FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 30, 2022
NUSD Welcomes Staff
(Novato, CA) … The Novato Unified School District Board of Trustees named staff to fill previously frozen positions at their regular Board meeting on March 29, 2022.
“I am so excited to promote and welcome these professionals to our district! Most are Novato residents or current employees and want to give back to the community through their professional talents. We are delighted to have them join our team,” commented Superintendent Jan La Torre-Derby.
Stefanie Parnell was named Principal at Hamilton K-8 School. She is currently serving as the Interim Principal at Hamilton for the 2021-2022 school year. Stefanie served as Assistant Principal at Hamilton for 8 years and previously taught math at Sinaloa Middle School and Hill Middle School. She replaces Principal Steve Hospodar who resigned in August 2021.
Allie Greene will be joining Novato High School next year school as an Assistant Principal. Allie comes to NUSD from the West Sonoma County Continuation School where she served as Principal for two years. She previously was a Vice Principal at Santa Rosa High School and Assistant Principal at Terra Linda High School. Allie replaces Greg Fister who resigned in January 2022. She lives in Novato with her family and her children attend NUSD schools.
Francesca Whitcomb was named Director of Human Resources. She has been serving as the Human Resources Manager at Healdsburg Unified School District for the past seven years and she previously worked in Human Resources at San Rafael City Schools and the Novato Unified School District. Francesca replaces Jonathan Ferrer who resigned in June 2021.
Mike Saisi was named Director of Student Services. Mike has been the Assistant Principal at Sinaloa Middle School and Hill Middle School. He began his career at NUSD teaching math at Hill Middle School. This position is being reinstated after eliminating two positions in Education Services, the Director of Student Success and the Assistant Director of Special Education.
Anna McGee will become NUSD’s Wellness Specialist and will be coordinating NUSD’s mental health services. Anna joined NUSD as a counselor at Adult Education and has been a counselor at Novato High School since 2018. She was previously a high school counselor at the Madrone Continuation High School and San Ramon Valley Unified School district. Anna lives in Novato with her family and her children attend NUSD schools
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Pictured left to right: Mike Saisi, Anna McGee, Stefanie Parnell, Allie Greene, Francesca Whitcomb