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Laila McCain (she/her) joined Brooks in the fall of 2022 as a Davis Fellow to teach in the history department and serve as an admission counselor. She grew up in Boston and attended Bowdoin College, where she studied government and legal studies as well as education, with a minor in Africana studies. While at Bowdoin, McCain was involved in mock trial, public service, admissions and residential life. Post-college, she spent a year living Germany, working at the International School of Stuttgart in their English department and in learning support. While abroad she was also able to travel around Europe and learn about different cultures. At Brooks, McCain lives on campus in Merriman House. In her free time she continues to enjoy traveling as well as reading, cooking/baking and spending time with friends, family and her dog Oliver.

A graduate of Merrimack College's class of 2021 with a bachelor’s of science in public health and a minor in psychology, Allison Beauchesne joined Brooks in the fall of 2021. While at Merrimack, she was a mentor for first-year students, co-teaching a class with a faculty member during her junior and senior years. Beauchesne was also a teaching assistant for a freshman anatomy and physiology course during her senior year. Throughout her four years at Merrimack, the lifelong Massachusetts resident worked at the McQuade Library, was as a volunteer manager with the Merrimack women’s basketball team, a member of their women’s club hockey team and a part of the college's orientation staff. Prior to graduation, she was a member of the Honors Program on campus and served as a peer mentor for incoming Honors Students as well as an ambassador for the program. Currently an aspiring EMT and firefighter, Beauchesne lives off campus and spends her free time watching sports (especially Boston/New England teams and her beloved Bruins) and hanging out with friends, family and her dog, Sadie.