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Richardson ISD Lake Highlands High School now has Frank Miller as principal. He comes to the district from Garland ISD’s Sachse High School, where he served as vice principal since 2006. An educator for 14 years, he earned his bachelor’s deFrank Miller gree in interdisciplinary studies from The University of Texas at Dallas and his master’s degree in education from Texas A&M University at Commerce, where he is completing his doctorate in education. Frank Troyka, Berkner High School director of bands, is the recipient of the 2014 Bandmaster Association’s Meritorious Achievement Award. He has held his current position since 2006, leading the Rams Band to finalist Frank Troyka status three times in state UIL marching contests. Robinson ISD Stacey Proctor, now director of finance, joins the district from Scurry-Rosser ISD, where she held the same position. A graduate of Baylor University with a master’s degree from Texas A&M University at Commerce, she began her Stacey Proctor career in Rockwall ISD. The new principal of Robinson Primary School is Missy Zacharias. The former elementary school teacher, who has been with the district for 13 years, began her career in Austin ISD. She has a bachelor’s degree from Southwest Missy Zacharias Texas State University (now Texas State University) and a master’s degree from Concordia College. Round Rock ISD Jenny Kasson has been appointed principal of Canyon Creek Elementary School, where she spent the past four years as assistant principal. JoyLynn Occhiuzzi, Round Rock ISD’s executive director of community and governmental relations, has been named to the 26
35 Under 35 list by the National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA), recognizing her as one of the best young professionals in the field. A public relations employee for 16 years, JoyLynn Occhiuzzi has served on Occhiuzzi the Texas School Public Relations Association’s executive committee as a vice president at large since 2012. Daniel Presley has been named chief of schools and innovation after serving in that role in an interim position since July. He was previously principal of Cedar Ridge High School. He has been an educator for 30 years and earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Centenary College in Louisiana. His doctorate Daniel Presley was awarded from Texas A&M University. A new executive director of education support has been named. He is John Yonker, who has served as principal of McNeil High School since 2011. Prior to that, he spent a year as principal of Cedar Valley Middle School and was an assistant superintendent in New Caney ISD. Yonker has been an educator for 25 years, taking his first administrative position in 2001. Shallowater ISD Phil Warren, who has been the district’s superintendent for 14 years, has announced his upcoming retirement, effective at the end of the 2014-2015 school year. Snook ISD The new superintendent is Brenda Krchnak, who most recently was assistant superintendent of administrative services in Coldspring-Oakhurst ISD. Prior to that, she was principal of Columbus High School and director of operations for Columbus ISD, principal of Hempstead Middle School in Hempstead Brenda Krchnak ISD, and assistant superintendent of business and operations for Sealy ISD, where she also was a teacher, assistant principal and principal. Krchnak, who received her bachelor’s degree in curriculum and instruction from Texas A&M University, holds a master’s degree in education from Prairie View A&M University.
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Tomball ISD Mary Beth Barr has been chosen to serve as the district’s director of language arts/ reading/social studies. An educator for 27 years, she spent seven years working in charter schools in Hawaii as a principal and dean of Mary Beth Barr students. Prior to that, she was an elementary language arts coordinator and classroom teacher in Clear Creek ISD and served as a vice principal in Pearland ISD and as a teacher in Cypress-Fairbanks ISD. Barr received her bachelor’s degree in elementary education from the University of Alabama and her master’s degree in educational management from the University of Houston at Clear Lake. Karen Chlebo has been appointed director of administrative services. She has been an educator for 17 years, working as a teacher in Lamar CISD and Brownfield ISD before joining Tomball ISD as a high school English teacher. Karen Chlebo She has also been a senior intervention coordinator, representative to the curriculum writing committee, English team leader and assistant principal. Chlebo, who received her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Texas Tech University, holds a master’s degree in education from Lamar University. Nefertari Mundy is now the district’s director of professional development and academic services. She has been an educator for 14 years, coming to Tomball ISD from Round Rock ISD, where she was director of student support Nefertari Mundy services and college/career readiness. She also worked in Houston ISD as a counseling and guidance manager and as a counselor in Pearland and Angleton ISDs and in Galveston ISD, where she began her career as a third grade teacher. Mundy has a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from the University of Oklahoma and two master’s degrees, in educational administration and in counseling, from the University of Houston at Clear Lake. Martha Salazar-Zamora has joined Tomball ISD as the district’s chief academic officer. She comes to her new position from Round Rock ISD, where she was deputy su-