22 Millennium - A Marquis Who’s Who Magazine ACADEMIA, EDUCATION AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES SENIOR NAVAL SCIENCE INSTRUCTOR NJROTC, Coventry High School Coventry, RI Linda D. Brown-Bell is an educator who dedicated her career to helping non-traditional learners succeed in school and the workforce. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting from Prairie View A&M University and began her career with Southwestern Bell Telephone Company in 1973. She enjoyed a 28-year career with the company, first as an accountant and then as an engineer, stepping down in 2001 to care for her aging parents. During this period, Ms. Brown-Bell sought a career that better aligned with her schedule and values and began to explore substitute teaching at her husband's advice. Ms. Brown-Bell quickly found her calling in teaching and began working with the Harris County Correctional Institution and the Waller Independent School District in 2002. Her work in special education led her to Spring Independent School District, where she spent one year as a structured learning teacher supporting students in an inclusion classroom and providing customized instruction to meet a broad range of developmental needs. She retired from fulltime teaching in 2007. With expertise in military operations, drill and marksmanship coaching and education, Chad J. Abel is regarded for his proficiency in imparting leadership, self-discipline and success habits. Since 2022, he has served as a senior naval science instructor for the NJROTC program at Coventry High School, mentoring students in their academic success, career development and leadership skills. After retiring from the United States Navy, he desired to share his knowledge with high school students, recognizing the unmet need for leadership education to prepare them for entering the workforce. In addition to his role as an instructor, Mr. Abel teaches sailing at the NJROTC Leadership Academy and is the senior vice commander of the Coventry chapter of Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW). He served in the Navy from 1996 to 2022, rising to the ranks of chief petty officer, drill instructor and aviation electronics technician, while accepting numerous decorations, including Navy and Marine Corps Commendation and Achievement Medals and a Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal. He also earned the Joint Meritorious Unit Award from the Department of Defense and was named a VFW Rhode Island Teacher of the Year. STRUCTURED LEARNING TEACHER (RETIRED) Spring Independent School District Spring, TX LINDA D. BROWN-BELL CHAD J. ABEL
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