Washtenaw ISD hires new executive director of human resources

The Washtenaw ISD Board of Education voted unanimously at their Nov. 25 meeting to hire Cassandra Harmon-Higgins as the WISD executive director of human resources.

She will transition into her new post by mid-December.

Harmon-Higgins currently serves as the interim superintendent of Howell Public Schools and has been the executive director of labor relations for that district since 2012.

She anticipates joining the WISD staff.

I am honored to be selected for the position and genuinely excited to become a part of the WISD team, Harmon-Higgins said.

Harmon-Higgins has practiced law with the Access to Justice Legal Assistance Center, law firm Ramey & Associates P.C. and served as in-house counsel for Michigan AFSCME Council 25, AFL-CIO.

She earned her undergraduate degree from Florida A&M University, her masters from Florida Atlantic University and her law degree from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing. Washtenaw ISD Supt. Scott Menzel said Harmon-Higgins possesses the expertise that the agency was seeking and believes she is the right fit for the position.

Cassandra comes to us with a wealth of legal and educational expertise and is the ideal candidate for the human resources position, Menzel said. We warmly welcome her to the team and Im confident she will be a strong asset to our agency and to our constituent districts.

Kristen Clark has served as Washtenaw ISDs executive director of human resources since 2012. She is leaving in early December to accept a position as director of classified personnel with the Newport-Mesa Unified School District in Orange County, California.

Source:Washtenaw ISDpress release

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