Public invited to meet 4 Buckingham principal finalists

Community members are invited to meet the four finalists for the Buckingham Elementary School principal position Monday, April 9 at 5 p.m. in the school’s library. Visitors will get a chance to meet the candidates, ask questions and offer feedback.

The four finalists:

Sarah Kimmell is currently principal at Sam Boardman Elementary School in Morrow School District in Oregon, a position she has held for three years. Prior to that she was a teacher for 10 years in Corvallis and Independence, Oregon.

Kevin Milner is currently principal at an elementary school in Newberg, Oregon, a position he has held for 19 years. He is also currently an administrator for Chehalem Online Learning Alliance in Newberg School District, a position he has held for five years. Prior to that he was a teacher for 11 years in Portland and Tigard.

Nichole Reiland is currently a part-time assistant principal at Buckingham Elementary School, a position she has held for one year. She has also served as a reading specialist at Buckingham for nine years. She also has six years of additional teaching experience at Buckingham.

Joan Warburg is currently an assistant principal at Bear Creek Elementary School, a position she has held for two years. Prior to that she served as principal at Hendrick Ranch Elementary School in Moreno Valley, Calif. for three years and served as an assistant administrator at Armada Elementary School in Moreno Valley for two years. She also has 27 years of teaching experience in California.

The new principal will begin July 1; current principal Sunshine Dandurand is leaving her position.