Greg Schellenberg has been at Gig Harbor High School for 5 years – almost one full year as Assistant Principal and the remainder of time as Principal. Prior to Gig Harbor HS, Greg worked in the international school arena both as Principal of a Kindergarten through 9^th grade school in remote Saudi Arabia and a Middle School Math teacher in Shanghai, China. Before leaving the US, Greg was Assistant Principal in Puyallup School District at Stahl Junior High School. As a teacher, Greg taught Junior High math in Federal Way, WA.

DL “Alex” Alexander graduated from the University of Washington with a B.A. in English Literature, and a B.A. in Japan Regional Studies from the Jackson School of International Studies. She later earned her M.Ed. in Education Administration from Western Washington University. She spent over ten years teaching English and Japanese in Seattle schools and then worked in Franklin Pierce schools as an administrator.

Ms. Alexander is thrilled to join the dedicated family at EHS and looks forward to working with staff, students, and families. She loves travelling, experiencing new cultures (especially the food), and learning every day. 

Chris Bede graduated from the University of Washington with a B.A. in English and Psychology, and then attended Western Washington University for his Masters in Education. He spent seven years teaching Humanities at Skyline High School.  After returning to Western Washington University for his Residency Principal Certificate, Mr. Bede moved .9 of a mile down 228th to work as Associate Principal for Eastlake High School.  This is currently his third year at Eastlake.

Mr. Bede married his wife Courtney, a teacher at Skyline, in August 2006. They are blessed with a beautiful baby girl named Finley.  Mr. Bede loves to travel and has spent summers in Europe, Asia, Central and South America. His passions also include sports, books and outdoor activities such as hiking, skiing, fishing and mountain biking.

He feels fortunate to work at Eastlake, where a dedicated staff values each individual student and works to develop a rigorous and relevant curriculum that prepares students for the future.

Marilyn Henselman, Administrative Intern

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Marilyn graduated from Western Washington University in Business Education with a minor in Business Administration. She then received her fifth year in Computer Technology from Seattle Pacific University and her Masters in Educational Technology from City University.  She is currently attending City University for her administrative credential. 

Marilyn has been married for 25 years to her husband Mark and has two sons Tyler and Kyle.  Tyler is attending the University of Washington and Kyle attends Eastlake but is doing Running Start at Bellevue College.