Mr. Lorenzo Brown, previously Principal at Kinnick High School, is the new Principal at Matthew C. Perry High School in Iwakuni, Japan. Mr. Brown has worked as an administrator in the Japan District for 13 years. Mr. Brown began his career in DoDEA in 1994 as a teacher in Wiesbaden, Germany. Prior to joining DoDEA, Mr. Brown worked in South Carolina as a history teacher and coach where he formed the AFRAMHIS (African American History) Club in 1990.
Mr. Brown is originally from South Carolina where he graduated from Coker College in 1988 as a double major in history education and political science. He later received a Masters degree in Curriculum and Instruction from National-Louis University. Mr. Brown is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Tokyo Alumni Chapter and serves on the education committee. He believes passionately that all students can learn and that it does take a village to raise a child. He is married to the former Linda Childs of Greenwood, SC and has three children.

The Japan District Superintendent’s Office is pleased to announce the selection of Ms. Priscilla Hill as the new Assistant Principal of M.C. Perry High School in Iwakuni, Japan. For the past thirteen years and prior to joining DoDEA, Ms. Priscilla Hill had the opportunity to teach in Indiana, Michigan, Virginia, and Texas. As a classroom teacher, a department chair, an administrator and an Instructional Systems Specialist, she prides herself in understanding societal trends when it comes to educational initiatives. Recognizing that not all movements directly relate to every campus, climate or mission, she still believes in ensuring that all teachers are equipped with the necessary tools to strive, become, or even to build upon best teaching practices. The skills she learned and was taught as a classroom teacher allowed her to continually provide students with a quality and reputable education.
Her belief is that the intent to create an ambience, within students, that promotes obligatoriness for one’s own learning can only be achieved if we as educators have the proper preparation and can directly meet the needs of our stakeholders; students, parents, colleagues, and our community. Considering that educators have the potential to influence thousands of children during their career, Ms. Hill believes that this is what makes teaching the most vital profession across the globe.