Tuesday, June 26, 2007
The board of education has received 18 applications for the superintendent’s position. The applicants, residence, current job and experience:
Dr. Kenneth J. Schmiesingok of Conneaut; director of educational services with the Ashtabula County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities; former elementary principal in the Buckeye Local School District.
Thomas Dimit of Toledo; attorney; former academic administrator at The Ohio State University.
Dr. William Zwick of Orrville; superintendent of Marion City Schools; former superintendent of Nordonia City Schools.
Dr. Thomas Gay of Hilliard; regional vice president of Public School Management; former superintendent of Lapeer Community Schools in Michigan.
John  Grahovac Sr. of Poland; principal and director of cooperative learning program with the Portage County Educational Service Center; former superintendent of Windham Exempted Village Schools.
Stephen Stohla of Alliance; superintendent of Alliance City Schools; former Ravenna High School principal.
James Inghamok of Miamisburg; principal of Miamisburg High School; former superintendent of Lake Local Schools.
Christopher E. Lewis of Hudson; principal of Kenston High School, former principal and assistant superintendent of Richmond Heights schools.
Joseph Gotchall of Canton; principal of Galion High School; assistant principal at Northwestern Springs High School.
Alex Geordan of Southington; principal of LaBrae Middle School; former principal of Baughn Elementary at LaBrae schools.
Dr. Sandra DiBacco-Tusinac of Poland; superintendent of the Struthers School District, former assistant director of Trumbull Career and Technical Center.
Donald Kent Houston of Conneaut; principal at Conneaut High School; former assistant principal at Conneaut.
Darren Jenkins of Portsmouth; superintendent of South Central Educational Service Center; former superintendent at Oak Hill Union Local Schools.
John Sheets of Cortland; superintendent of Grand Valley Local School District; former assistant principal and athletic director of LaBrae High School.
Dr. Kathleen Cintavey of New Philadelphia; assistant superintendent of New Philadelphia City School; former director of curriculum and instruction at Buckeye Local School District.
Dr. Susan Long of Canal Winchester; executive director of Ohio Center for Essential School Reform; former superintendent of Canal Winchester Local Schools.
Dr. Karen Majeski of Independence; executive director of Mid-Eastern Ohio Special Education Regional Resource Center; former elementary principal with Parma City Schools.
David M. Macali of Munroe Falls; superintendent of Green Local Schools; former superintendent of Ashland City Schools.
Anne Martin of Warren; Electronic Architecture Systems at Delphi Packard Electric; former electrical engineering technology teacher at Youngstown State University.
Brad Justice of Canfield; principal of alternative schools at Mahoning County Educational Service Center; former maintenance supervisor, Greenford Christian Church.
Maria Pappas of Poland, principal of Paul C. Bunn Elementary, Youngstown; former supervisor of gifted and talented program at Youngstown City Schools.
Source: Howland schools