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Mr. Maxwell has a B.A. in Liberal Arts from Wyoming Catholic College and is currently pursuing a Pontifical Diploma in Ecclesiastical Latin (Diplōma Latinitātis Ecclesiāsticae) through the Veterum Sapientia Institute.

When he is not teaching, Mr. Maxwell enjoys spending time with his wife and son, raising Nigerian Dwarf dairy goats, and singing at mass in the local schola.

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Mrs. Kantor grew up in Klamath Falls, Oregon and moved to Medford after graduating from SOU with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration.

She homeschooled all three of her sons and taught various classes with the Sacred Heart Homeschool Co-op for the last 16 years.

When she is not working on her classes at Chesterton Academy, you will find her sewing, making rosaries, spending time with her family, helping Magdalene Home or running to Dutch Bros!

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Mr. Wakefield has a Master of Music and a Bachelor of Arts with majors in Music, Arts & Letters, Social Science, and Liberal Studies. He is also a Doctoral Candidate in Music Education.

Mr. Wakefield is a member of the Church Music Association of America. He serves as Director of Music at Our Lady of the Mountain Catholic Church and Music and Artistic Director of Schola Dominae Nostrae. His training emphasized the sacred music of the Renaissance and Baroque eras and Gregorian Chant. He has liturgical training in the Ordinary and Extraordinary forms of the Roman rite and is familiar with the Dominican Rite and the liturgies of the Byzantine, Coptic, and Syriac Churches.

Mr. Wakefield has performed nationally and internationally as a chamber musician in opera and oratorio. He performs locally with the Jefferson Baroque Orchestra and serves on their board of directors. He has sung in the William Byrd Festival under the direction of Dr. Richard Marlow of Trinity College, Cambridge, with renowned choir Cantores in Ecclesia.  He appears on the premier English recording of works by Estonian Composer Veloj Tormis, On American Shores, with the internationally acclaimed Portland State University Chamber Choir under the direction of Dr. Bruce Browne. 

In addition to teaching duties at Chesterton Academy, he has taught courses at Portland State University, College of the Redwoods, and Rogue Community College. He lives with his wife Jessica and their children Fraser, Cecilia, and Benjamin.