Teresa Mayr has accepted the position of elementary principal for Orcas Island School District.

She is from the Dieringer School District in Lake Tapps, Wash., and has just moved to Orcas Island. Below is a biography from Teresa.

I grew up in Aberdeen on Gray’s Harbor near the central Washington coast. I graduated from Weatherwax High School in Aberdeen, Wash., where I played basketball and was very involved in all school activities.

After earning a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Washington, Seattle, I returned to Gray’s Harbor to work as the human resource manager, and then the transportation manager, for Mayr Brother’s Logging Company.

I then earned a teaching certificate from the University of Washington, Tacoma. I taught in the Fife public schools for two years and the Dieringer School District for 14 years.

While teaching, I earned my master’s degree in special education and my administrative credentials from UW Tacoma. I also worked as the Lake Tapps Elementary interim principal for a year.

My son Donny is 22 years old and my daughter Angie is 19 years old. Angie is currently attending UW in Seattle and is an active member of the Husky Marching Band.

Our family has been season ticket holders of Husky football and Husky men’s basketball for many years. Nothing beats Dawg Saturdays or representing the purple and gold!

In my free time I like to read, garden, take my beagle named Texas on walks, and play with tech toys. I am excited to join the Orcas Island School District team and become a part of island life.