New GISD superintendent always had passion for ‘helping students reach their potential’ Updated 8:00 AM; Today 8:00 AM Steven Tunnicliff, pictured here on April 13, 2021, is the current Associate Superintendent for Communication and Development who was picked by the GISD Board of Education March 26 to replace Lisa Hagel, current superintendent, on July 1. (Jake May | MLive.com)Jake May Facebook Share Public education became personal to him in 2003. That’s when Tunnicliff’s first son, now 17, was born. It was already something he and his family had dedicated their lives to, but now Tunnicliff saw public education in “a new lens.” Tunnicliff’s father, William, had a long career in education as former superintendent of the Mt. Morris and Flushing school districts.