Lauren Ames enters her 11th year coaching soccer at St. Mark's and eighth season as head coach. Prior to St. Mark’s, Ames worked as Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach at her alma mater, St. Lawrence University. Ames was a four-year member of both the women’s soccer team and women’s basketball team at St. Lawrence, serving as a two-year captain on the soccer team and captain of the basketball team her senior year.

Ames, a versatile midfielder, earned All-Liberty League honors every season at St. Lawrence, including two seasons on the All-Liberty League First Team. She also earned a spot on the Liberty All-Academic Team every season of her career, in both soccer and basketball.

Ames earned her Coerver Coaching certification in 2012 and works with the Southborough Youth Soccer Association. She also worked with F.C. Freeze, a club team in upstate New York prior to coming to St. Mark's.

At St. Mark's, Ms. Ames is the Associate Director of Athletics, leads 4th Form Lion Term, serves as a House Head, and coaches Varsity softball. She lives on campus with her husband Matt and sons Matthew and Jacob.

Jillian Nicks, St. Mark’s Director of Experiential Learning and French Teacher, hails from the Pacific Northwest where her career in education began with coaching varsity sports. While pursuing her Masters of Arts in French Studies, she was a National Strength and Conditioning certified personal trainer. In college, Jillian played Division One soccer and studied abroad in Lyon, France, during which time she played for the Olympique Lyonnais Women’s Soccer Team and made lasting friendships. Jillian believes that individuals learn from direct experience with real issues and engaging actively in and holding authentic responsibility for their impacts. Jillian also earned a Masters of Education from Vanderbilt Peabody College, where she dedicated her capstone projects to understanding and promoting experiential learning. Around campus you can find Jillian and her partner, Katie, filling every spare moment in motion. They both enjoy running, lifting, backpacking, climbing, skiing, and caring for plants.

Mr. Eslick has taught English at St. Mark's since 2002 and served for six years as Chair of the English Department. He currently teaches V Form English and VIth Form electives, Cold War, Cool Culture and Cold War, Cool Culture II. He also works in the Varsity Soccer program as a goalkeeping coach and assists with Girls' JV Hockey. Mr. Eslick currently resides in the North End of campus with his wife, Sarah, his two boys, James and Angus, his Yellow Labrador Retriever, Boone, and Maine Coon cats, Will and Grace.