A new kind of leader: Dr. Devin Serrano takes the helm at PVPUSD
by Mark McDermott Devin Serrano was 20 years old on a mountain in New Zealand when she caught the first glimpse of her future. Serrano grew up in the Lake Tahoe area, where skiing, hiking, and breathing in the alpine air of the Sierra Nevada were a birthright. She then attended college at California State University in Chico, which is nestled beneath the foothills of the Cascade mountain range and the western ring of the Sierras. Serrano majored in political science, with a minor in women’s studies, with the intention of entering law school. But first, she set out to see more of the world. She was only 20 when she obtained her undergraduate degree, so she took off for the mountains of New Zealand. Serrano found work as a ski instructor. And there, high up in the stark, wild beauty of New Zealand, she became a teacher for the first time in her life. Watching her young charges learn how to navigate the slopes, falling down but always getting back up, improving day by day, Serrano realized she’d found her calling. Superintendent Devin Serrano visits a classroom at Lunada Bay Elementary School during her first weeks at the helm of PVPUSD. Photo courtesy PVPUSD “I found I loved…
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