People

School Administrator, May, 1999

Lydia I. Axelrod

A 40-year career in public education concludes this summer with the retirement of Lydia Axelrod. She has served for the past six years as superintendent of the Shelter Island, N.Y., Union Free School District. Earlier, Axelrod was superintendent for seven years in Girard, Pa., and an assistant superintendent in Bethlehem, Pa., and Deer Park, N.Y.

Jan Borelli

Following stints as principal of Southeast High School, a high-tech magnet school, and two middle schools in Oklahoma City, Okla., Jan Borelli has been named to the superintendency of the El Reno, Okla., system. She earlier worked as an assistant principal in Virginia Beach, Va., and director of curriculum in Darlington, S.C.

Joseph A. Haynes

After 4 1/2 years as superintendent in Greenville, Miss., Joe Haynes has moved to the Mississippi Department of Education as associate superintendent for leadership and operations. Previously he was an assistant professor of educational foundations at Jackson State University and deputy superintendent for operations in Jackson, Miss.

Stacy J. Holmes

Following three years as the assistant superintendent for instructional support and technology with the Southern Westchester Board of Cooperative Educational Services, Stacy Holmes has moved up to the district superintendency. He split the previous 12 years as a superintendent between Little Ferry and Glen Ridge, both in New Jersey.

Lee Jenkins

Lee Jenkins is the new superintendent of Antioch Unified School District in Antioch, Calif. He comes to the new spot after spending 12 years as superintendent in Enterprise School District in Redding, Calif. Jenkins served as the chair of the AASA Federal Policy and Legislation Committee in 1996- 1997.

Lee T. Peterson

The Regional School District 15 in Middle-bury, Conn., has a new superintendent, Lee Peterson. Peterson arrives in his new post after spending 16 years as a school administrator in Arizona, the last eight as superintendent in Avondale. He also was curriculum director in Paradise Valley, Ariz,, and administered Teacher Corps programs in Kansas and Ohio.

TRANSITIONS

APPOINTMENTS

John Bernard, from superintendent, Bakersfield, Calif., to superintendent, Novato, Calif.

Anthony E. Burger, from superintendent, Harbor Creek, Pa., to superintendent, McGuffey School District, Claysville, Pa.

Jayne E. Coover, from interim superintendent, New Hope-Solebury School District, New Hope, Pa., to superintendent, Southeast Delco School District, Folcroft, Pa.

Nicholas J. Corbo, from superintendent, Southeastern School District, Fawn Grove, Pa., to superintendent, Exeter Township School District, Reading, Pa.

Linda Fiacco, from high school principal to superintendent, Ausable Valley Central School District, Clintonville, N.Y.

Robert L. Gully, from assistant superintendent, Northampton, Pa., to superintendent, Brandywine Heights School District, Topton, Pa.

Thomas Higgins, from superintendent, Carmel Central Schools, Patterson, N.Y., to assistant superintendent, Putnam-North Westchester BOCES, Yorktown Heights, N.Y.

Rudolph Karkosak, from assistant superintendent, Wicomico County Schools, Salisbury, Md., to superintendent, Kennett Consolidated School District, Kennett Square, Pa.

Thomas A. Knight, from superintendent, Bethlehem-Center School District, Frederick-town, Pa., to superintendent, East Allegheny School District, North Versailles, Pa.

Mark Lewis, from superintendent, LeRoy, N.Y., to superintendent, Brewster, N.Y.

Andrew Manca, from principal to superintendent, Spackenkill Union Free Schools, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.

Edward Meshanko, from superintendent, Penns Manor Area Schools, Clymer, Pa., to principal, Homer-Center Elementary School, Homer City, Pa.

Lawrence J. Mussoline Jr., from principal, Central Dauphin High School, Harrisburg, Pa., to superintendent, Pine Grove, Pa.

John Osheka, from superintendent, South Allegheny School District, McKeesporr, Pa., to superintendent, New Brighton, Pa.

David H. Robbins, from superintendent, Tulpehocken Area Schools, Bernville, Pa., to superintendent, Daniel Boone Area Schools, Douglassville, Pa.

Ronald Ross, from deputy superintendent, Hempstead, N.Y., to superintendent, Mount Vernon, N.Y.

Richard Rossi, from superintendent, Franklin, Pa., to superintendent, Sharon, Pa.

Michael Vranesevic, from acting superintendent, Woodland Hills School District, Pittsburgh, Pa., to superintendent, Jefferson-Morgan School District, Glassport, Pa.

RETIREMENTS

Larry Bosley, superintendent, Kennett Square, Pa.

Alex J. Dubil, superintendent, Bloomsburg, Pa.

Ronald Ferrari, superintendent, Avon Grove Schools, West Grove, Pa.

Charles Garris, superintendent, UnionvilleChadds Ford Schools, Kennett Square, Pa.

Richard Hupper, superintendent, Southern York Schools, York, Pa.

Rodger Knapp, superintendent, Riverview School District, Oakmont, Pa.

Pat Souza, superintendent, Oak Grove School District, San Jose, Calif.