A Galena native has been selected to become superintendent of Galena public schools. Tim Vincent, director of curriculum and instruction for the DeKalb school district, will start as Galena’s new superintendent on July 1st. Vincent has worked in the DeKalb, Illinois school district since 2004, progressing from a science and math teacher, to an assistant principal, then to a principal before taking on his current position. Vincent is a 1998 graduate of Galena High School. He will permanently fill a vacancy created when Greg Herbst resigned in November.















