The Osceola County School Board approved the following administrative appointments during its July 30 Board Meeting.
Lana Tessler, Assistant Principal at Osceola County School for the Arts
Lana Tessler has held the following positions: Teacher at Pelham High School (2004-2007); Teacher at Zenith Alternative School (2007-2008); Teacher at Neptune Middle (2008-2015); Testing Coordinator at Denn John Middle (2017-2019 and 2020-2022); Literacy Coach at Denn John Middle (2015-2020); and Dean of Students at Denn John Middle (2021-present). She received a bachelor’s degree in English from Suffolk University, a master’s degree in English Education from Rivier College, and a master’s degree in Educational Leadership from American College of Education.
Julie Reda, Assistant Principal at Harmony High School
Julie Reda has held the following positions: Teacher at Richland High School (2006-2012); Teacher at St. Joseph Catholic School (2012-2013); Teacher at West Florida High School (2013-2015); Teacher at Astronaut High School (2015-2016); Testing Coordinator at Merritt Island High School ((2016-2017); Dean and Director of CTE at Rockledge High School (2017-2019); Dean at Harmony High (2018-2023); and Assistant Principal at Gardendale Separate Day School (2023-present). She received her bachelor’s degree in Business Management and a master’s degree in Educational Leadership from California State University San Bernardino.
Joe Arzuaga, Assistant Principal at Osceola High School
Joe Arzuaga has held the following positions: Teacher at George Westinghouse High School (1997-2007); Assistant Principal at George Westinghouse High School (2007-2013); Site Supervisor for the Young Adult Borough Center in Brooklyn (2013-2017); and Principal at George Westinghouse High School (2017-present). He received his bachelor’s degree in Occupational Education from NYC College of Technology and a master’s degree in Educational Administration from Touro College.
Sadaris Cheatham, Coordinator for Employee Relations
Sadaris Cheatham has held the following positions: Sergeant E-5 in the Army and Army National Guard (1991-2000); Trainer and Community Coordinator for the Department of Juvenile Justice Services (1996-2001); Adjunct Instructor at City College (2003-2004); Disaster Inspector/Investigator – Hazard Mitigation Services for FEMA (2004-2007); Child Protective Investigations for the State of Florida Department of Children and Families (2007-2009); Supervisor and Program Administrator for Child Protective Investigations for the State of Florida Department of Children and Families (2009-2017); and Employee Relations Manager and Equity Coordinator for the Osceola School District (2017-present). He received his bachelor’s degree in Sociology from the University of Minnesota and a master’s degree in Human Resources from Troy State University.
Nombramientos Administrativos
La Junta Escolar del Condado Osceola aprobó los siguientes nombramientos administrativos el 30 de julio del 2024:
Lana Tessler, Subdirectora de Osceola County School for the Arts
Lana Tessler ha ocupado los siguientes puestos: Maestra en Pelham High School (2004-2007); Maestra en Zenith Alternative School (2007-2008); Maestra en Neptune Middle School (2008-2015); Coordinadora de Exámenes de Denn John Middle School (2017-2019 y 2020-2022); Entrenadora de Alfabetización de Denn John Middle School (2015-2020) y Decana de Estudiantes de Denn John Middle School (2021-presente). Obtuvo su bachillerato en Inglés de Suffolk University, un máster en Educación Inglesa de Rivier College y un máster en Liderazgo Educacional de American College of Education.
Julie Reda, Subdirectora de Harmony High School
Julie Reda ha ocupado los siguientes puestos: Maestra en Richland High School (2006-2012); Maestra en St. Joseph Catholic School (2012-2013); Maestra en West Florida High School (2013-2015); Maestra en Astronaut High Scool (2015-2016): Coordinadora de Exámenes de Merrit Island High School (2016-2017); Decana y Directora de CTE de Rockledge High School (2017-2019); Decana de Harmony High School (2018-2023) y Subdirectora de Gardendale Separate Day School (2023-presente). Obtuvo su bachillerato en Gestión Empresarial y su máster en Liderazgo Educacional de California State University San Bernardino.
Joe Arzuaga, Subdirector de Osceola High School
Joe Arzuaga ha ocupado los siguientes puestos: Maestro en George Westinghouse High School (1997-2007); Subdirector de George Westinghouse High School (2007-2013), Supervisor de Sitio para Young Adult Borough Center in Brooklyn (2013-2017) y Director de George Westinghouse High School (2017-presente) Obtuvo su bachillerato en Educación Ocupacional de NYC College of Technology y un máster en Administración Educacional de Touro College.
Sadaris Cheatham, Coordinador de Relaciones de los Empleados
Sadaris Cheatham ha ocupado los siguientes puestos: Sargento E-5 en el Ejército y la Guardia Nacional del Ejército (1991-2000); Entrenador y Coordinador de la Comunidad para el Departamento de Servicios de Justicia Juvenil (1996-2001); Profesor Adjunto de City College (2003-2004); Inspector/Investigador de Desastre en Hazard Mitigation Services para FEMA (2004-2007); Investigaciones de Protección al Niño para el Departamento de Niños y Familias del Estado de la Florida (2007-2009); Supervisor y Administrador de Programa para el Departamento de Investigaciones de Protección al Niño del Departamento de Niños y Familias del Estado de la Florida (2009-2017) y Gerente de Relaciones de los Empleados y Coordinador de Igualdad para el Distrito Escolar de Osceola (2017-presente). Obtuvo su bachillerato en Sociología de University of Minnesota y un máster en Recursos Humanos de Troy State University.
