Proctor Academy Welcomes New Faculty and Staff

Brian Thomas is new Head of School

By Scott Allenby

As Proctor prepares to welcome new and returning students to campus for the start of the academic year, our community also welcomes new faculty and staff to Andover. This group of educators has been working hard to get to know Proctor over the past few weeks. Please welcome these new faculty and staff members to Proctor and learn more about them below.

Holly Buresh
Voyaging Co-Director Ocean Classroom, appointed ‘21

Alexandra Clark
USSA/FIS Coach, appointed ‘21
St. Olaf College, BA Environmental Studies

Nathan Chipman
USSA/FIS Coach, appointed ‘21
Charter Oak State College, BS Sports and Health Medicine

Callie Dwyer
Mathematics Department Faculty, appointed ‘21
Assumption College, BA Elementary Education
Assumption University, MA Special Education

Matthew Ecklund
Voyaging Co-Director Ocean Classroom, appointed ‘21

Caroline Feeney
Mountain Classroom Instructor, appointed ‘21
Trinity College, BA Urban Studies and Political Science

Ellie Mendoza
Proctor en Segovia Co-Director, appointed ‘21
Bates College, BA American Cultural Studies and Spanish

Luis Mendoza
Proctor en Segovia Co-Director, appointed ‘21
Colby College, BA Sociology, Spanish
Middlebury College, MA Spanish

Kate Piacenza
Admission Associate, appointed ‘21
Hamilton College, Psychology

Jeffrey Pardo
Mountain Classroom Instructor, appointed ‘21
Sewanee, The University of the South, BA Geology and Environmental Studies

Justin Sperry
USSA/FIS Coach, appointed ‘21
Colby College, BA Geology

Brian Thomas
Head of School, appointed ‘21
Yale University, BA History
Portland State University, MA Education, Curriculum and Instruction/Progressive Education

Vanessa Wassenar
Director of Resource Management, appointed ‘21
Macalester College, BA, English and Interdisciplinary Social Science