D21 Welcomes Two New Principals to Colonel Wright and Dry Hollow Elementary School
by North Wasco County School District 21
North Wasco County School District is pleased to announce two new Principals joining the district for the 2022-2023 school year.
The new principals will be filling open positions at Dry Hollow and Colonel Wright Elementary schools, replacing retiring principals Theresa Peters and Carol Dowsett.
Please join us in welcoming Luke Viera, as the incoming Principal at Colonel Wright Elementary and Elizabeth Rossmiller, as incoming Principal at Dry Hollow.
Luke Viera
Viera has spent much of his teaching career in 4th-7th grade classrooms.
In 2012, he spent a year abroad as a lead in curriculum development for DuyTan School in Vietnam. During his time with Duytan, Viera assisted in designing and launching a national primary and secondary school. Viera recently completed his Administrative Licensure through PSU while simultaneously serving as the substitute Dean of Students at Centennial Middle School and interning at both Renaissance Public Academy in Molalla and Oliver Elementary School in Portland. Growing up in Portugal, Oregon, and Brazil he is fluent in both English and Portuguese as well as conversational Spanish.
“I want to be a part of a community that embraces challenge, innovation, and team while intentionally investing in students, families and the wider community,” Viera remarks.
Elizabeth Rossmiller
Incoming Dry Hollow Principal, Elizabeth Rossmiller, has spent the last six years serving as the Gresham-Barlow Technology and Innovation Instructional coach where she supported 10 diverse elementary schools.
She holds a Bachelors of Elementary Education and Master’s in Curriculum and Instruction as well as recently completing her Administrative Licensure with Concordia University. During her time at Gresham-Barlow, Rossmiller was instrumental in the creation of the district's technology learning walks, which received national attention, allowing teachers the opportunity to observe their colleagues using the Danielson Framework.
North Wasco County School District is excited to welcome both to our district and our community! Recruitment for the Principal position at The Dalles Middle School, replacing Sandra Harris who has moved to the Human Resources Director position with the district, concludes this week with a selection announcement coming soon.
