Past Principal of the Year Awardees
The Department of War Education Activity (DoWEA) proudly announces that Miles Shea, principal of Quantico Middle High School in Quantico, VA, has been selected as the 2025 DoWEA Principal of the Year.
His leadership at Quantico Middle High School has driven remarkable achievements, including the school's designation as an AVID Schoolwide Site of Distinction and an AP Silver School by the College Board.
Quantico Middle High School has seen a 10% increase in student proficiency rates in literacy and math over the past four years. Nearly half of the school's students now enroll in at least one Advanced Placement (AP) course before graduating. Shea introduced initiatives like the Red and Gold Salute Certificates, which celebrate students for both academic and behavioral excellence.
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Ms. Amanda Schwerdt-Johnson
Unit 15797 BLDG. 5200
USAG Humphreys
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DoWEA 2024 Principal of the Year
Ms. Kimberly S. Dunn, Dexter ES
2024 Regional Principals of the Year
DoWEA Americas: Ms. Kimberly S. Dunn, Dexter ES
DoWEA Pacific: Mr. Dwayne Jefferson, Sullivans ES
DoWEA Europe: Ms. Caryn Currie, Ramstein IS
DoWEA 2023 Principal of the Year
Mr. Marc Villareal, Sigonella MHS
2023 Regional Principals of the Year
DoWEA Americas: Ms. Theresa Wilson, Scott IS
DoWEA Pacific: Mr. Jason Sheedy, Edgren MHS
DoWEA Europe: Mr. Marc Villareal, Sigonella MHS
DoWEA 2022 Principal of the Year
Dr. Angela Stephens, Bolden ES
2022 Regional Principals of the Year
DoWEA Americas: Dr. Angela Stephens, Bolden ES
DoWEA Pacific: Ms. Lucille Sutherland, Kinser ES
DoWEA Europe: Mr. Fredo Ontiveros, Ramstein HS
DoWEA 2021 Principal of the Year
Mr. James Strait, Kubasaki HS
2021 Regional Principals of the Year
DoWEA Americas: Mrs. Leigh Anne Faulkner, Tarawa Terrace ES
DoWEA Pacific: Mr. James Strait, Kubasaki HS
DoWEA Europe: Ms. Allison Peltz, Vicenza ES
DoWEA 2020 Principal of the Year
Dr. Terri Marshall, DoWEA Virtual HS
2020 Regional Principals of the Year
DoWEA Americas: Dr. Terri Marshall, DoWEA Virtual HS
DoWEA Pacific: Mr. Patrick Buckley, Sollar ES
DoWEA Europe: Dr. Jacqueline Ferguson, Kaiserslautern HS
DoWEA 2019 Principal of the Year
Mr. Paul Hernandez, Maxwell AFB EMS
2019 Regional Principals of the Year
DoWEA Americas: Mr. Paul Hernandez, Maxwell AFB EMS
DoWEA Pacific: Mr. Kristopher R. Kwiatek, Kadena HS
DoWEA Europe: Dr. William Hill, Wiesbaden MS
DoWEA 2018 Elementary Principal of the Year
Ms. Penelope Miller-Smith, Bahrain ES
DoWEA 2018 Secondary Principal of the Year
Dr. Thomas White, Antilles HS
2018 Regional Principals of the Year
DoWEA Americas: Linda Haberman, Mahaffey MS
DoWEA Pacific: Kevin Olds, Lester MS
DoWEA Europe: Thomas J. Whitney, SHAPE MHS
DoWEA 2017 Elementary Principal of the Year
Ms. Michelle Moore-Robinson, Kinser ES
DoWEA 2017 Secondary Principal of the Year
Ms. Sharon O'Donnell, Ramstein HS
2017 Regional Principals of the Year
DoWEA Americas: Ms. Vicki Gilmer, Fort Rucker ES
DoWEA Pacific: Dr. Tonya Laliberte, Yokota MS
DoWEA Europe: Mr. Joe Lovett, Vogelweh ES
