Krista Nagy of Cleveland, Ohio, has been named principal of the elementary school of Concordia International School Shanghai. She will begin serving in her new post at the beginning of the 2010-11 school year, in September.
Nagy will succeed Louise Weber, a founding faculty member of Concordia, who is retiring after serving 12 years at the Shanghai school and 41 years as an educator.
Nagy currently serves as principal of Royal Redeemer Lutheran School outside of Cleveland. She has been in administration for 16 years, primarily in Lutheran schools in Missouri, Texas, and Pennsylvania.
Nagy holds a bachelor’s degree in education from Concordia University, River Forest, Ill., and a Master of Science degree in Organizational Leadership from Geneva College in Beaver Falls, Pa., and has completed post-graduate work in educational technology.
She has been recognized as “Administrator of the Year” by the Synod’s Eastern District and is a University of Pittsburgh “All-Star Educator.”
Concordia International School Shanghai, now in its 12th year, is owned and operated by The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. It provides a Christian education to the children of expatriates living and working in China.
For more information, visit its Web site at www.ciss.com.cn.
Posted April 21, 2010