The Board of Trustees of Christopher Dock Mennonite High School announced that Dr. Conrad Swartzentruber has been named the school’s next Principal. Swartzentruber will succeed Principal Elaine A. Moyer, who will join the Mennonite Education Agency as Associate Director at the end of the 2009 school year.
For the past 12 years, Swartzentruber has served as Administrator of Shalom Christian Academy, an Anabaptist pre-K through 12 school serving 540 students in Chambersburg, Pa. Previously, he also taught middle school and served with Mennonite Central Committee for several years in Indonesia and Bangladesh.
“Under the care of Elaine and her team, Dock’s mission, programs and learning centers have grown exponentially over the past years,” said J. Philip Bergstresser, Chairperson of the Dock Board of Trustees. “In Conrad, I am confident that we have found a leader who will work with the Dock team to build on this great tradition of developing the programs and infrastructure needed to cultivate ‘the God-given abilities of our students, in preparation for responsible stewardship of life as members of God’s people in a global society,’ as our mission states.”
Swartzentruber earned a Doctor of Education degree from Duquesne University, and also holds a Master of Science degree from Virginia Tech and a Bachelor of Science degree from Morehead State University. He is an active member of Marion Mennonite Church in Chambersburg, where he recently served as elder chair. Swartzentruber holds a Superintendent Certificate through the Association of Christian Schools International, and was the recipient of the 2007 Henderson Prize for Educational Leaders from Duquesne University.
“I recently had the opportunity to see the mission of Dock in action as part of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools accreditation team,” said Swartzentruber. “Anabaptist values define my worldview, and that’s exactly what I saw at Dock. Students, faculty, staff, and administration were truly living out the mission of the school. When I learned of Elaine’s plans to serve the wider church through Mennonite Education Agency, I was excited to inquire about the opportunity to continue the excellent work she and her team have been doing at Dock.”
For more information click here to read a letter from Christopher Dock Mennonite High School Board Chair J. Phillip Bergstresser.
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