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Susanna Waters serves as the associate head of school for academic affairs and teaches in the history and Self in Community departments. Before arriving at Brooks, she taught and coached at the Holderness School. Waters graduated from St. Lawrence University, where she majored in history with a minor in Caribbean and Latin American studies and captained the women’s lacrosse team. She enjoyed chairing the history department for several years prior to her current role, and under her leadership, the department created a comprehensive research-writing curriculum and citation guide that emphasizes skills instruction. She has been the recipient of the Reverend B. Vought award and the Holcombe Faculty Chair while at Brooks. She coordinates the Davis Fellows Programs, enjoys serving as a faculty advisor for Women Supporting Women, and is a longtime member of the Diversity Leadership Council. Waters recently completed a fellowship with Leadership + Design and her M.Ed in Private School Leadership at Columbia University. She lives in Chace House with her husband, Associate Director of Admission Willie Waters ’02, and their three children.

A seasoned teacher, administrator, coach and dorm parent, Wendy Brennan is an Associate Director of College Counseling. At previous schools, she gained experience as an English teacher, department head, varsity coach, college counselor, community service coordinator, and dorm head. Ms. Brennan coaches and teaches in the Self in Community program. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College and master’s degrees from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and the Bread Loaf School of English at Middlebury College. Before coming to Brooks in the fall of 2016, she was on the faculty at Hotchkiss School, Greenwich Academy and Vermont Academy. Brennan is the mother of three daughters in their twenties. She lives on campus with her wife, Cathy, and their Boxer, Tux.