When employees choose to work at Proctor, they do so knowing that working here is more than a job, it is a lifestyle. They are educators by profession, but their responsibility to students extends well beyond the walls of their classrooms. They serve as constant examples for students: in the dining hall, in assembly, when they play with their own children, interact with peers, and when they volunteer in the local community.

Proctor thanks the employees who are departing this year for their dedication to the school, including Brooks Bicknell and Terry Stoecker, who have given the vast majority of their professional lives to educating both local high school students and students from around the country. Both have been instrumental in making Proctor what it is today. As the institution looks to the next generation of educators, Proctor can only hope they have the same level of dedication, care, talent, and lasting impact as Brooks and Terry.

Brooks Bicknell first arrived at Proctor in the fall of 1975 as a junior in high school, graduating in 1977 and earning a degree from the University of Colorado. After landing back at Proctor in 1990, Brooks went on to lead the Proctor en Segovia (Spain) program, launch a Proctor in Tangiers (Morocco) and Proctor en Monteverde (Costa Rica) programs, and take over leadership of the Ocean Classroom program, all while teaching history, surveying, coaching Woods Team, and immersing himself in all areas of school life alongside his wife Mindy, and sons Jackson (Class of 2011) and Thaddeus (Class of 2014). Brooks will continue to run the Ocean Classroom program for the fall, 2023 voyage, before stepping away entirely from Proctor.

Perhaps one of the kindest, most deeply caring individuals at Proctor, Terry Stoecker arrived on Proctor’s campus in 1991 as a guest director in the theater department before joining the community as a full-time employee in 1992. Over the course of her career at Proctor, Terry and her husband, Michael Littman, led a dynamic theater program for more than two decades before Terry evolved in her role in the wellness department. She helped develop and teach Proctor’s first ninth and tenth-grade wellness seminar classes, developed Proctor’s mindfulness and meditation course, taught psychology, was a student advisor, and oversaw Proctor’s horsemanship program at Whisper Winds Stables. Terry’s connection to students and our community runs incredibly deep, and she will be missed as she moves on from Proctor.