Following approval at the April 21 Laramie County School District 1 Board of Trustees meeting, Mike Maloney has been hired as the principal of Triumph High School. He will replace Principal Troy Lake, who is leaving at the end of this school year.

Since 2022, Maloney has served as the associate principal at Central High School. In that position, he is responsible for student attendance, behavior and academic success. He also supervises 25 teachers, serves as an adult adviser, oversees Advanced Placement testing and ensures the safety and security of staff and students.

Prior to his time at LCSD1, Maloney served as the assistant principal at Laramie High School from 2021–2022. From 2019–2021, he served as the director of human resources for Carbon County School District 1. He was the principal of Black Butte Alternative High School in Rock Springs from 2014–2019, and associate principal and activities director of Black Butte Alternative High School from 2008–2014.

Maloney began his education career in 1991 as an elementary physical education teacher for Campbell County School District. He was a professional basketball referee for the National Basketball Association (NBA) and Continental Basketball Association (CBA) from 1993–1998, was the women’s assistant basketball coach at Wayne State College in Nebraska from 1998–2001, and was the head women’s basketball coach, athletic assistant director and a health, physical education and recreation instructor for Briar Cliff University in Nebraska from 2001–2003. He returned to Wyoming as a physical education teacher at Greybull High School from 2003–2007.

Maloney received his associate degree from North Iowa Area Community College, a bachelor’s degree with a major in business education and a minor in physical education from Black Hills State University in South Dakota, a master’s in education majoring in sport management from Wayne State College in Nebraska, and an educational administration endorsement from Chadron State College in Nebraska.

The decision to recommend Maloney to the Board of Trustees was based on a thorough hiring process, which included an interview and recommendations from a diverse selection committee.

Following approval at the April 7 Laramie County School District 1 Board of Trustees meeting, Sue Chatfield has been hired as Laramie County School District 1’s Executive Director of Human Resources.

Chatfield will replace Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources Vicki Thompson, who is leaving at the end of this school year. She will officially start her contract on July 1. In this reconfigured position, she will oversee the district’s Human Resources Department.

Chatfield has worked in the Wyoming Attorney General’s Office since 1998 when she began her career with a legal externship for the civil division of the attorney general’s office, as well as a legal externship for the Hon. Kenneth E. Stebner, 2nd Judicial District. 

In 2000, she was hired served as senior assistant attorney general representing the Department of Family Services. In 2012, she became senior assistant attorney general in tort litigation where she defended civil lawsuits.

Following approval at the April 7 Laramie County School District 1 Board of Trustees meeting, Brodie Epler has been hired as the assistant principal of Central High.

Epler currently serves as the student support administrator and dean of students for South High, a position he began in fall of 2022. In this role, he has facilitated initiatives such as Freshman HOPE; Honorable, Enthusiastic, Responsible and Determined (HERD) Skills Labs; Advisement; and freshman transition.

Prior to his position at South High, Epler was a behavior intervention specialist at Alta Vista Elementary from fall 2021 to summer 2022. He was a fifth and sixth grade teacher at Meadowlark Elementary from fall 2019–spring 2021 and was a sixth grade teacher at Goins Elementary from fall 2014–spring 2019.

Epler has coached girls basketball at South High since fall 2016 and has been the head coach since 2021.

He gained principal internship experience in 2020–2021 at Meadowlark Elementary, Johnson Junior High and Cheyenne Central High; and at Torrington High School and Torrington Middle School.

Epler has served with and participated in the LCSD1 Principal Development Program, LCSD1 Multi-Tiered System of Supports Leadership Series, South High School Leadership Team, South High Crisis Management Team and more.

Epler received his bachelor’s degree in elementary education and master’s degree in educational leadership from the University of Wyoming.

Following approval at the April 7 Laramie County School District 1 Board of Trustees meeting, Jennae Horne has been hired as McCormick Junior High’s assistant principal., pending approval at the April 7 Board of Trustees meeting.

Horne has been a fifth-grade teacher at Pioneer Park Elementary since 2018 and has taught a variety of grades in summer school since 2021.

Prior to her time at Pioneer Park, she worked as a fourth-grade teacher for Wyoming Virtual Academy in Niobrara School District.

Horne started her career as a paraprofessional at Sunrise Elementary in 2007. She taught sixth grade at Deming/Miller Elementary from 2008–2013.

Horne has served on school committees and taskforces focused on curriculum development, textbook review, fundraising and anti-bullying efforts. 

She received her bachelor’s degree in elementary education from the University of Wyoming, her master’s degree in teacher leadership from Walden University and her principal licensure certification from Liberty University.

The decision to recommend Horne to the Board of Trustees was based on a thorough hiring process, which included an interview and recommendations from a diverse selection committee. 

Following approval at the March 17 Laramie County School District 1 Board of Trustees meeting, Brandon Anderson has been hired as Coyote Ridge Elementary’s assistant principal. 

Anderson has served as a behavior intervention specialist at Rossman Elementary since August 2024. Prior to that role, he served as a fourth grade teacher at Burns Elementary in Burns, Wyoming.

Since joining LCSD1, Anderson has been a member of the Principal Development Program and the Attendance Task Force Committee. While in Laramie County School District 2, he was a member of the English Language Arts Adoption Committee, hiring committees and the Burns Elementary Leadership Team.

Anderson received his bachelor’s degree in elementary education with a concentration in cultural diversity from the University of Wyoming, and his master’s degree in K–12 educational leadership from Western Governors University.

His dissertation, “Importance of SEL Strategies,” analyzed the key components to successfully selecting and implementing Social-Emotional Learning programs, skills and strategies within classrooms.

The decision to recommend Anderson to the Board of Trustees was based on a thorough hiring process, which included an interview and recommendations from a diverse selection committee.

Following approval at the March 17 Board of Trustees meeting, Jeff Hatcliff has been hired as McCormick Junior High’s principal. He will replace Principal Tina Troudt, who is retiring at the end of this school year. 

Since July 2022, Hatcliff has served as assistant principal at Central High School. In that role, he has assisted the head principal as the school’s educational leader, conducted walkthroughs and staff evaluations, and participated in new staff hiring interviews. He has overseen the Special Education and Social Studies Departments and provided guidance to students regarding personal, academic, vocational and behavioral concerns.

During the summers of 2023 and 2024, Hatcliff was a high school summer school principal where he assisted in developing the master schedule and oversaw the instructional aspects of summer school.

Hatcliff was an educational consultant for the Special Programs Division at the Wyoming Department of Education from 2021-2022. Prior to moving to Cheyenne, he worked at Wilber Clatonia Public Schools in Wilber, Nebraska from 2017-2021. At that district he served as an assistant principal, activities director, transportation director, district assessment coordinator and technology director.

From 2011-2017, he was a social studies teacher and coached football and basketball at Gretna Public Schools in Gretna, Nebraska. He also taught social studies and coached at Sidney High School in Nebraska from 2006-2011.