Operation Jumpstart Alternative School

High School Principal Chris O'Regan:

Mr. O'Regan has been an educator in St. Tammany  Parish for 30 years. He holds a masters degree in  counseling and a specialist degree in  administration and supervision.  He was a special  education teacher in several district schools  before  becoming coordinator of services for  behavior disordered students in 1988. In 1992 Mr. O’Regan was named principal of what is now  Slidell Pathways and in 1997 he became the first    principal of Operation Jumpstart Alternative  School. Mr. O’Regan is married to Annette  O’Regan, a college counselor in the district, and  has one adult son.

Junior High Principal Danny Thiel:

Mr. Thiel was raised in New Orleans and holds a  B.A. in Education in 1972 and a Masters of  Education in 1973 from Southeastern Louisiana  University.  He has 32 years experience including:  Southeast Louisiana Hospital School, Tulane  University Head Track Coach, Fontainebleau Jr. High School, and other St. Tammany schools.  He  accepted this position because he has worked  many years with troubled youth and has always  felt a calling for this work.  Mr. Thiel enjoys  running, camping, hiking, biking, and most other   sports.  He believes that education is a life long  process that we are always involved in, as both  student and teachers.