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New Community Members Over the summer, Brewster Academy welcomed three new administrators and seven new faculty members to the community. Kristy Kerin joined the Alumni and Development Office team on June 1 as the director of advancement. In this role, she oversees the Annual Fund, major gifts, and campaign planning. Most recently she was the director of donor relations at Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont, her alma mater. Kristy brings broad experience working with leadership donors, annual fund campaigns, events, and donor stewardship. As a member of Middlebury’s annual fund team, she helped establish strategies that led to record-breaking alumni giving rates as high as 62 percent participation. Kristy credits these outstanding alumni participation results in large part to alumni volunteers, and she is eager to help build robust volunteer networks at Brewster. insight for comprehensive implementation and streamlining of events at Brewster Academy. She looks forward to working with numerous campus offices in the planning and oversight of events on and off campus involving different constituents. “My years as a student at Williston-Northampton School naturally influenced my desire to serve in a boarding school environment. I am fortunate to be part of the Brewster community,” she said. A native of the Lakes Region, Sally lives in Center Harbor with her two children. Her daughter is currently in her first year at High Point University in North Carolina and her son is a sophomore at Inter-Lakes High School. When asked what it was about Brewster that attracted her, she replied: “This is an exciting and critical time for the Academy. I was impressed with the school’s leadership under Dr. Cooper, the unique teaching model, the personalized approach to education, and the inspirational vision for the future. I am excited to partner with Brewster’s alumni, parents, and friends to help advance the Academy’s goals.” Kristy also served as the assistant track and field coach at Middlebury. She was ranked internationally as a high jumper and competed in the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials. Her husband, David, and their two sons, Daniel and Matthew, join Kristy here. Carrie MacDonald has joined the community as the director of student health services. She began her career as a pediatric nurse on a medical surgical unit at Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital at Maine Medical Center. Most recently she worked for a behavioral, developmental, genetic pediatric specialist where she worked with children and adolescents with ADHD, anxiety, depression, and autism. She has a B.S. in Nursing from the University of Southern Maine. Sally Smith joined the Office of Admission and External Affairs on July 1 as special events and programs coordinator. She comes to Brewster with 20 years experience in higher education and independent boarding schools. Her experience includes director of alumni relations at Plymouth State University where she received her master’s in counseling and human relations. Sally’s previous work in offices of alumni, admissions, and college counseling involved extensive event planning and provides her with the Some of Brewster’s new community members: from the top Carrie MacDonald, Maureen Edmonds, Sally Smith, Elizabeth Bonsu, Karl Edmonds, and Jen Smith New Faculty Elizabeth Bonsu is an instructional support teacher on the freshman Team Cooper. She has worked with both adolescents and adults in community health resource centers and organizations in Connecticut and Massachusetts. Elizabeth has a B.A. in psychology from Curry College. Jonathan Browher is teaching U.S. history on the junior Team Thomas. His history background includes a primary concentration in U.S. history and a secondary concentration in Latin American history. He holds a master’s in education from Plymouth State University and a B.A. in history from Bates College. He is the community life parent in Bearce Hall. 16 BrewsterConnections – Fall 2011
Karl Edmonds teaches algebra and geometry on the freshman Team Cooper. He also is the boys’ varsity soccer coach. Originally from Liverpool, England, Mr. Edmonds came to New Hampshire in 1989 when he earned an athletic scholarship to play soccer at Southern New Hampshire University. He holds a master’s in international business and a B.S. in business administration from SNHU. Maureen Edmonds is an instructional support teacher on the senior Team Yau and the community life parent in Brown Hall. Maureen has extensive teaching experience at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. She has a master’s in education and a B.A. in communications and English from Niagara University and has special education certification from the University of New Hampshire. a master’s in psychology from Connecticut College and undergraduate degree in history and psychology from Williams College. Zach Ross, a 2005 graduate of Brewster, is an instructional support teacher on the sophomore Team Martin and the community life parent in Sargent 3. Previously at Brewster he has been a substitute teacher and assistant coach in the boys’ crew program. He has an MBA from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and an undergraduate degree from Susquehanna University. Jen Smith is a math teacher on the junior Team Lopez. She has a degree in mathematics and education from Shippensburg University and is the community life parent in Haines House. Ellissa Popoff teaches modern world history on the sophomore Team Martin and is the head coach of the girls’ varsity ice hockey team. She has Trustee Steps Down After Long Tenure Helen Hamilton’s Passion for Education Still Strong By Sarah Anderson Not many people can say they have been involved with an organization for 37 years, but Helen Hamilton of Bow, New Hampshire, can. At age 80, she just stepped down from Brewster’s board of trustees, having served as secretary of the board and chair of the education and personnel committees. Despite ending her long tenure on the board, she is far from finished with dedicating her life to helping others. Her commitment to education is life-long. Not an alumna or even an alumni parent, Hamilton was drawn to Brewster simply because of her passion for education. She brought much expertise and experience, having been the dean of students at Springfield College, the dean of student affairs at the University of New Hampshire, and a YWCA executive/administrator in Springfield, Massachusetts, Toledo, Ohio, and Manchester, New Hampshire. She also taught www.brewsteracademy.org 17
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