Hendricks said he felt drawn to DSHA primarily by the college advising role and said this position is “a dream job of mine.” It is a key role that he said will help him steer young women through an oftentimes-dizzying college admissions process.

 

“I love, love the college and career aspect of trying to help students figure out what’s next in their life,” he said, noting he’s aware of how complicated — and expensive — picking a college can be these days. Helping students and their parents manage that process, he said, is a passion.

 

“There’s a lot of pieces that go into it, whether it’s finding the right academic fit, the right personal fit, navigating everything that is the financial aspect — that’s become such a huge part of every student’s college decision,” Hendricks said. “And that’s my role is, generally, to guide them through, and their families through, all of these difficult choices and decisions."

 

Hendricks joins the DSHA faculty and staff from Wauwatosa East High School, where he provided academic, social/emotional, and college counseling to students. Prior to his position at Wauwatosa East, Brian served as the College and Career Counselor at his alma mater, Carmel Catholic High School in Mundelein, Illinois, and as an Admissions Counselor at Marquette University. He is also a member of the Wisconsin Association of College Admissions Counseling.

 

Hendricks’s basketball experience mirrors his college advising and counseling experience, having previously coached the girls varsity basketball team at Wauwatosa East High School — DSHA’s rival in the Greater Metro Conference — and boys basketball teams at Carmel Catholic. He also previously worked as an assistant women’s basketball coach at Mount Mary University and as a graduate assistant coach with the Marquette University women’s basketball program.

 

“Expectations are going to be high,” Hendricks said, noting he got familiar with DSHA while coaching the team’s conference rival.

 

“I know the talent that we have,” he said. “We have a lot of talent, and I have no doubt the girls are going to put the work in and hopefully make it a fun and memorable year for everybody.”

 

Peggy Seegers-Braun, DSHA’s athletic director, said Hendricks’s passion for basketball is coupled with both a commitment to his Catholic faith and “a strong desire to make a difference in the lives of young women.”

 

“We believe he will be a tremendous role model for the girls and will represent DSHA very well,” Seegers-Braun said, “while forging strong relationships with players, parents and the DSHA community.”

 

“It’s really cool for me to be at a place where, what you do is, you help young women become leaders in the next step of their life,” he added. “So, I get to do that from a career college perspective, and then I get to do that from a basketball perspective.”