School District Hires New Administrators

The San Mateo-Foster City School District announced the hiring of several new administrators for the upcoming new school year.

Posted by Jennifer van der Kleut, August 11, 2012 at 12:01 am

The San Mateo-Foster City School District this week announced the hiring of several new administrators for the upcoming 2012-13 school year.

The school district sent out a statement with background information on each of the new employees, which representatives say were selected after "an extensive application and selection process" that included parents, teachers and administrative officials.

Laura Tran Phan, Chief Business Official – Ms. Phan comes to the district from the Alum Rock Unified School District in San Jose, where she was the Assistant Superintendent of Business Services.
Heather Olsen, Director of Curriculum and Instruction – Dr. Olsen was previously the principal of Sunnybrae and Meadow Heights elementary schools.
Sheila Spieller, Director of Human Resources – Ms. Spieller was the principal of Fiesta Gardens International School and previously the Coordinator of Categorical Programs.
Paul Chun, Beresford Elementary School Principal – Mr. Chun comes to the district from the Cupertino Union School District, where he was principal of Lincoln Elementary School.
Heather Gomez, Fiesta Gardens International School Interim Principal – Ms. Gomez was the assistant principal of Bowditch Middle School and was previously a teacher at San Mateo Park Elementary School.
Suzi Riley, Horrall Elementary School Interim Principal – Ms. Riley was previously the Coordinator of Categorical Programs for the district and previously worked as a Literacy Coach and teacher at Brewer Island and Foster City elementary schools.
Lorin Wilson, Sunnybrae Elementary School Interim Principal – Mr. Wilson was the assistant principal of The Bayside S.T.E.M. Academy and was previously a teacher at Abbott Middle School.
Alicia Heneghan, Principal on Special Assignment for Transitional Kindergarten (TK) – Ms. Heneghan was the principal of Beresford Elementary and previously worked at George Hall Elementary as a literacy coach and teacher.
Andrew Soliz, Administrator of Food Services – Mr. Soliz comes to the district from the San Leandro Unified School District, where he was the Executive Manager of Food and Nutrition Services.
Karrie Passalacqua, Wellness Coordinator – Ms. Passalacqua was previously a teacher at College Park Elementary.