Dr. Tonya Laliberte as the next United Kingdom community superintendent in DoDEA-Europe’s West District

Dr. Michelle Howard-Brahaney, Department of Defense Education Activity – Europe Director for Student Excellence, announces Dr. Tonya Laliberte as the next United Kingdom community superintendent in DoDEA-Europe’s West District. “Dr. Laliberte is a proven educator and leader. I am proud to announce her selection to this important position,” said Brahaney.

Most recently, Laliberte served with DoDEA-Europe’s Center for Instructional Leadership (CIL) as a Professional Practice Improvement Specialist (PPIS). As a PPIS, Laliberte has supported school administrators through coaching and job-embedded professional learning and has designed and delivered professional learning for school leaders across the Europe Region.

Laliberte began her career in San Antonio, Texas, where she taught middle school ELA, Social Studies, and various other electives. She later moved to Kansas and taught third grade students. A family move back to Texas led her into Irving ISD, Arlington ISD, and Keller ISD where she taught grades 3-6 over the course of the next fourteen years.

Laliberte joined DoDEA in 2010 as a gifted education teacher at Fort Campbell, KY. From there she served as the Assistant Principal of Mendel Elementary School at Yokota Air Base, Japan. In 2013 she became the Principal of Yokota Middle School. In 2017, she was named the Secondary Principal of the Year for the Pacific East Region. In 2017, Laliberte and her family moved to Wiesbaden, Germany where she served as the elementary school principal for Hainerberg Elementary School, now Wiesbaden Elementary School. She supported the staff and community into the transition of their new 21st Century facility.

“I have a strong passion for education, developing leaders and supporting DoDEA’s military-connected students,” said Laliberte. “I am honored and humbled to have the opportunity to support the Europe West District schools and community.”

She is married and has three children (Tristan, Cassie, Christian), two of which are DoDEA graduates and the third is a freshman in high school. She recognizes that none of this would be possible without the extraordinary support of her husband, Shannon, who has supported and encouraged her through her DoDEA career.

DoDEA plans, directs, coordinates, and manages pre-kindergarten through 12th grade education programs for school-age children of Department of Defense personnel who would otherwise not have access to high-quality public education. DoDEA schools are located in Europe, the Pacific, Western Asia, the Middle East, Cuba, the United States, Guam, and Puerto Rico. DoDEA also provides support and resources to Local Educational Agencies throughout the United States that serve children of military families.