New principals for Camelback and Trevor Browne High Schools were approved by the Phoenix Union Governing Board, June 4, and a former principal will become an interim assistant superintendent.
Dr. Chad Gestson will become the Camelback principal, July 1. Gabriel Trujillo takes over as interim principal of Trevor Browne, replacing Jose Arenas, who has been named Interim Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources.
Gestson was principal at Carl T. Smith Middle School in the Isaac School District for the past three years, and was an assistant principal for two years. He taught for three years in the Roosevelt School District. Gestson earned his Doctor of Education at NAU this year, holds two Masters from NAU and ASU, and a B.A. in English from the University of Washington. Prior to his public school career, he was a commercial construction superintendent in Seattle. Gestson, a Teach for America product, attended the Harvard University Urban School Leader Institute in 2007 and participated in the Arizona Department of Education Wallace Grant Leadership Cadre. He lives in Phoenix.
Trujillo has been the Assistant Principal for Registration at Trevor Browne for the past three years. Prior to joining the District, he served as a principal at a charter high school for one year. He taught social studies and ESL English for five years before becoming assistant principal at another charter high school for two years. Trujillo earned a B.A. in History from Park University (Missouri), a Post-baccalaureate Secondary Education degree and a Masters of Education at ASU. He is currently in the DELTA Doctoral Program of Ed. Leadership at ASU. Trujillo resides in Surprise.
Arenas recently completed his second year as principal of Trevor Browne High School. He was an assistant principal at Cesar Chavez High School from 2000-2006 and served as the District’s Director of Language Acquisition for one year. Arenas was a teacher for nine years and principal for five years in the Isaac Elementary District prior to coming to PUHSD. A graduate of North High, Arenas earned his Bachelors in Elementary Education and his Masters in Education Leadership from ASU. A resident of Avondale, he also serves as a governing board member for the Tolleson Union High School District. Arenas takes over for Nora Gutierrez, who is now the Assistant Superintendent for Operations.
Source: Phoenix Union High School District
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