Navarre in Pamplona, Spain. He grew up in Vienna, VA and graduated from The Heights School in 2018. Mr. Reilly has done extensive volunteer work with children at various clubs and camps in both Spain and the US, including work as a Teaching Intern at The Youth Leadership Foundation in Washington DC. Mr. Reilly is now a 5th grade homeroom teacher, as well as teaching History and Religion across various grades.
Headmaster
Entrepreneurship
BA, College of the Holy Cross
MS, Columbia University
Years at Sparhawk: 2
Email: mschell@sparhawkacademy.org
Michael Schell became Sparhawk Academy’s second Headmaster in July 2023. Originally from a suburb of Philadelphia, he received his secondary education at The Lawrenceville School in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. In 2005, he graduated cum laude from the College of the Holy Cross, where he also earned placement on the Division 1 All-Patriot League Baseball Academic Team for his performance on the field and in the classroom. He received a master’s degree in organization and leadership in 2013 from Columbia University’s Klingenstein Center, a premier professional learning program for independent and international school educator-leaders, and completed the University of Southern California’s Rossier School of Education’s highly regarded Leadership in Enrollment Management Program in 2020.
Prior to Sparhawk, Mr. Schell served as Associate Superintendent of Enrollment Management and Marketing for the Archdiocese of Boston’s Catholic Schools Office. Previously, he was Director of Enrollment Management and College Counseling at Catholic Memorial School in West Roxbury, MA. Prior to Catholic Memorial, Mr. Schell taught History courses, including Advanced Placement Government and United States History, and Theology in addition to performing various advancement, admissions, college counseling, and varsity athletic coaching roles at St. Sebastian’s School and Groton School.
From 2010 – 2018, Mr. Schell was Executive Director of The Cannonball Foundation, a nonprofit he founded to provide leadership programs with partner independent secondary schools, colleges, and community organizations nationwide to elevate the role of character and personal growth in the college athletic recruiting experience. In 2012, he was honored by the NCAA and Buick as a former college athlete who excelled at their sport and has made valuable contributions to their community.
Mr. Schell has been featured by ESPN, National Public Radio, Forbes, The Enrollment Management Association, and Coaching Management magazine on topics related to college admissions, secondary school enrollment marketing, and athletic recruiting. He is an active member of many leading college counseling and secondary school admissions and frequently presents on related topics. Mr. Schell is a proud father of two Sparhawk graduates and a current Minuteman.
Grade 8 Homeroom
Math 8, Phys Ed 7-8, Science 3, Science 7B, Science 8
BS, Boston University
MA, University of Notre Dame
Years at Sparhawk: 1
Email: csheehan@sparhawkacademy.org
Connor Sheehan hails from the great state of Maine. He earned his BS from Boston University’s College of Engineering where he studied mechanical engineering. After four years of working as an HR Technology Consultant for Accenture’s Workday practice, Mr. Sheehan decided to make a career change and enter into the field of education. Mr. Sheehan earned his Master of Education through the University of Notre Dame’s highly-regarded Alliance for Catholic Education program. Following two years of teaching middle school math and science at a Catholic school in Texas, he is excited to return to and settle down in beautiful New England. In addition to his passion for the education and formation of young men, Mr. Sheehan is an enthusiast of all things outdoors – rock climbing, camping, hiking, trail running, and mountain biking.
Admissions and Communications Coordinator
BA, University of Dallas
ME, University of Dallas
Years at Sparhawk: 3
Email: kstein@sparhawkacademy.org
Kate Stein grew up in Massachusetts and graduated from Montrose School before attending the University of Dallas in Irving, TX, where she earned both her BA and ME in English. She has worked in the publishing industry since 2008, editing over 100 books across a wide range of disciplines. Mrs. Stein and her husband Corey have four sons, three of whom are current Sparhawk students.
Craftsmanship 3-5, Craftsmanship 6-8, Math 5A
BA, Columbia University
MBA, Bentley University
Years at Sparhawk: 6
Email: bsylvain@sparhawkacademy.org
Bob Sylvain began his career working in finance for two large multinational theater corporations before moving to academic administration and fundraising as the Recording Secretary of Brown University. He later worked in similar development jobs at Boston College and Providence College. He taught religion in grades 4 through 8 at the St. Paul’s Choir School in Cambridge while helping to lay the groundwork to launch Sparhawk in 2018. He is a co-founder of the Sebago Leadership Camp and was its Director for 10 years.
Grade 4 Homeroom
History 3, History 4, Language Arts 4, Literature 4, Phys Ed 3-5
BA, Hillsdale College
Years at Sparhawk: 1
Email: eweed@sparhawkacademy.org
Eamonn Weed joins Sparhawk as the Grade 4 Homeroom Teacher. Mr. Weed graduated Cum Laude from Hillsdale College. In addition to serving several valuable leadership roles across the student body, including Student Director of Operations in Admissions and Resident Assistant for a dorm of 170 freshmen, he played for four years on Hillsdale’s hockey team. Mr. Weed came to Boston from his home state of Michigan after being chosen by the Superintendent of Boston Catholic Schools, Mr. Thomas Carroll, as a St. Thomas More Teaching Fellow. He taught History, English, and Religion last year at St. Theresa’s in Somerville. Mr. Weed’s experiences as a scholar, mentor, athlete, and outdoors adventurer combine to make him a special fit for Sparhawk.
Religion 3
BA, Boston College
JD, Suffolk University
Years at Sparhawk: 1
Email: wiseman.michael.j@gmail.com
Before coming to Sparhawk Michael Wiseman taught religion at Regina Coeli Academy in Dedham. A lifelong New Englander, Mr. Wiseman earned his BA from Boston College and his JD from Suffolk University. He now lives in Arlington.
