Tom McKenna will be the next principal of Harborview Elementary School. He’ll replace Dave Stoltenburg who’s retiring at the end of the school year.
McKenna joined Harborview in 2005 and currently teaches fourth grade. He was one of five finalists who interviewed for the job earlier this month.
McKenna has been an educator in the state for 24 years. In 2012, BP recognized him as a Teacher of Excellence. He was awarded a Teaching Ambassador Fellowship from the U.S. Department of Education the following year.
McKenna holds a masters in English and a bachelor of arts from Middlebury College in Vermont. He completed the Teachers for Alaska Program at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and Educational Leadership program at the University of Alaska Anchorage.
