MELISSA KRULL
Age: 51
Hometown: St. Paul
Education: B.A. from St. Cloud State University, master's and doctoral degrees from the University of Minnesota.
Experience: She taught for two years in Wisconsin before beginning in Eden Prairie in 1984 as a middle school special-education teacher. She moved up as a teacher and curriculum instructor, assistant superintendent; she has been superintendent since 2002.
Family: 8-year-old daughter, several pets; her four siblings and parents live in the metro.
Hobbies: Running, traveling
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