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On Wednesday, August 21, 2002, Dr.
Nancy Bresell, DoDDS Pacific Director, announced the selection
of three new DoDDS Pacific Assistant Superintendents: Ms. Diane
Bell for the Japan District; Dr. Mary Kubas-Meyer for the Okinawa
District; and Mr. Dennis Rozzi for the Korea District.
Ms. Diane Bell was the Principal
of Lester Middle School, Okinawa District, for five years. Prior
to that, she was principal in DoDDS elementary and unit schools
in Okinawa, Korea, and the Philippines. She entered the DoDDS
system as a teacher where she taught in Okinawa, Japan, and Germany.
While Bell served as a principal, she was honored with the Commander’s
Award for Public Service and was selected to attend the Principals’
Summer Institute at Harvard.
Dr. Mary Kubas-Meyer, formerly the
Principal of Kadena Elementary School, Okinawa District, started
her career in DoDDS as a middle school teacher in Aschaffenburg,
Germany. She has served in various school administrator positions
for the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) both
in the DoDDS Europe and in the Domestic Dependents Elementary
and Secondary School (DDESS) systems. The Executive Educator and
The National School Board Journal recognized Kubas-Meyer’s
doctoral dissertation with special education inclusion models
as one of the 100 Most Creative Curriculum Ideas in the United
States.
Mr. Dennis Rozzi served first as
the assistant principal, and most recently as the Principal of
Seoul High School, Korea District. His initial DoDDS teaching
assignment was at Pusan American School, Korea District, in 1980,
and he also taught at Lester Middle School in Okinawa District.
Rozzi held a variety of education and administrative positions
at the regional and district levels including DoDDS Pacific Coordinator
for Language Arts and English as a Second Language, and chief
of Staff at the Korea District Office.
Bresell said, “Our new assistant
superintendents are highly experienced educators who have been
exceptional instructional leaders within their respective schools.
They are all advocates of exemplary instructional programs that
foster high student achievement, provide professional growth for
staff, and enhance community partnerships. Their expertise will
serve them well in their new positions.”
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