Troy 30-C names new administrators

The Troy Community School District 30-C school board recently approved the hire of three administrators, according to a news release from the school district.

The three administrators are Nicole Counihan, Troy’s new executive director of curriculum and instruction; Jason Kucera, assistant principal at William B. Orenic Intermediate School; and Karina Ochoa, Troy’s new multilingual coordinator.

Nicole Counihan

Her post is a replacement position.

Counihan previously served as curriculum Director for Valley View School District 365U. She also served as assistant principal for Maercker School District 60 and as an an instructional coach for Woodridge School District 68.

She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in elementary education from Illinois State University and her master’s degree in curriculum and instruction from Olivet Nazarene University. Counihan is currently working on her doctorate in instructional coaching and mentoring from Aurora University.

Jason Kucera

He replaces former assistant principal Travis Naber. He will serve alongside W.B.O. assistant principals Jessica Knobbe and Lauren Scanlan and with Principal Kelly Landers.

Kucera has served as fourth grade teacher at Pleasant Lane Elementary in Lombard and as a teacher in Sarasota County, Florida.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Illinois State University and his master’s degree in educational leadership from the University of South Florida.

Karina Ochoa

Ochoa earned her Bachelor of Arts in elementary education from Aurora University, her master’s degree in curriculum and instruction with bilingual and ESL endorsement from Concordia University and a master’s degree in leadership and administration from Benedictine University.

She previously served as bilingual district assessor for West Aurora School District 129 and fifth grade bilingual and kindergarten bilingual teacher in the Aurora district.

For more information, visit troy30c.org.