New superintendent takes over in Sequoia High School District

Mary E. Streshly will take over Saturday as superintendent of the Sequoia Union High School District. She succeeds James Lianides, who is retiring. Streshly, who has been assistant superintendent for educational services in the Campbell Union High School District, was selected from among 40 applicants following a nationwide search. She has worked as a teacher, coach and administrator, and has served in Half Moon Bay, San Francisco and Southern California as well as at the Sequoia’s District’s Sequoia High School. She has a bachelor’s degree from the University of California-Berkeley, a master’s from San Diego State University, and a doctorate from San Francisco State University. She will earn $240,500 annually, with a 2.5 percent annual pay increase with a satisfactory review. The district serves 9,000 students in four comprehensive high schools, Middle College, one charter school and one continuation school, all in southern San Mateo County.