For Immediate Release
Date: April 20, 2022
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DoDEA Pacific South announces school leadership changes
Okinawa, Japan —
The Department of Defense Education Activity Pacific South District announces two school leadership changes on Kadena Air Base effective August 1, 2022.
Mr. Craig Maxey will be assuming the role of principal at Kadena High School. Mr. Kris Kwiatek will transition to principal at Bob Hope Elementary School.
Mr. Maxey is currently serving as principal of Ryukyu Middle School. He joined DoDEA in 2011, teaching middle and high school science and coaching soccer at Robert D. Edgren Middle High School. After serving at the Pacific East District Superintendent’s Office as the Secondary Science Instructional Systems Specialist, Mr. Maxey transitioned into the assistant principal position at Nile C. Kinnick High School in the fall of 2015. He was selected as the principal of Kinnick High School prior to the 2018-19 school year.
Mr. Maxey is a Kadena High School graduate and is excited to return to his alma mater and lead the Panthers.
