A school for boys in grades 7 - 12. Founded in 1867.

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Main Campus Directions

Phone

Main School Office: (615)298-5514 
Junior School Office: (615)369-5380 
Admissions Office: (615)369-5311
Athletic Office: (615)369-5350
Alumni & Development Office: (615)369-5360
Security Number: (615)626-9042

Mailing Address

Montgomery Bell Academy
4001 Harding Road
Nashville, TN 37205

Faculty & Staff Directory

  • Photo of William Daughtrey
    Dr. William William H. Daughtrey III
    Administration
    Head of School
    2023
    Vanderbilt University - Ed.D.
    Georgetown University - MA
    University of Virginia - BA
  • Photo of Michael Anderson
    Mr. Michael Mike S. Anderson '93
    Administration, Athletics, English
    Director of Athletics, English Teacher
    2003
    302
    University of Tennessee-Knoxville - BA
  • Photo of Marc Ardisson
    Mr. Marc Marc Ardisson
    Administration, Technology
    Director of Technology, Shotgun Head Coach
    2004
    University of Kentucky - BA
    MCSE
  • Photo of Michelle Ardisson
    Dr. Michelle Michelle Ardisson
    Administration
    School Nurse
    2020
    615-298-5514 Ext. 233
    Vanderbilt University - DNP
    Vanderbilt University - MS
    University of Kentucky - BA
  • Photo of Tim Boyd
    Dr. Tim Tim Boyd
    Administration, History
    Associate Head of School, Academic Dean, History Teacher, Junior School Tennis, Cricket Club
    2010
    615-298-5514 ext. 255
    Vanderbilt University - PhD
    University of Oxford - MA
    University of Oxford - BA
  • Photo of Mary Byrnes
    Ms. Mary Libby Byrnes
    Administration, English
    Academic Support Coordinator, English Teacher
    2023
    Vanderbilt University - BS
    Vanderbilt University - MEd
    Lipscomb University - EdS
    University of Tennessee - Special Education Interventionist Grades 6-12
  • Photo of Susan Cobb
    Mrs. Susan Susan Cobb
    Administration, History
    Director of the Junior School, History Teacher
    2022
    Harvard Business School Online - Certification (in progress)
    Davidson College - BA
    Buffalo State College - Teaching Certification
  • Photo of Jessica Darden
    Mrs. Jessica Jessica Darden
    Administration, Marketing & Communications
    Director of Marketing & Communications
    2024
  • Photo of Colin Dunnigan
    Mr. Colin Colin Dunnigan
    Administration, College Counseling
    Director of College Counseling
    2023
    Western Carolina University - MSA
    Austin College - BA
  • Photo of Susan Eskew
    Mrs. Susan Susan A. Eskew
    Administration
    Assistant to the Dean of the High School
    2021
    Middle Tennessee State University - B.S.
  • Photo of Greg Ferrell
    Mr. Greg Greg Calvin Ferrell
    Administration, Admissions, Science
    Director of Admission & Financial Aid, Science Teacher
    2003
    615-369-5311
    Austin Peay State University - BS
    Vanderbilt University - MS
    Bio
     
    Greg has been a teacher and coach since 1985.After graduating from Austin Peay with a B.S. in Biology, he coached track and cross-country, and taught science at both the middle school and high school levels at Battle Ground Academy for 18 years. He received his Masters Degree in Biological Sciences from Vanderbilt University in 1998 and came to MBA in 2003. 
    At MBA, Greg is the Director of Admission and Financial Aid, teaches science, and assists with junior school track, and cross-country. Greg and his wife, Betsy, have a son, Matt, who graduated from MBA in 2008, and a daughter, Allison, who graduated from Harpeth Hall in the class of 2010.
  • Photo of Jennifer Howell
    Ms. Jennifer Jennifer Howell
    Administration
    Assistant to the Head of School
    1996
    298-5514, ext.215
    Belmont University - BBA
  • Photo of Joseph Johnson
    Mr. Joseph Jody W. Johnson '79
    Administration, Alumni & Development, Mathematics
    Director of Alumni & Development
    2012
    615-369-5366
    Vanderbilt University - B.A.
    Georgia State University - Master of Actuarial Science
  • Photo of Thomas Markham
    Mr. Thomas Tom Farrell Markham '11
    Administration, English
    Associate Dean of the High School, English Teacher
    2018
    Princeton University - B.A.
    Bowling Green State University - M.F.A.
  • Photo of Vicki Matthews
    Mrs. Vicki Vicki Annette Matthews
    Administration, Finance Office
    Director of Finance & Operations
    2006
    615-298-5514 ext 212
    Jacksonville State University - BS Accounting/Finance
  • Photo of Kim McAmis
    Ms. Kim Kim McAmis
    Administration
    Registrar; Schedules/Transcripts/Student Records
    2016
    615-298-5514 ext. 214
    The University of Memphis - BA
  • Photo of Ronnie McMahan
    Mr. Ronnie Ronnie McMahan
    Administration, Athletics
    Associate Dean of 9th & 10th Grade, SAC/AAT, Football, Basketball
    2005
    274
    Vanderbilt University - BS
  • Photo of Jamie O'Neal
    Mrs. Jamie Jamie O'Neal
    Administration, Athletics
    Director of Community & Culture, Asst Director of Athletics, Director of Basketball Operations
    2020
    Aquinas College - BS
  • Photo of Elizabeth Overton
    Mrs. Elizabeth Libby Greenberg Overton
    Administration, English
    Academic Support Coordinator, JS English, JS Tennis
    2014
    University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill - BA
    Lipscomb University - MEd
  • Photo of Laura Rouse
    Mrs. Laura Laura Freeman Rouse
    Administration
    Assistant to the Junior School
    2022
    University of Illinois - BA
  • Photo of Robert Sawyer
    Mr. Robert Robert Christopher Herbert Sawyer '98
    Administration, English
    2002
    615-298-5514
    University of Tennessee - BA
    Middlebury College, Bread Loaf School of English - MA
  • Photo of Caroline Scholer
    Mrs. Caroline Caroline M. Scholer
    Administration, Counseling
    Director of Guidance Counseling
    2015
    615-369-5307
    University of Stellenbosch - BSW
    University of Denver - MSW
  • Photo of Matthew Smyth
    Mr. Matthew Matt Smyth
    Administration, Visual and Performing Arts
    Associate Dean of the High School; Choir Director; Rock Climbing Head Coach
    2022
    Moravian College - BMA
    University of Oklahoma - MM
  • Photo of Robert Tate
    Mr. Robert Brooks Brooks Tate '06
    Administration, History
    Associate Dean of 11th & 12th Grade, History Teacher, Long Mountain Program Manager
    2017
    University of Virginia - B.A.

Montgomery Bell Academy

4001 Harding Road
Nashville, TN 37205
(615) 298-5514