National D

istinguished Principals®

2019

Congratulations to the 2019 NAESP

National Distinguished PrincipalsEach year, NAESP’s National Distinguished Principals® (NDP) program honors outstanding elementary and middle-level administrators for setting high standards for instruction, student achievement, character, and climate for the students, families, and staffs in their learning communities.

NAESP NDPs represent pre-K through grade 8 public schools from all across the country, as well as principals in U.S. private schools and the U.S. Department of State Office of Overseas Schools. Public school elementary and middle-level principals are nominated by peers in their state, and final selections are made by committees appointed by each of NAESP’s state affiliate offices. Honorees from private schools and overseas schools are selected by special committees.

NAESP is proud to welcome these school leaders to the 2019 class of National Distinguished Principals. To learn more about this year’s class, visit naesp.org/NDP19.

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Kirsten S. JennetteBlades Elementary School

Seaford School DistrictSeaford, Delaware

Tracy McLaughlinDiscovery Oaks Elementary School

Clay County School DistrictOrange Park, Florida

Richard L. BazemoreThomas G. Scott Elementary School

Monroe County SchoolsForsyth, Georgia

Connie S. StovallDawson County Junior High School

Dawson County SchoolsDawsonville, Georgia

Representing Public Schools

Gina RichardStar City Middle SchoolStar City School District

Star City, Arkansas

Robert C. Effa Jr.Grant Elementary School

Grant School District Redding, California

Lorynda J. SampsonNorthridge Elementary SchoolSt. Vrain Valley School District

Longmont, Colorado

Alicia Sweet DaweWest Vine Street and

West Broad Street SchoolsStonington Public SchoolsPawcatuck, Connecticut

Michael V. WilsonGlen Iris Elementary SchoolBirmingham County SchoolsSouth Birmingham, Alabama

Douglas F. GrayAnchorage PAIDEIA Cooperative School

Anchorage School DistrictAnchorage, Alaska

Karen K. ColemanBoulder Creek Elementary School

Gilbert Unified School DistrictMesa, Arizona

Shelly R. PoageJohn Tyson Elementary School

Springdale Public SchoolsSpringdale, Arkansas

2019 National Distinguished Principals

Lee C. PambianchiNorthshore Elementary SchoolRankin County School District

Brandon, Mississippi

Lance C. McClardNorth Elementary and

Millerville Attendance CenterJackson R-2 School District

Jackson, Missouri

Marlin K. LewisHamilton Middle School

Hamilton School District #3Hamilton, Montana

Stacie SG KunihisaKanoelani Elementary School

Leeward School DistrictWaipahu, Hawaii

Tim LoweWilliam Howard Taft

Elementary SchoolBoise Independent School District

Boise, Idaho

Michael J. MerrittGardner Grade School

Gardner Grade School District 72CGardner, Illinois

Mark B. HeidenCreekside Elementary SchoolFranklin Community Schools

Franklin, Indiana

2019 National Distinguished Principals

Candace A. LynchJohnson STEAM AcademyCedar Rapids Community

School DistrictCedar Rapids, Iowa

Eric J. SaccoClifton-Clyde Grade and

Middle SchoolClifton-Clyde USD 224

Clifton, Kansas

Derrick P. HarrisBell Elementary School

Wayne County School DistrictMonticello, Kentucky

Clay GleasonHollis Elementary School

Bonny Eagle School DistrictHollis, Maine

Edward C. CosentinoClemens Crossing Elementary SchoolHoward County Public School System

Columbia, Maryland

Linda A. BalfourH. Olive Day School

Norfolk Public SchoolsNorfolk, Massachusetts

Glenn J. GualtieriBailey Lake Elementary SchoolClarkston Community Schools

Clarkston, Michigan

Eric M. SkansonCold Spring Elementary School

Rockville-Cold Spring-Richmond School District

Cold Spring, Minnesota

Kristopher M. VancasBenner Elementary School

Bellefonte Area School DistrictBellefonte, Pennsylvania

Patricia A. CousineauWarwick Neck School

Warwick School DistrictWarwick, Rhode Island

Rhonda RhodesTaylors Elementary SchoolGreenville County Schools

Taylors, South Carolina

Kris T. FriesenYork Elementary School

York Public SchoolsYork, Nebraska

Amy NegreteMarion Cahlan Elementary School

Clark County School DistrictNorth Las Vegas, Nevada

Molly McCarthyRiddle Brook School

Bedford School DistrictBedford, New Hampshire

Pamela M. HernandezJohn F. Kennedy Elementary School

Jamesburg Public SchoolsJamesburg, New Jersey

2019 National Distinguished Principals

Melissa S. GalazSonoma Elementary SchoolLas Cruces Public SchoolsLas Cruces, New Mexico

Doreen J. McSainGlenwood Elementary SchoolVestal Central School District

Vestal, New York

David P. DunnMartha Brown Middle School

Fairport Central SchoolsFairport, New York

Melissa P. FieldsPerquimans Central School

Perquimans County School DistrictWinfall, North Carolina

Dave StecklerRed Trail Elementary School

Mandan Public SchoolsMandan, North Dakota

Patti M. SchlaegelGranby Elementary SchoolWorthington City Schools

Columbus, Ohio

Cathey A. BuggHeritage Elementary School

Edmond Public SchoolsEdmond, Oklahoma

Kourtney K. FerruaWascher Elementary SchoolMcMinnville School District

Lafayette, Oregon

Matt AlleyWest Central Elementary School

West Central School DistrictHumboldt, South Dakota

Stacy D. EdwardsAndrew Johnson Elementary School

Kingsport City SchoolsKingsport, Tennessee

Brian K. PartinRoss N. Robinson Middle School

Kingsport City SchoolsKingsport, Tennessee

Christal CalhounTool Elementary School

Malakoff Independent School DistrictTool, Texas

2019 National Distinguished Principals

David G. PendergastVae View Elementary School

Davis School DistrictLayton, Utah

George R. Dustin-EichlerDothan Brook School

Hartford School DistrictWhite River Junction, Vermont

Nathaniel R. ProvencioMinnieville ElementaryPrince William County

Public SchoolsWoodbridge, Virginia

Alfonso C. LópezLewis and Clark Elementary School

Wenatchee School District #246Wenatchee, Washington

John E. JordenRitchie Elementary School

Ohio County School DistrictWheeling, West Virginia

Deborah L. StarrKermit 6-8 Middle School

Mingo County Public SchoolsKermit, West Virginia

Michele M. TrawickiMarcy Elementary SchoolHamilton School District

Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin

Keri L. ShannonStocktrail Elementary School

Campbell County School District 1Gillette, Wyoming

Representing Private Schools

Representing U.S. Department of State Overseas Schools

2019 National Distinguished Principals

Tammy KirkpatrickFirst Lutheran SchoolTorrance, California

Habeeb M. QuadriMuslim Community Center Academy

Morton Grove, Illinois

Matt R. GrosserSt. Mary School

Diocese of CovingtonAlexandria, Kentucky

Jack V. NelsonSt. George Catholic School

Diocese of Baton RougeBaton Rouge, Louisiana

Deborah C. O’NeilSt. Bernadette SchoolDiocese of Worcester

Northborough, Massachusetts

Paola Torres de PereiraAcademia Cotopaxi, American

International SchoolQuito, Ecuador

Rebecca D. JobesInternational School of Panama

San Miguelito, Panama