Past Principal of the Year Awardees
The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) proudly announces that Kimberly S. Dunn, principal of Dexter Elementary School in Fort Benning, GA, has been selected as the 2024 DoDEA Principal of the Year. Dunn has served as a teacher, instructional systems specialist, and now principal of Dexter ES. Her DoDEA experience includes both teaching and leading at the elementary and high school levels in Naples, Italy and Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Dunn began her continual pursuit of lifelong learning as a North Carolina Teaching Fellow at North Carolina Central University. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education and Master of Education in Educational Administration.
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DoDEA 2023 Principal of the Year
Mr. Marc Villareal, Sigonella MHS
2023 Regional Principals of the Year
DoDEA Americas: Ms. Theresa Wilson, Scott IS
DoDEA Pacific: Mr. Jason Sheedy, Edgren MHS
DoDEA Europe: Mr. Marc Villareal, Sigonella MHS
DoDEA 2022 Principal of the Year
Dr. Angela Stephens, Bolden ES
2022 Regional Principals of the Year
DoDEA Americas: Dr. Angela Stephens, Bolden ES
DoDEA Pacific: Ms. Lucille Sutherland, Kinser ES
DoDEA Europe: Mr. Fredo Ontiveros, Ramstein HS
DoDEA 2021 Principal of the Year
Mr. James Strait, Kubasaki HS
2021 Regional Principals of the Year
DoDEA Americas: Mrs. Leigh Anne Faulkner, Tarawa Terrace ES
DoDEA Pacific: Mr. James Strait, Kubasaki HS
DoDEA Europe: Ms. Allison Peltz, Vicenza ES
DoDEA 2020 Principal of the Year
Dr. Terri Marshall, DoDEA Virtual HS
2020 Regional Principals of the Year
DoDEA Americas: Dr. Terri Marshall, DoDEA Virtual HS
DoDEA Pacific: Mr. Patrick Buckley, Sollar ES
DoDEA Europe: Dr. Jacqueline Ferguson, Kaiserslautern HS
DoDEA 2019 Principal of the Year
Mr. Paul Hernandez, Maxwell AFB EMS
2019 Regional Principals of the Year
DoDEA Americas: Mr. Paul Hernandez, Maxwell AFB EMS
DoDEA Pacific: Mr. Kristopher R. Kwiatek, Kadena HS
DoDEA Europe: Dr. William Hill, Wiesbaden MS
DoDEA 2018 Elementary Principal of the Year
Ms. Penelope Miller-Smith, Bahrain ES
DoDEA 2018 Secondary Principal of the Year
Dr. Thomas White, Antilles HS
2018 Regional Principals of the Year
DoDEA Americas: Linda Haberman, Mahaffey MS
DoDEA Pacific: Kevin Olds, Lester MS
DoDEA Europe: Thomas J. Whitney, SHAPE MHS
DoDEA 2018 Elementary Principal of the Year
Ms. Michelle Moore-Robinson, Kinser ES
DoDEA 2018 Secondary Principal of the Year
Ms. Sharon O'Donnell, Ramstein HS
2018 Regional Principals of the Year
DoDEA Americas: Ms. Vicki Gilmer, Fort Rucker ES
DoDEA Pacific: Dr. Tonya Laliberte, Yokota MS
DoDEA Europe: Mr. Joe Lovett, Vogelweh ES
