Parkland hires Frisbie from Northwestern Lehigh as business administrator | Lehigh Valley Regional News

ALLENTOWN, Pa. – The Parkland School District Board of Directors on Tuesday approved the appointment of Leslie Frisbie as director of business administration, poaching another leader from a neighboring district. 

Frisbie worked at the Northwestern Lehigh School District for 13 years, and she was a senior accountant at Beard Miller Co. before that. She will start at Parkland on Aug. 16 and succeed John Vignone, who is retiring. Vignone worked for 44 years in education, the last 15 at Parkland. 

“I know I have big shoes to fill with Mr. Vignone leaving,” Frisbie said at the board meeting Tuesday.

She is a Penn State graduate with master’s degrees from Wilkes and DeSales universities. Frisbie lives in the Parkland district and has two children.  

The board approved her appointment by a voice vote, with Patrick Foose noting, “I believe the salary to be a little high.”

Frisbie will be paid $160,000 annually through June…

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