At the October 26 Governing Board meeting, the Peoria Unified Governing Board voted to approve two new administrative appointments. The district welcomes the following administrators to their new roles within the Peoria Unified School District.
Dr. Adam Larsen was named the new Executive Director for Facilities and Planning. Dr. Larsen currently serves as the Athletic Director at Centennial High School and has been with Peoria Unified since the 2021-22 school year. Prior to his work within the district, Dr. Larsen served the Deer Valley Unified School District as Athletic Director, Dean of Students, teacher and coach. Dr. Larsen earned his doctorate in Educational Leadership from Northern Arizona University.
Adam Larsen
Mr. Joshua Snow was selected as the district’s Director of Human Resources. Snow joins Peoria Unified after working at Honeywell International as a Senior Human Resources Generalist. Snow focused on employee relations, investigations, recruitment, hiring, training, state and federal compliance and supporting more than 1,500 employees. Prior to working with Honeywell International, Snow worked in human resources for a construction company in Kansas. Snow earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration with an emphasis in human resource management from Kansas State University, has an Executive Human Resources Management Certificate from Cornell University and has a Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) Certified Veterans at Work Certificate.
Joshua Snow
Established in Arizona’s Northwest Valley, the Peoria Unified School District brings over 130 years of educational distinction to students and families. Within Peoria Unified’s 43 unique, public schools, a variety of programs are designed to meet the needs of all students, including S.T.E.A.M., arts education, special education, gifted education, career and technical education and much more for kindergarten through 12th-grade students. Since 1889, Peoria Unified has achieved academic and athletic excellence through and with its students and families. To continue its long history of success, the district maintains its focus on four key components of its strategic plan: Student Success, Safety and Well-Being, Stewardship of Community Resources and Community Connection. The Peoria Unified School District is fully committed to ensuring that “Every student, every day, is prepared to shape tomorrow.”