Ronnie Sewell

Mr. Ronnie Sewell became ACA's second President in June 2002. He previously served at the academy for nine years (1981-1990) as a teacher, coach, and administrator. Prior to returning to ACA, Mr. Sewell served as Superintendent for Central Arkansas Christian Schools and President of Jackson Christian School (Tennessee).

He began his career in education in 1975 and served in the public schools before entering Christian education in 1981. His passion is Christian education. He and his wife Egena, have four daughters and three grandchildren.

Mr. Sewell received his Bachelor's degree from the University of North Alabama; his Masters from the University of Alabama Birmingham; and his Administration & Supervision certification from Auburn University Montgomery.

Mr. Sewell gives God the praise, honor, and glory for all the blessings ACA has received over the years.

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Milton Slauson

Dr. Milton Slauson received his B.A. degree in history from the University of Alabama in 1968. From 1968 until 1972, he taught in the Montgomery County and Elmore County Schools. He received his M.A. degree in guidance and counseling in 1971 also from the U of A. In 1972, Dr. Slauson returned to his alma mater for further graduate study. In 1975 he received a Ph.D. in guidance and counseling and holds doctoral minors in educational psychology, curriculum and supervision, special education and statistics. During 1975-76,he taught in the College of Education at the University of Alabama.

Beginning in 1976, Dr. Slauson was employed by the Selma City Schools as a psychometrist and guidance counselor. Subsequently, he served for 17 years as the school system's Director of Special Education. During the mid-1980s, he took post-doctoral courses at AUM to become certified in educational administration. After retiring from public education, Dr. Slauson became the secondary principal of ACA in June 1994 and served in that capacity for 10 years. In 2004, he became ACA's first superintendent.

Dr. Slauson's hobbies are genealogy, bowling and collecting songs from the late 50s and early 60s. He enjoys working with the faculty, staff, students, parents and administrators at ACA and is very conscious of the school's rich heritage having started his own educational career here in 1952 as a first grader. He is married to Linda Slauson, an ACA elementary teacher who retired in May, 2009. They have three grown children, Karyn, Ben and Amy, two great sons-in-law, one wonderful daughter-in-law, and the five cutest grandchildren they could have ever hoped to have had. The Slausons worship with the Vaughn Park church of Christ.

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Denise Ainsworth

Mrs. Denise Ainsworth has been a teacher at ACA since 1985. Originally, Mrs. Ainsworth was employed to teach science and elementary physical education. Over the years she has held many positions including cheerleader sponsor, basketball, softball and volleyball coach, biology, health, and sports psychology teacher, head of the magazine drive, class sponsor, and various committee memberships. While serving in a part-time capacity as A.D. for years, beginning in the summer of 2009, Mrs. Ainsworth became ACA's first, full-time Athletic Director.

"Coach" Ainsworth received her B.S. from the University of North Alabama and her M.S. from the University of Southern Mississippi. She is married to Ralph W. Ainsworth who is the Division Chief of Unclaimed Property for the Department of Treasury for the State of Alabama. She has two daughters, Carlie and Audrey. Carlie is attending UAB and is working toward a doctoral degree in Physcial Therapy. Audrey is a student at AUM and enrolled in their pre-dental program.
Mrs. Ainsworth works in education because she had teachers who had such a positive impact on her life that she wants to do the same for others. The people who have influenced her the most and from whom she developed her philosophy of teaching and coaching have been her dad, Kenneth Rhodes, her high school coach, Ms. Linda Quigley and the principal at ACA who first hired her, Mr. Ronnie Sewell. These three people have taught her a lot about teaching and coaching but mostly they've taught her about life.

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Shelly Bruce

Shelly Bruce was first employed at ACA in August, 2010. She serves as the Director for Curriculum, Instruction, and Faculty Development. Mrs. Bruce holds B.S. degrees in chemistry and in vocational ministry with minor concentrations in mathematics and biology. These, along with her M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, are from Freed-Hardeman University. Mrs. Bruce is working on the last phase of completing her doctorate in Instruction & Curriculum Leadership from the University of Memphis with an emphasis in chemistry education. Her work experiences include mentoring and instructing both high school and university classes and researching for the Cancer Research Institute of West Tennessee. Mrs. Bruce is married to Dr. Ben Bruce and they have two children, Sadie Love and Brad Austin.

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Doug Black

Mr. Doug Black, though born and raised in a small town in Ohio, found his way to Alabama Christian Academy. He received his Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education in 1990 and his Master's degree in Elementary Administration in 1991 from Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas. He taught two years in the Montgomery Public Schools and afterwards, joined the ACA family in 1993 teaching 4th grade for 16 years. During the 2010-11 school year, Mr. Black served as the guidance leader and assistant principal of the elementary school. In June 2011, he became the elementary principal. He has two sons who attend ACA.

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Dale Horn

Mr. Horn began serving as ACA's high school principal in June 2010. He first joined the ACA family in July 2008 as its Spiritual Life Director. He received his Bachelor's degree from Arkansas State University in Business Education in 1985. He has also received two Masters degrees from Arkansas State. One in Business Education in 1988 and another in Educational Administration in 1990.

Mr. Horn is originally from Paragould, Arkansas, a small rural community in the northeast corner of that state. For 11 years prior to his coming to ACA, he served as the president of Crowley's Ridge Academy (CRA). "Mr. Dale" and his wife, Cassee, have four children. Jacob is married and lives in Chattanooga, TN where he is a history teacher. Savanah and Lucas are college students and their youngest child, Beau, is a student at ACA.

Mr. Horn is excited about being ACA's high school principal. He feels blessed to have the opportunity to work with a dedicated and caring faculty that truly loves God and has a gift for touching the hearts of young people.

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Rob Williams

Rob Williams is our middle school principal and an alumnus of ACA. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Management from Auburn University, a Master's degree in Educational Leadership from Walden University, and an Ed.S. (Educational Specialist degree) in Educational Leadership from Liberty University. While serving a four-year stint as the Director of Sales and Marketing for a record label in Nashville, he married his wife, Joy. Mr. Williams has five years of experience as a youth minister. He began his teaching career in 2000 and taught at Arlington Christian School in GA before returning to ACA. Mr. Williams and his wife are the proud parents of a son, Jaden.

(Updated August 2011)