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Ian Speliotis graduated from Brooks in 2014. In his two seasons in the Brooks lacrosse program, he scored exactly 100 points as an attackman, earning All-ISL honors in both seasons. Speliotis served as captain in his sixth-form year, and his leadership qualities have served him well in his short coaching career. He spent two years as an assistant coach at Culver Academies in Indiana, a perennial top-20 team nationally, and also served as an assistant coach at the Frederick Gunn School. In the summer, he coaches with the Top Gun Fighting Clams.

Sam Reeves spent his career in sales and sales management in the software and financial services industry. He graduated from Proctor Academy, where he played varsity football, hockey and lacrosse. He holds a B.A. in Business Management from Hartwick College, and played four years of lacrosse there. Reeves and his wife Lindsey have two daughters and reside in Andover, Mass., with their yellow lab, Birdie.

Coach Patrick Forrest joined the Brooks boys lacrosse program in 2023. He played at Governor's Academy, where he was a three-year starter, co-captain 1st team All ISL and selected as the starting goalie his senior year for the East vs. West Prep-School all-star game in 1998. Forrest then played for the Union College Dutchmen as a four-year starter. During his time at Union College, he was awarded UCAA Rookie of the Year and 2nd team All-League in 1999, 1st team All-League 2000-2001, ECAC Upstate All-Star 2nd team 2001, three-time MVP and co-captain in 2002. He was selected to be the starting goalie for the Division III USILA North vs. South All-Star Game in 2002 and still holds the record for most career saves in the Union College lacrosse program. At Brooks his main focus with the other coaches is building a team.

Shamsud "Shami" Andalcio Bery began at Brooks in the fall of 2021 as a Self in Community teacher. Raised in Roxbury, Mass., he spent his first four years of life between New Delhi and Trinidad and Tobago, and came to Brooks with a rich history of project-based teaching and a series of eclectic professional experiences. After graduating from Brandeis University, Bery began to explore his entrepreneurial spirit by acting as creative director for a multimedia startup in Boston, starting a clothing line, and working closely with a number of local musical artists. Eventually, he joined the Possible Project and transferred those real-life experiences into the classroom and acted as Entrepreneurship Education Coordinator at Madison Park Vocational School. After six years, Bery took a risk and pursued a career in culinary arts, which led him to work as the chef at Camp Hale in New Hampshire. Bery lives on campus in Blake House and is often found listening to his favorite music (Domincan bachata, Oldies soul and L.A.-based hip hop), trying out a new recipe, or excitedly watching NBA and WNBA games.