Neighbors in the News: Stephanie Stallman named principal at Poe Elementary School
• Community Consolidated School District 21 has named Stephanie Stallman the new principal of Edgar A. Poe Elementary School, Arlington Heights, effective July 1.
Stallman, who will succeed the retiring Christy Campbell, has spent the past three years as Poe’s assistant principal. Prior to that, she was a special education teacher in Township High School District 214 and a social studies and special education teacher in Prairie Hill School District 133.
“I am so excited for the whole Panther community, students, families and staff. Stephanie is an exceptional leader and more than that a wonderful person,” said Campbell, who will be retiring in the spring. “Poe has a special place in my heart, and I feel so grateful to have Stephanie taking the lead. It’s going to be hard to leave, but knowing Poe is in excellent hands makes me so happy.”
• Tiffany Drake of Woodland District 50 has been selected by the Illinois Principals Association as the Lake Region Middle School Principal of the Year.
As the winner for the region, Drake will now be a nominee for recognition at the state level.
Drake, who has been part of the Woodland community for 23 years, is in her fifth year as principal at Woodland Middle School. Prior to serving as principal, she was an assistant principal for 14 years and a classroom teacher for 11 years.
When announcing Mrs. Drake’s award to Woodland leaders, Superintendent Robert Machak stated, “I am so proud of the brave, bold and courageous stance Tiffany has taken in leading the Woodland Middle School community. She tackles challenges head on with grace, humor, honesty and compassion. I am honored to have Tiffany as a colleague, and grateful to have her as a leader in our district.”
The IPA presented Drake with a plaque to recognize her achievement and the Woodland Board of Education honored her at the Jan. 25 governing board meeting.
• Jeffrey Pozen was promoted to president and chief operating officer at Skokie-based, Jelmar, LLC, a leader in the household cleaning products industry. The 57-year-old company is the maker of both home and industrial cleaning product lines, CLR Brands, Tarn-X and CLR PRO.
Pozen succeeds Alison Gutterman, who remains the CEO of Jelmar.
In his seven years at Jelmar, Pozen has served as the company’s chief of staff, chief financial officer and chief strategy officer. In his new role, he will expand his focus to include business growth and strategy through the sales and marketing business units, with a focus on new product offerings, extended product configuration and expanding distribution.
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