PLAINFIELD – Lincoln Elementary School Assistant Principal Debra Coberley will take over as principal at Wesmere Elementary School on July 1.
Coberley will replace current Principal Denise Vershay who is retiring.
Coberley started her education career in 2000 teaching fifth grade in Des Moines, Iowa. She came to District 202 in 2002 as a fourth grade teacher at River View Elementary.
She moved to Creekside Elementary and taught fourth grade from 2004-2008, and served another year at Creekside as a differentiation specialist, before moving to Central Elementary in 2009 as a reading specialist. She has been Lincoln's assistant principal since 2014.
Coberley said she is excited and honored to be joining the Wesmere community.