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New principalsBy Times staff writer
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Cannella Elementary PRINCIPAL: Rose Ann Cuervo PREVIOUS POSITION: Principal at Lanier Elementary REPLACED: Lisa Yost
QUICK FACT: Cuervo got her start as a teacher at Citrus Park Elementary in 1968. She received all of her collegiate degrees in Hillsborough County, at the University of South Florida and the University of Tampa.
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Carrollwood Elementary PRINCIPAL: Jan King PREVIOUS POSITION: Principal at Mitchell Elementary REPLACED: Joan Bookman
QUICK FACT: Before coming to the district in 1974, King was a teacher at Wildwood Middle School in Wildwood, FL. She has held teaching and administrative positions at Progress Village Elementary, Chiaramonte Elementary, Temple Terrace Elementary, Town 'n Country Elementary, Lake Magdalene Elementary and Mitchell Elementary.
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Chiles Elementary PRINCIPAL: Tom Dessy PREVIOUS POSITION: Dessy was the principal of Tampa Palms Elementary from 1990 until he retired in 1995. REPLACED: New school
QUICK FACT: Dessy joined the school district in 1963 as a teacher at Twin Lakes Elementary. He became an administrator in 1969 when he was appointed dean of boys at Dowdell Junior High School. Dessy got his bachelor's degree at Clarion State University in Clarion, Penn. He got a master's degree at the University of South Florida.
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Citrus Park Elementary PRINCIPAL: Joan Bookman PREVIOUS POSITION: Principal at Carrollwood Elementary REPLACED: Carol Conda
QUICK FACT: Before joing the district in 1988, Bookman was an elementary and high school teacher in Savannah, Ga. She has degrees from Florida State University, Georgia Southern University and the University of South Florida.
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Hunter's Green Elementary PRINCIPAL: Donna Ares PREVIOUS POSITION: Assistant principal at Hunter's Green Elementary REPLACED: Barbara Hancock
QUICK FACT: Ares first came to the district in 1973 as a teacher at Crestwood Elementary. She became an administrator in 1994 when she was appointed assistant principal at Bryan Elementary.
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McKitrick Elementary PRINCIPAL: Lisa Yost PREVIOUS POSITION: Principal at Cannella Elementary REPLACED: New school
QUICK FACT: Yost began her career in 1981 as a primary teacher at Carrollwood Elementary. She has also taught at Citrus Park and Caboon Elementary. In 1988, she was appointed assistant principal at Grady Elementary and was named principal of that school in 1990. In 1996, she took over as principal at Cannella.
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Mort Elementary PRINCIPAL: Lamar Hammer PREVIOUS POSITION: General director of transportation until his retirement in December 1999 REPLACED: Darlene Choe
QUICK FACT: Hammer began his career in 1970 as a teacher at Lomax Elementary. He has been a principal at Mendenhall, Bellamy, Maniscalco, and Mabry elementaries.
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Shaw Elementary PRINCIPAL: Velia Pedrero PREVIOUS POSITION: Principal at Twin Lakes Elementary REPLACED: K. Todd Schofer
QUICK FACT: Pedrero joined the district in 1969 as a teacher at Sulphur Springs Elementary. She got her first principal job in 1989 at Orange Grove Elementary.
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Adams Middle School PRINCIPAL: George Gaffney PREVIOUS POSITION: Assistant principal at Gaither High School REPLACED: K. Lynn Wade
QUICK FACT: This is Gaffney's second stint at Adams. He was a teacher there from 1985 to 1993, before he moved up to assistant principal at B.T. Washington Middle School. He also held an administrative position at King High School before going to Gaither in 1998.
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Benito Middle School PRINCIPAL: Barbara Hancock PREVIOUS POSITION: Principal at Hunter's Green Elementary REPLACED: Lewis Brinson
QUICK FACT: Hancock joined the district in 1984 as a teacher at Lutz Elementary. Her first principal appointment came in 1991 at Dale Mabry Elementary. Before coming to Tampa, Hancock worked for three years as a teacher in Pasadena, Texas.
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Alonso High School PRINCIPAL: Sandy Bunkin PREVIOUS POSITION: Principal at Robinson High School REPLACED: New school
QUICK FACT: Bunkin received her undergraduate degree at Cleveland State University, got a master's degree at the University of South Florida and a doctorate at Nova University. She has been a teacher and administrator in Hillsborough County since 1977. Before that, she taught elementary school for four years in Beachwood, Ohio.
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