When one is asked about Magnet Coordinator Noreen Castellani, the words attentive, cheerful and caring come to mind.

“She is incredibly organized, efficient and gets things done quickly,” Principal Deb Smith said.

Castellani, who has been working at Daniel Pearl Magnet High School for three years, will not be returning next year as magnet coordinator. Instead, she will be starting a job as a project manager for a company called NantWorks.

NantWorks is a company whose goal is to apply newfound knowledge in science and technology to health care. They hope to advance in the research of cancer treatment by putting together a database that makes different types of cancer comparable and therefore able to cure by doctors seeing a common remedy.

The decision of change didn’t come easily to Castellani. She has been looking for ways to promote throughout the district by searching for assistant principal jobs for a while.

“When you’ve had your mind set for years, to switch your mind to something so drastically different can be difficult,” Castellani said.

Being a project manager isn’t very different than being the magnet coordinator. As the magnet coordinator, Castellani learned how to work and aspire a lot of people. Project managers do a very similar task with leadership and managing skills.

Castellani has felt that she really did make a difference at school.

“The school was new, so I felt like I’ve put processes in place to make school run more efficiently,” Castellani said.

Castellani’s last day was June 1, however, she does intend on visiting school from time to time, perhaps for lunch.

“We’re going to miss her smile,” front office manager Lupe Osorio said.