Kristy Dillingham will be the new principal at Mendenhall River Community School beginning in August.
Dillingham previously taught health, physical education and science in Juneau at the middle and high school levels. According to a news release from the Juneau School District, Dillingham is currently the principal of a pre-K through eighth grade school in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
The school district interviewed five candidates for the position Friday before announcing Dillingham’s appointment Saturday.
Dillingham has two education master’s degrees from the University of Alaska Southeast. She completed her undergraduate studies in recreational management at the University of Southern Mississippi.
