Meet the 2024-2025 vertical team VIPs
Very Influential Principals in the vertical teams were identified by their executive directors and associate superintendent last fall and represent outstanding principals in their areas.
Recommended characteristics of a Vertical Team VIP include:
- Influencing positive culture on campus and within the vertical team,
- Cultivating leaders,
- Retaining employees across all campus roles,
- Implementing strategic actions and activities focused on students’ personal growth and well-being, and
- Collaborating with, cheering for, and counseling colleagues.
REGION I
W.H. Adamson HS: Stephanie Amaya
Moisés E. Molina HS: Norma Barragan
Skyline HS: Kiashan King
L.G. Pinkston HS: Josefina Murillo
Sunset HS: Sherri Rogers-Hall
REGION II
Bryan Adams HS: Audrey De La Cruz
Seagoville HS: Katrina Gibson
W.W. Samuell HS: Linda Kratzert
Woodrow Wilson HS: Brittany Thompson
Grady Spruce HS: Samantha White
REGION III
Hillcrest HS: Beverly Mullins Ford
Emmett J. Conrad HS: Maria Puente-Mejia
North Dallas HS: Mary Ann Suhl
W.T. White HS: Ashley Toole
Thomas Jefferson HS: James Wallace
REGION IV
Madison/Lincoln: Jennifer Atkins
Justin F. Kimball HS: Sonja Barnes
David W. Carter HS: Demetria Bell-Ellis
South Oak Cliff HS: Willie Johnson
Franklin D. Roosevelt / Wilmer Hutchins: Stacy Ray
REGION V
Magnet Team: Valarie Kendrick
Transformation & Innovation: Molly Lynch and Chealsie Sanchez
