Mrs. Anderson is in her eleventh year as the principal at Romona Elementary School. She has worked in District 39 for 24 years and has been in education for a total of 26 years. Before she came to Romona, she taught for 12 years and spent three years as the Sixth Grade Level Administrator at Highcrest. Mrs. Anderson earned her Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from the University of Michigan, her master's degree from Northwestern, her National Board Certification in Math, and her Administrative Certificate from DePaul. While she has attended a number of universities, she is a Michigan Wolverine through and through; Go Blue!

Mrs. Anderson has two beautiful children with her husband, Jason. Owen is seventeen and going into his senior year of high school and Lyla is thirteen and going into eighth grade. In her free time, Mrs. Anderson loves spending time with her family, cheering on Michigan football, and reading her favorite books, the Harry Potter series.

Mrs. Szydlowski is excited for her first year as a Romona Mustang! She brings over a decade of experience in education, having served as a preschool teacher, special education teacher, math interventionist, and most recently as the MTSS Coordinator in Arlington Heights School District 25. She also held the role of Math, Fine Arts, and PE Coordinator and has worked in schools across Illinois, Michigan, and New Jersey. Mrs. Szydlowski earned her master’s degree in special education from Roosevelt University and a second master’s in educational leadership from Concordia University, where she is currently completing her doctorate.

She lives with her husband, Mike, and their two sons, Silas who is 9 and going into 4th grade, and Theo who is 8 and going into 3rd grade. As a family, they love hiking, baseball, and cheering on their favorite Detroit teams—Go Tigers and Lions!