Board of Governors
ACA is governed by a Board of Governors which facilitates the broad vision and philosophy of the school. This team works together to protect the classical and Christian vision of ACA and pave the way for continued growth and success. To contact the board please send an email to bog@auburnclassicalacademy.com
Members include:
- Mr. Adam Long (Chairman)
- Mr. Ashley Miller (Vice Chairman)
- Mrs. Bethany Mazzola (Treasurer)
- Mrs. Paula Deist (Secretary)
- Mrs. Kelly Davidson (Ex Officio Member)
Adam Long is a software engineer and business intelligence leader, who currently leads an analytics and reporting team in the financial sector. Prior to his business intelligence career, he worked as a software consultant building custom applications for fortune 500 companies. He has a software engineering degree from Auburn University and an MBA from the University of Florida. He and his family are members and volunteers at Cornerstone Methodist Church. In his spare time, he volunteers with the Auburn University New Venture Accelerator as their Developer-in-Residence coaching and mentoring student entrepreneurs. Adam and his wife, Brandi, have three children. They have been an ACA family since 2016.
Ashley Miller is a licensed real estate agent. He is a graduate of Auburn University with a degree in Secondary Education – Science. He and his wife, Anna, were married in 2005 and have made Auburn their home with their four children. He and his family attend University church of Christ (non-denominational) in Auburn, where Ashley has served as a deacon since 2012. They are active in bible classes and attending worship services at their church, and are strong supporters of Bible-based education in an environment that honors God and teaches from a Christian ‘world-view’.
Bethany Mazzola is a homeschooling mom with a daughter enrolled at ACA. She has a BA in economics from Covenant College and an MBA from Eastern University. After spending 8 years teaching English in China, she moved to Opelika from Lhasa, Tibet and married Jack Mazzola. In her free time she enjoys learning more about classical education and catching up on the wonderful books her children get to enjoy in their classical schooling. Bethany attends Grace Heritage Church in Auburn with her family.
Paula Deist is a homemaker and mother of two children who are both graduates of ACA. She and her husband Jeff relocated their family to Auburn in 2014. Additionally, she is a part-time consultant to the food industry with expertise in new product development and quality assurance. She earned a B.S. in Dietetics/Clinical Nutrition from San Francisco State University and is a professional member of the Institute of Food Technologists. She and her family are parishioners at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Auburn. Her interests include baking and tennis.