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Meet Your Administrators

Get to know the new leader in your school: This series captures the passions, personalities and goals of new administrators.

Bringing ‘positive intent’ to work every day

East Grand Rapids Morgan Jarema
Heather McKinney-Rewa is the new East Grand Rapids Middle School assistant principal. SNN gets to know her in this edition of Meet the Principal...

Team builder, champion shaper wants athletes to be their best

Comstock Park Karen Gentry
She comes to the district after five years as women’s basketball coach at Ferris State University...

Two-stepper, avid reader owes career to her first-grade teacher

Caledonia Alexis Stark
Jenn Shultz is the new Emmons Lake Elementary School principal. SNN gets to know her in this edition of Meet Your Administrators...

Just one fire ant in a flood

Lowell Beth Heinen Bell
Craig Veldman is the new principal for Cherry Creek Elementary School. School News Network gets to know him better – and learns a little bit about fire ants, too – in this edition of Meet Your Administrator...

Outdoor lover, zen seeker, middle-schooler hope-giver

Cedar Springs Beth Heinen Bell
Bill Cataldo is the new K-8 principal for Cedar Springs’ new Red Hawks Online virtual school this year. School News Network took some time to get to know him better in this edition of Meet Your Principal...

New VP says ‘It feels like joining a family’

Sparta Janice Holst
Aaron Romoslawski is the new vice principal of Sparta High School. He takes over for Stacey Rumsey, who was named Sparta High School principal last spring...

The changing of guard – as long-time educator and AD welcomes a new one

Godwin Heights Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
Godwin Heights Football Coach Brandon Kimble will take over as the district’s athletic director when Robert Hisey, dean of students and athletic director, officially retires Nov. 2...

Whole-child advocates ready to lead, collaborate

Caledonia Alexis Stark
SNN gets to know these new elementary principals in this edition of Meet the Principal...

District welcomes new administrators, ready to ‘lead through uncharted waters’

Kentwood Erin Albanese
New administrators share their thoughts on starting their posts during a pandemic...

Small-town girl, athlete, talker, with her eye on the tiger

Meet Your Administrators Charles Honey
Kelly Amshey is the new principal of Rockford Virtual School. SNN gets to know her in this edition of Meet Your Principal...

Avid reader, Petoskey-stone hunter, lover of great outdoors

Forest Hills Morgan Jarema
Melanie Hoeksema is the new Ada Elementary principal. SNN gets to know her in this edition of Meet Your Principal...

Breadstick boy, Ripcord rider and now athlete and administrator

Kent City Janice Holst
The new Kent City High School and Middle School principal is Jordan Stuhan. He replaces Bill Crane, who moved to the position of assistant superintendent of business and administrative services...

From cruise director to the classroom

Cedar Springs Beth Heinen Bell
Cortney O’Brien is the new interim dean of students for the 2020-2021 school year at Cedar Trails Elementary School. School News Network took some time to get to know her better in this edition of Meet Your Administrators...

Education ‘a family thing’ for new interim superintendent

Lowell Beth Heinen Bell
Nate Fowler is the new interim superintendent for the 2020-2021 school year at Lowell Area Schools. School News Network sat down with the lifelong educator to get to know him better in this edition of Meet Your Administrators...

Sports enthusiast, music fan, family man

Kelloggsville Phil de Haan
He played three sports in high school and the bass trombone, and says when it comes to music, 'if it gets the blood pumpin, I could probably make it work'...

Wedding singer, home renovator, intentional leader

Forest Hills Morgan Jarema
Kristen Pennington is the new Knapp Forest Elementary principal. SNN gets to know her in this edition of Meet Your Principal...
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