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| Andrea Francois*K-6 Director, 1st grade teacher*  | 🎓 B.A. University of Dallas 🏆 Joined Brookewood in 2012☎ 301-949-7997✉️​  | Picture | | --- | --- | |  |
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## About Andrea
Andrea Francois joined the Brookewood faculty in January 2012, as the 3rd grade teacher. In the fall of 2017 Ms. Francois became the 5th grade teacher and Lower School Director. In the fall of 2021 her role expanded to become the Kindergarten through 6th Grade Director.
In the fall of 2023, Ms. Francois began teaching  1st grade. Ms. Francois received her certification as an Orton-Gillingham Classroom Educator in 2023, trained to provide best literacy practices to all students. Ms. Francois is originally from Portland, Oregon and is the fifth of six children. She is now a proud aunt to ten nieces and nephews and her family is spread out across Oregon, California, Kansas, Nebraska, Tennessee, and Texas. Ms. Francois attended the University of Dallas, where she graduated in 2005 with a BA in English and a concentration in Studio Art: Ceramics.
In her free time, Ms. Francois enjoys reading, hiking, photography, and traveling. She hopes to visit all of the National Parks in her lifetime, but so far has only seen nine out of sixty-one. Ms. Francois would like to hike the complete Appalachian Trail and the complete Camino de Santiago, as well as Mount Kilimanjaro. She would also like to see all seven continents.
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| Helen Williams*Director of Admission & Enrollment Management*  | 🎓 B.S. Upper Iowa University🏆 joined Brookewood in 2013☎ 301-949-7997✉️​  | Picture | | --- | --- | |  |
## About Helen
        Helen Williams joined Brookewood  as the Director of Admission and Enrollment Management at Brookewood in 2013. She received her BS in psychology/sociology at Upper Iowa University. Helen was a military spouse for 17 years prior to her husband retiring. Before she became the Director of Admission and Enrollment Management, she volunteered at both Avalon and Brookewood for six years. Her particular role currently has given Ms. Williams the chance to get to know and enjoy Brookewood girls everyday, which she deeply appreciates.
        Outside of administration, she is the middle school swim team coach and middle school cross country coach. She also is the gala director for Brookewood School. She enjoys swimming and an occasional triathlon in her spare time. She resides in Kensington with her daughter Katie (Brookewood ‘20) and her son Cort (Avalon ‘18).
| Michela Donohue*Internal Communications, Test Coordinator, Assistant College CounselorInternational Student Coordinator*  | 🎓 BA, Fordham University ​       MA, American University 🏆 Since 2023☎ 301-949-7997✉️​  | Picture | | --- | --- | |  |
## About Michela
Michela Donohue joined Brookewood in the winter of 2023 after volunteering in the front office with Helen Williams for one year.  Michela is the Editor of the Brookewood Biz and The Avalon Advisory, the International Student Coordinator, Assistant College Counselor, and Registrar.
Michela received a BA in Political Science and Italian from Fordham University in The Bronx, NY and an MA in International Service from The American University in Washington, D.C.  Michela worked as a marketing professional in the publishing industry for many years, including at Montgomery County's own Phillips Publishing Inc. and United Communications Group.  She took a break from working outside the home to raise her three children.  Michela volunteered at her children's school, Our Lady of Lourdes, for 15 years.  She spent four of these years as Assistant Director of Development and Alumni Relations.
Michela and her husband, Brian, live in Kensington, MD and share three children:  Sofia, Patrick, and Isabella (Brookewood Class of 2026).
| Barry Stohlman*Business Manager*  | 🎓 B.A. Catholic University of America🏆 Joined Brookewood in 2018☎ 301-963-8022✉️​  | Picture | | --- | --- | |  |
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## About Barry
Barry Stohlman is a native of Bethesda, Maryland. He attended Archbishop Carroll High School and then earned a BA in philosophy from The Catholic University of America in 1988. While at Catholic University, Barry met an Italian exchange student, Laura Pellizzoni, whom he eventually followed back to Italy and married. Barry lived and worked as a master cabinetmaker in Northern Italy for nine years. Their first three children were born during these years in Italy.
In 1998, Barry and Laura moved their growing family back to the USA. He has been self-employed as a custom cabinetmaker and, more recently, as a general contractor, running his business for the past twenty years. He joins The Avalon School as the Business Manager, bringing his years of experience in running businesses.
Barry and his wife of 28 years, Laura, have 8 children. To date, six of their children have graduated from Avalon or Brookewood—Matteo, Bill, Marta, Cecilia, Paolo, and Maria. Their son, Francesco, is a student at Avalon, and their daughter, Monica, is at Brookewood School.
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Barry keeps himself busy outside of the office raising pigs and other various farm animals for meat. He is particularly passionate about all things related to Italian cured meats. If you are looking for some of the best locally raised prosciutto or salame, you need look no further.
| Jen Davern *Director of Athletics*  | 🎓 B.A. St. Mary's College of Maryland🏆 Founder (since 2006)☎ 301-949-7997✉️​  | Picture | | --- | --- | |  |
## About Jen
        Jennifer is a founding parent of both Brookewood and the Avalon School. She is a native of the Washington area and a graduate of St. Mary’s College of Maryland with a Bachelor of Arts in Human Development. Seeing a need for sports at Brookewood, she started a field hockey program in the fall of 2007. The sports program has developed to fielding eight sports: field hockey, soccer, volleyball, cross country, basketball, swimming, lacrosse and softball. She also teaches 1st-8th grade Physical Education at Brookewood and coaches MS School field hockey and basketball. Jennifer and her husband Kevin, the head of school at the Avalon School, live in Silver Spring, Maryland with their six children, all of whom have graduated from Brookewood and Avalon.
| Charmie Vince*Director of Advancement & Alumni Relations*  | 🎓 B.A. Santa Clara University 🏆 Joined Brookewood in 2017☎ 301-963-8022✉️​  | Picture | | --- | --- | |  |
## About Charmie
Charmie Vince was a founding administrator for Brookewood School from 2006 to 2013. She returns to the school communities with exciting plans for advancement and alumni events. After a recent update to the database management system, she captured alumni contact information from all branches of the school communities, including the Thomas More Institute, in preparation for the Avalon and Brookewood Founders Feast Reunion.
​Charmie received a BS in business from Santa Clara University. She has used her degree in business and communication to serve Catholic schools and parishes in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, Diocese of San Jose, Diocese of Springfield, MA, and she has most recently served as the Director of Religious Education for a parish within the Diocese of Oakland, CA.
She and her husband, Bob, live in Glen Echo, MD. They are the parents of Charmi Ellaine (Brookewood ’10), Tommy (Avalon ’13), Serena (a founding member of Brookewood ’16). Their granddaughter, Charmi Faustina, is 4 years old, and their grandson, Anthony, is 2.
| Glencora Pipkin*Director of Marketing*  | 🎓 B.A. University of Dallas       M.A. Duquesne University 🏆 Since 2011☎ 301-949-7997✉️​  | Picture | | --- | --- | |  |
## About Glencora
Glencora Pipkin, previously an Upper School English teacher at Brookewood School, began her role as Director of Marketing in 2013. She came to Brookewood in the fall of 2011 after receiving a Bachelor's degree in English from the University of Dallas (2007) and a Master's degree in English from Duquesne University (2011). Glencora oversees Brookewood marketing campaigns,  the alumni publications for both Brookewood School and The Avalon School, and she maintains and designs Brookewood's website.
A dancer since 10 years old, Mrs. Pipkin loves to take dance classes when she has a free moment. Her other hobbies include graphic design, logo design, web design, and interior design.  Her husband Chris (a professor of Medieval Literature), her two sons and two daughters love to explore nature, garden, and host impromptu poetry writing nights when possible.
| Laura Nelson*Kindergarten Teacher*  | 🎓 B.A. Hollins College🏆 Since 2018☎ 301-949-7997✉️​  | Picture | | --- | --- | |  |
## About Laura
       Laura has been faculty at Brookewood since 2018, and she began teaching kindergarten in the fall of 2021. She previously taught upper school art history and was also a preschool teacher for eleven years. After college, she worked in property management until having children and becoming a stay-at-home mom. Now she is thrilled to be teaching kindergarten.  She is from Atlanta, Georgia and graduated from Hollins College with a BA in art history and French. Laura is married to Jeff and has two children: Ben and Julia. Julia is a 2020 graduate of Brookewood.
| Theresa Moynihan  | 🎓 B.A. University of Dallas🏆 Since 2022☎ 301-949-7997✉️​  | Picture | | --- | --- | |  |
## About Theresa
Theresa joined Brookewood in the fall of 2022. She graduated from the University of Dallas with a BA in politics, where she received an award for her thesis on Pope Benedict XVI's thought about Europe. She hails from the D.C. area and is one of eleven children. Two of her sisters attend Brookewood; one in sixth grade and one in eighth grade. In addition to being the third grade homeroom teacher, she also teaches AP US Government.
| Veronica Brown*algebra I, II , Italian 1 and elementary Italian*  | 🎓 B.A.  The Catholic University of America🏆 Since 2023☎ 301-949-7997✉️​  | Picture | | --- | --- | |  |
## About Veronica
Veronica is teaching Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Italian 1, and 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade Italian. She graduated from Brookewood in 2017 and received her  B.A. in Philosophy from The Catholic University of America in 2021. In the spring of 2023, she helped coach basketball with Mr. McPherson and assisted the Director of Admissions. Her mother, Mrs. Brown, is a math and Italian teacher at Brookewood, as well.
A Brookewood Bengal through and through, she started at Brookewood in 2006 in 2nd grade and attended through 12th grade (except for a year in Italy in 2008-09). All five of her siblings attended The Avalon School or Brookewood: her  brothers graduated in '15 and '23 from Avalon,  and her older sister graduated from Brookewood  in '13, and her youngest sister is a junior this year.
| Rose Wilson  | 🎓 B.A. The Catholic University of America🏆 Since 2022☎ 301-949-7997 | Picture | | --- | --- | |  |
## About Rosie
Rosie Wilson will be teaching Religion and US History to the 6th grade and Religion and World Geography to the 7th grade. She spent 8 years as a student at Brookewood, graduating in 2016. Rosie graduated from The Catholic University of America in 2020 with a BA in English with minors in Theology, Philosophy, and History. In addition to teaching, she is also the coach for Brookewood’s Varsity Lacrosse and Soccer teams. She has been a coach at Brookewood for three years, coaching the high school lacrosse team since 2021 and an assistant coach for the Varsity Field Hockey team in the Fall of 2021.