Announcement of 2013-14 New Principals

Memo: New Principals and Principals to a New School

Deanery Chairs and Neighboring Principals: Be sure to contact the new principals in your area, welcome them, get their contact information and share yours, and lend a supportive ear or shoulder when necessary!!

Thanks, Karen

NEW TO ARCHDIOCESE PRINCIPAL LEADERSHIP

CHRIST THE KING, SEATTLE - Joanne Cecchini
Joanne is currently serving as an 8^th grade teacher and will be moving into the Principal position as Interim.

HOLY FAMILY, SEATTLE - Michael Bacigalupi
Mike brings his experience of serving as a Principal in the Bellevue schools, into a second career in Catholic education.

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION, MT. VERNON - Gwen Rodrigues
Gwen is completing her Principal program at Notre Dame this summer and has been teaching at Immaculate.

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION/OLPH, EVERETT - Kimberlie Haik
Kimberlie has been teaching and in part-time administration at St. Louise; she is a graduate of the Seattle U Principal program.

QUEEN OF ANGELS, PORT ANGELES - Ann Austin
Ann has extensive education experience, most recently working with the student exchange program at Peninsula College.

SEATTLE NATIVITY, SEATTLE - Renee Willette
Renee has been named Executive Director and has worked with the founding committee and at Seattle Prep.

ST. ALPHONSUS, SEATTLE - Matt Eisenhauer
Matt is relocating from the Vice Principal position at Eastside Catholic to his first Principal assignment.

ST. MATTHEW, SEATTLE - Karen Herlihy
Karen is relocating to the area after serving as a Principal in a Catholic school in Colorado.

ST. MICHAEL, OLYMPIA - Connor Geraghty
Connor is serving in his first Principal position and is moving from Forest Ridge High School.

ST. MONICA, MERCER ISLAND - Anca Wilson
Anca has been serving as the Vice Principal at Holy Family, Seattle and is moving to her first Principal position.

ST. THERESE, SEATTLE - Anton Kramer
Anton has been working in Kent public schools and serves on the school commission for Our Lady of the Lake School.

VISITATION, TACOMA - Thomas Jay
Thomas is moving from Port Angeles, where he worked in the high school and at Queen of Angels as a parent volunteer.


NEW POSITION IN LEADERSHIP FOR ARCHDIOCESE

OFFICE FOR CATHOLIC SCHOOLS - Kristin Dixon
Kristin will be joining the Assistant Superintendents and Fr. Rowan in the Office for Catholic Schools.

OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE, SEATTLE - Donna Ramos
Donna will be leaving Immaculate Conception/OLPH to serve as Principal at Our Lady of Guadalupe.

ST. ANTHONY, RENTON - Michael Cantu
Michael will be leaving Holy Rosary, Seattle to serve as Principal at St. Anthony.

HOLY ROSARY, SEATTLE - George Hofbauer
George will be leaving a brief “retirement” to serve as interim Principal at Holy Rosary, Seattle.


** We say goodbye for now to Selina Innes of St. Alphonsus, who is a full-time mom for the first time, to Pam Dellino, who has served over 30 years in the Catholic schools, to Theresa Hagemann, who has brought the innovation of the blended learning into action at St. Therese, to Sheila Harrison, who has served over 30 years in several schools, to Kathi Rafferty, who returns to her 8^th grade classroom after serving as Interim Principal at St. Michael, to Michael Juhas, who is moving to serve as a high school president in Mississippi, to Robert Gallagher, who is moving into a position in the Seattle Public Schools, to Anne Brand, who is heading “back into retirement”, to Frank Cantwell, who is heading up a summer learning program, to Ann Leichleiter, who is going back to teaching at St. Thomas More, and to Lil Zadra who will moving into a vice Principal position at Our Lady of Fatima! May all find fulfillment in the next adventures of life and a huge THANKS for sharing your gifts and hard work in administering the Catholic schools.