Marisa Sullivan

Marisa Sullivan joined Renbrook in 2026 as a Grade 4 teacher in the Lower School. She earned a B.A. in Art History, with a minor in Economics and Business, from Lafayette College and a Master of Education from Lesley University. Her graduate preparation included elementary education for Grades 1–6 and teaching students with moderate disabilities in Prekindergarten through Grade 8. Before Renbrook, Marisa taught Grade 5 at CREC Ana Grace Academy of the Arts, worked as a reading and mathematics tutor in West Hartford Public Schools, and taught Grade 4 at Hemenway Elementary School in Framingham, Massachusetts.

Marisa believes every student has the potential to succeed and enjoys helping children recognize their strengths. She values close relationships, individual attention, and the opportunity to break challenging assignments into manageable steps through small-group or one-on-one support. Inspired by her mother’s nearly 30-year career in education, she finds meaning in listening to students’ stories, interests, and concerns and getting to know them as individuals. She loves Renbrook’s close-knit community and the opportunity to form strong connections with her class.

Outside school, Marisa enjoys travel, reading, cooking, discovering restaurants, summer tennis, and spending time with her family, including her husband, two daughters, and their chocolate Lab. Her path to teaching was not direct: after college, she worked in the corporate world, including at Boston Magazine, before returning to graduate school to pursue education. She keeps close a piece of advice from her mother: “Love what you do, or find something else.”