Principal, Vice-Principal Transfers and Appointments

PrincipalThe Board of Education today approved the appointment of five new principals and 10 new vice principals for the 2015-16 school year. Additionally, Superintendent Kimberly Hill announced nine principal transfers, nine vice principal transfers and administrative appointments.

New principals include:

• Christina Caballero, vice principal at Mattawoman Middle School, has been named as principal at Matthew Henson Middle School.
• Louis D’Ambrosio, vice principal at William A. Diggs Elementary School, has been named as principal at Arthur Middleton Elementary School. 
• Kevin Jackson, vice principal at Theodore G. Davis Middle School, has been named as principal at William B. Wade Elementary School.
• Kim McClarin, vice principal at North Point High School, has been named as principal at Theodore G. Davis Middle School. 
• Susan McCormick, vice principal at Thomas Stone High School, has been named as principal at John Hanson Middle School. 

Hill also announced a number of principal and administrative transfers, including:

• Evelyn Arnold, principal of La Plata High School, transfers to principal at the Robert D. Stethem Educational Center.
• Douglass Dolan, principal of Mattawoman, transfers to principal at La Plata High School.
• Sonia Jones, principal of Henson, transfers to principal of Mattawoman.
• Kathy Kiessling, principal of Hanson, transfers to principal of General Smallwood Middle School.
• Kathy Perriello, principal of Smallwood, transfers to principal at Henry E. Lackey High School.
• Sabrina Robinson-Taylor, principal of Middleton, transfers to principal at Walter J. Mitchell Elementary School.
• Verniece Rorie, principal of Mitchell, transfers to principal at Gale-Bailey Elementary School.
• James Short, principal at Lackey, has been named as the Director, Hearing Officer/Court Liaison for the school system.
• Stephanie Wesolowski, principal at Davis, has been named as Coordinator of Instructional Assessment.

Vice principal appointments include:

• Paul Alvarez, administrative assistant at Thomas Stone to vice principal at St. Charles High School;
• Shane Blandford, teacher from William B. Wade Elementary School to vice principal at Mary H. Matula Elementary School;
• Nichole Bolden, teacher at Mattawoman to vice principal at Milton M. Somers Middle School;
• Anthony Carroll, instructional resource teacher at Smallwood to vice principal at Henson;
• Brian King, administrative assistant at Benjamin Stoddert Middle School to vice principal at Davis;
• Gary Lesko, administrative assistant at St. Charles High School to vice principal at Mattawoman;
• Jason Mackey, administrative assistant at Smallwood to vice principal at Lackey;
• Shanif Pearl, administrative assistant at La Plata to vice principal at Thomas Stone;
• Kevin Reisinger, administrative assistant at North Point to vice principal at Maurice J. McDonough High School; and
• Todd Wonderling, teacher at Piccowaxen Middle School to vice principal at Mitchell.

Vice principal transfers for the 2015-16 school year include:

• Nicholas Adam, from Malcolm Elementary School to Diggs;
• Michelle Beckwith, from Mitchell to Middleton;
• Patricia Mooring, from Middleton to Malcolm;
• Tamra Nissen, from Henson to Hanson;
• Carl Pascarella, from Lackey to McDonough;
• Jean Ritter, from Matula to Indian Head Elementary School;
• Steven Roberts, from McDonough to North Point;
• Belinda Shatley, from Somers to Davis; and
• Brad Williams, from Davis to Stethem.

Administrative appointments include:

• Michael Heim, assistant supervisor of transportation as director of transportation. 

Hill also announced the retirement of three principals: Penny Nye of Wade, Toni Melton-Trainor of Gale-Bailey and Wayne Freeman of Stethem.

The Board approved the Superintendent’s appointments on June 9. All new assignments take effect July 1.