Lawrence
Academy

Whitney Jones began working at LA in 2021. She is a math teacher, learning support coach, head varsity field hockey coach, and JV girls’ lacrosse coach. Whitney is a graduate of the Brooks School and Colgate University where she earned a BA in Education and Psychology and played Division I field hockey. She previously served as the assistant athletic director and mathematics teacher at the Portsmouth Abbey School. Whitney also has experience coaching and playing varsity girls ice hockey. In addition to playing sports, she enjoys running marathons, hiking, and snowboarding. She is the dorm head of Dr. Green, where she lives with her puppy Breck. Whitney remembers her own time as a boarding school student fondly and hopes to be a mentor to current LA students in the same way her teachers were to her at Brooks.

Molly Purcell joined the Lawrence Academy community in 2001. She is a member of the history department faculty, a dorm parent, and coaches varsity field hockey and varsity girls’ lacrosse. Molly, who graduated from Milton Academy, received her BA in architectural studies from Mount Holyoke College and is working toward her MAT in teacher leadership, also from Mount Holyoke. Before LA, Molly was a teacher in the history department at Cheshire Academy, the health and wellness curriculum coordinator, lead junior class advisor, a coach, and a dorm parent. Molly is an avid runner, hiker, and fisher, and loves to read.