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Sharon Aziz, Logan Elementary School;
Karen Ray has been named director of the
Department of Professional Learning and Advanced Academics, coming to her new job from Saginaw High School, where she was academic assistant principal. She earned her doctorate from Tarleton State University.
Jason Sneed, newly appointed principal of
Wayside Middle School, brings 20 years of classroom and administrative experience from Northwest ISD. He received his master’s degree in music from Texas Woman’s University. New Boswell High School Assistant Principal Chandra Turrentine has been an educator for 13 years. She earned her master’s degree in education from Texas A&M University at Commerce. Whitney Wheeler is now an assistant principal at Bryson Elementary School. She joins the district from Keller ISD and holds a master’s degree from Texas Wesleyan University.
Ector County ISD Fourteen new principals and central office administrators have been named. They are: Marlane Burns, executive director of sec-
ondary education;
Lauren Crane, principal, Goliad Elementary
School;
Brandy Ferrer, director of professional
development;
Mark Ferrer, principal, Bonham Middle
School;
Marissa King, principal, Blackshear Elementary School; Tina Lopez, principal, Bush New Tech
Odessa High School;
Lindsey Lumpkin, principal, Falcon Early
College High School;
Mark Lyon, executive director of fine arts; Annette Macias, director of accountability
and student improvement;
Stacey Molyneaux, principal, Blanton Ele-
mentary School;
Becky Phillips, principal, Ross Elementary
School;
Betsabe Salcido, director of bilingual/ESL
programs;
Tracey Taylor, executive director of special education; and Amanda Warber, principal, Zavala Elemen-
tary School.
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Newly appointed principals for the district are: Mary Broderick-Vargas, Moye Elementary
School;
Pauletta Howard, Newman Elementary
School;
Christian James, Telles Academy; Adan Lopez, College, Career and Technical
Academy;
Yeni Ontiveros, Dowell Elementary School; Rosa Parga, Lea Elementary School; Sandra Sanchez, Bonham Elementary
School;
Rogelio Segovia, Magoffin Middle School; Sandra Spivey, Polk Elementary School; Rachel Villalobos, Bond Elementary
School;
Ernie Watts, Delta Academy; Teresa Zamarippa, Guillen Middle School.
Fort Bend ISD Eddie Damian, talent man-
agement senior consultant in the district’s Human Resources Department, is the newly elected president of the Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association. An educator for 24 years, he has served on the association’s board and on numerous committees for the past 10 years.
Fort Worth ISD A new superintendent has been hired for the district. Kent Paredes Scribner comes to Fort Worth from Phoenix, where he was superintendent of the Phoenix Union High School, Arizona’s largest high school district, since 2008. He also serves as commissioner for the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics.
Frenship ISD The new principal of Frenship High School is Greg Hernandez, who was assistant principal of the campus from 2005 to 2011, when he took the reins as principal of Heritage High. Gina Laughlin, an assistant principal at Heritage Middle School since it opened in 2011, is now that school’s principal.
Frisco ISD Former Elliott Elementary School Assistant Principal Mindy Arends has been promoted to professional learning coordinator. She received her bachelor’s
degree from Texas Tech University and her master’s degree from Dallas Baptist and is at work on her doctorate. Victoria Bobo, previously a teacher at Fowler Middle School, has moved to Hunt Middle School as an assistant principal. An educator for 10 years, she earned both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at The University of Texas at Arlington.
Before becoming assistant principal at Lone Star High School, Jody Brown was a teacher and coach at that campus. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Texas A&M University and a master’s degree from Lamar University. Jacob Duce, former assistant principal of Lone Star High School, is now associate principal of Frisco High. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of North Texas and his master’s degree from Concordia University.
Before accepting her new position as an assistant principal at Staley Middle School, Toni Estell worked in the same capacity at Richardson North Junior High in Richardson ISD. After earning a bachelor’s degree from Stillman College, she went on to receive two master’s degrees, from The University of Texas at Dallas and The University of Texas at Arlington. New Trent Middle School Assistant Principal Jeff Guelker comes to the district from Gainesville ISD, where he held the same position at Lee Intermediate School. His bachelor’s degree is from Hardin-Simmons University and his master’s degree is from Lamar University. Paige Hoes, who spent the past two years as assistant principal of Staley Middle School, has been promoted to principal of Vandeventer Middle School. She is a graduate of Texas A&M University with a master’s degree from the University of North Texas.
Now serving as an assistant principal of Frisco High School is Jason Jetton, who worked in the same capacity at North Garland High School in Garland ISD. He is a graduate of Midwestern State University with a master’s degree from Texas A&M University at Commerce. Duana Kindle comes to her new position as director of elementary personnel from Richardson ISD, where she was executive director of special services management system development. After earning her bachelor’s degree from the University of Central Arkansas, she received her master’s and doctoral degrees from Texas A&M University at Commerce. > See Who’s News, page 10