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Jacqueline Clark, also known as “Bean," joined the Brooks community in 2022 after working at Brewster Academy as a college counselor and coach. Before starting her career in independent schools, she graduated from New England College, where she majored in business and psychology and was a member of the women’s ice hockey and lacrosse teams. In 2020, Clark completed her Master's of Education degree from the University of Massachusetts - Amherst, where she also worked as a learning specialist in the disability services office. Clark provides learning support at Brooks in the Learning Center, teaches English and psychology, and coaches the girls 1st ice hockey and girls 2nd field hockey teams. When she’s not working with students, Clark enjoys playing hockey, golfing and spending time with her dog, Ellie. She and Ellie live in Merriman House.

Kimberley McDowell joined the Brooks community in 2019 as a mathematics teacher. Formerly of Vermont, where the Boston College and Columbia University graduate was an adjunct professor at University of Vermont, Saint Michael's College and Champlain College, McDowell taught at South Burlington High School for 19 years. Most recently, she taught at The Hotchkiss School for a year and at Salisbury School for three years as math department chair. While at Salisbury, she also coached the boys 3rd squash team. A mother of three, she, her husband Mark, their daughter Molly ’24 and the family’s dog, Lucy, reside on campus, where McDowell has coached girls 2nd hockey, boys 3rd squash, as well as girls 2nd tennis and yoga.