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Bill Trautman has attended Open Bible Christian Ministries since 1967 and has been involved in various aspects of the ministry, teaching Sunday School and serving on various boards.  He has been married to Denise since 1971 and they have raised five sons together and currently have 15 grandchildren.  Four of their sons were home schooled and during that time he and Denise were active in the Christian Home Educators Network, serving on their board of directors for several years.  They helped begin a home school umbrella program at Open Bible in 1986 and continue to serve as administrators of the LIFE (Learning in a Family Environment) Ministry.

Bill taught biology in the Baltimore City Public Schools from 1971 to 1989 and was voted Maryland’s Teacher of the Year for 1985.  During his years of teaching he was active in establishing and running a Biology Club and served as Class Advisor for the 1983-84 school year at Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical School.

Starting in 1981 he worked as a seasonal naturalist for Gunpowder Falls State Park.  From 1989-2005 he was employed by the State of Maryland as a naturalist and during this time he created the statewide outreach nature program, Scales & Tales.  During his tenure with the state he spearheaded a Maryland State Fair exhibit every year from 1987-1998.  In Bill’s role as head naturalist he trained and managed a staff of twelve.

Bill retired from the State of Maryland position in July 2005 to accept his current position as Headmaster of Open Bible Christian Academy.  God has blessed his time here with increased student enrollment and also the number of degreed teachers on staff.  He uses his science background to teach high school physics and chemistry to the Academy students and also biology, chemistry and physics to home school students.

It is Bill’s belief that God orchestrated all his various trainings for such a time as this.  He loves the challenge of his role as administrator and has a heart for all students and all learning styles.  He hopes, by God’s grace, to finish out his career days here at Open Bible Christian Academy for this is where his heart is.

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