St. Anthony-New Brighton School District officials plan to wrap up their search for a new high school principal by the beginning of next month.

District 282 School Board members accepted Principal Tom Keith's retirement announcement in October. Keith was hired in winter 1993 and will retire next June.

The district posted a survey for about six weeks on its Web site that asked community members for feedback on the high school's greatest strengths, the three most significant challenges facing the high school and the five most important attributes the next principal should have.

The St. Anthony Village High School principal opening was posted on the district's Web site until Jan. 23, which resulted in 60 applicants.

This week two committees consisting of parents, school board members and district staff have been interviewing 12 candidates.

The following are the profiles of those candidates who were selected to be interviewed:

- Sean Beggin has worked in the Anoka-Hennepin School District for 13 years. He is currently the assistant principal at Andover High School and was a social studies teacher at Champlin Park High School for seven years. Beggin graduated from Bethel College with a B.A. in history and completed his master's degree and education specialist degree at St. Mary's University.

- Jonas Beugen has been the principal at the Northeast Metro 916 Area Learning Center in White Bear Lake since 2006. Before serving as principal there, Beugen worked in Robbinsdale Area Schools for 10 years. He served as a social studies teacher at Armstrong High School and Cooper High School for six years and director at the ABC Credit Recovery Alternative Program for four years. Beugen graduated from North Dakota State University with a B.A. in social sciences education, received his master's degree at Hamline University and is completing the Doctor of Education in Leadership program at St. Mary's University.

- Heath Hanley is the assistant principal at Averill Park High School in Averill Park, N.Y. Prior to becoming assistant principal in 2006, Hanley was a middle and high school Spanish, French and English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher for 10 years. He graduated from Clark University with a B.A. in secondary education, foreign languages and literature and received his master's degree in educational administration and policy studies from the State University of New York at Albany.

- Laurie Jennrich has served as the associate principal at Cretin-Derham Hall High School in St. Paul since 1995. Jennrich also has 15 years of experience as a home economics teacher at Chisago Lakes High School and White Bear Lake High School's North and South campuses. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Stout with a B.A. in home economics education and received her master's and education specialist degrees from the University of St. Thomas.

- Joann Karetov is the associate principal at Wayzata Public Schools. Before she was hired in 2006, Karetov served as assistant principal at Norco High School in Norco, Calif., for four years, and as an English and language arts teacher for eight years. She graduated from Azusa Pacific University with a B.A. in English and received her master's degree in educational administration from California State University, San Bernardino.

- Heather Miller-Cink has worked at Park Center Senior High School in Brooklyn Park for nine years and currently serves as the assistant principal there. Prior to that, she was the administrative assistant/dean for three years, choral director for four years and was a choir and general music teacher in Nebraska, South Dakota and Wisconsin for 10 years. She graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minn., with a B.A. in music education and received her master's and specialist degrees from Minnesota State University, Mankato.

- Jillynne Raymond has worked for Red Wing Public Schools for 16 years. She currently is the ninth-grade coordinator/administrative intern at Red Wing High School and was a language arts teacher for 15 years. Raymond graduated from Macalester College with a B.A. in communications and theatre arts, received her master's degree from the University of Wisconsin and is completing the educational administration program at Saint Mary's University.

- Chad Sexauer has worked at South Saint Paul High School for 11 years. He is the assistant principal and assistant activities director, served as the dean of students for five years and was a social studies teacher for six years. Sexauer graduated from Drake University with a B.A. in secondary education and received his master's degree and principal licensure from Saint Mary's University.

- Wayne Terry has worked in the St. Anthony-New Brighton School District for 11 years. He is dean of students at Wilshire Park Elementary and was a biology teacher at St. Anthony Village High School for 10 years. Terry graduated from the University of Minnesota, Duluth, with a B.A. in biology and teaching science education and received his master's degree and principal licensure from Hamline University.

- Renee Van Gorp is the coordinator for guidance and counseling at Chaska High School. Prior to this position she was assistant principal at South View Middle School in Edina. Van Gorp worked at Fridley High School for 19 years and also served as assistant principal/activities director, assistant principal, dean of student services, guidance counselor and special education teacher. She graduated from Ball State University with a B.A. in physical education and health, received her special education licensure from the University of Minnesota, received her master's degree from the University of Wisconsin, River Falls, and earned her educational administration licensure from Saint Mary's University.

- James Wagner has served as principal at Aitkin Junior/Senior High School since 2007. Prior to that, he was a science teacher at Apollo High School in St. Cloud for 11 years. Wagner graduated from St. John's University with a B.A. in biology, completed his master's degree at St. Scholastica and received his administration licensure at St. Mary's University.

- Luanne Wagner has served as assistant principal at St. Francis High School for four years. She was also the student assistance director for the Monticello School District, high school counselor at St. Francis High School, and music teacher at Buffalo Junior High School. Wagner graduated from the College of St. Benedict with a B.A. in music education and received her master's degree and administrative licensure at St. Cloud State University.

After the District 282 committees reach a consensus on their finalists, site visits will be conducted by Wilshire Park Principal Kari Page, Middle School Principal Shirley Gregoire and Superintendent Rod Thompson.

It is anticipated that on Tuesday, Feb. 3, the School Board will vote to name its top finalist for the St. Anthony Village High School principal position.

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