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In addition to teaching Algebra 2 and Pre-Calculus, Sarah Downey is a dorm parent in Merriman and coaches the boating program in the fall. She came to Brooks School in 2021 after graduating from Hamilton College with a bachelor's degree in mathematics and a minor in art history. Downey served as a teaching assistant for Calculus 1 while at Hamilton and tutored high school and college students for six years before starting at Brooks. She strives to help students become confident in their mathematical abilities and fully understand the depth of course material. Downey served as the captain and president of the sailing team at Hamilton and still loves to spend time on the water whenever she can. She currently lives on campus in Merriman and enjoys cooking, playing piano and spending time outdoors in her free time.

Brenna Kelly joined the Brooks School community in the summer of 2021 as an associate director of college counseling. Previously, she worked at Worcester Academy as associate director of college counseling, a dorm parent and track coach. Before her time in boarding schools, Kelly worked on "the other side of the desk," as they say in the admission world, as assistant director in the office of admission at College of the Holy Cross. Her focus was on diversity recruitment and retention. Throughout Kelly's higher education and boarding school education career she has been a member of the New England Association of College Admission Counseling (NEACAC) and has passionately served on the Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA) Committee for years. Her love of higher education began at Providence College, from which she graduated in 2013. Subsequently, she earned a master's degree in education from Merrimack College, within their Higher Education Fellowship program. Kelly is a dorm parent and resides on campus in Chace House with her fiancé Matt.