With a new year come new faces in principals' offices at Tri-City Public schools. The following School District 43 appointments will be made effective Jan. 30:
ELEMENTARY
Shirly Bawa, principal of Riverview Park elementary, becomes principal at Pinetree Way.
Heathear Birnie, acting principal at Pleasantside elementary, becomes principal at Pleasantside.
Frank Pearse, vice-principal at Montgomery middle, becomes principal at Birchland elementary.
Christine Potter-Smith, vice-principal at Kwayhquitlum middle, becomes principal Moody elementary.
Michele Reid, vice-principal at Centennial secondary, becomes acting Harbourview elementary principal.
Dennis Shannon, principal at Moody elementary, becomes principal at Riverview Park.
Lisa Salloum, principal at Birchland elementary, becomes principal at Bramblewood elementary.
Tony Romano, vice-principal at Citadel middle, becomes vice-principal at Glen elementary.
MIDDLE
Pam Becker, teacher at Harbour View elementary, becomes vice-principal Pitt River middle.
Nicole Daneault, teacher, staff development, becomes vice-principal at Kwayhquitlum middle.
Dave Dunningan, teacher at Alderson elementary and faculty advisor and adjunct professor at UBC, becomes vice-principal Citadel middle.
Dawn Holden, vice-principal Glen elementary, becomes vice-principal Montgomery middle.
Carmel Smith, vice-principal, Pitt River middle, becomes vice-principal Como Lake middle.
SECONDARY
Bryn Williams, teacher with the Burnaby School District, becomes vice-principal Centennial secondary.
Cheryl Woods, teacher at Alpha secondary in Burnaby, becomes vice-principal Pinetree secondary.
In other district appointments, Dave Truss, vice-principal of Learning Innovations Network Coquitlam (LINC) becomes vice-principal of Coquitlam Open Learning (COL) and Stephen Whiffen, acting district principal of LINC/COL becomes district principal COL.
