Our Staff
Because of the number of districts and resultant school boards our School Administrative Office is structured using an innovative co-superintendent model. Each of superintendent has sole responsible for specific districts.
Patricia Sherman leads the Deerfield and Pembroke Schools Districts as well as both the SAU Full Board and the SAU Executive Board and oversees the day to day operation of the SAU Central Office.
David Ryan leads the Allenstown, Chichester and Epsom School Districts.
SAU employees include central office staff and a number of teachers and “specialists” who work in school buildings, but are billed through the SAU. This occurs in SAU sponsored programs like Pre-School\TLC or in alternative programs like Bridge. It can also occur as a cost saving measure when schools need specialist such as psychologists or Occupational/Physical/Speech Therapist, but do not need them full time.
The SAU Central Office itself in managed and directed using a “Shared Leadership Model” by a team of administrators, often referred to as COLT. The Central Office Leadership Team.
Members of COLT
Patricia Sherman
Superintendent of Schools
psherman@sau53.org
David Ryan, Ed.D.
Superintendent of Schools
dryan@sau53.org
Karen Guercia
Assistant Superintendent of Student Services
kguercia@sau53.org
Amber Wheeler
Business Manager
awheeler@sau53.org
Christopher Motika
Director of Curriculum and Instruction
cmotika@sau53.org
Mary Rubega
Director of Information Technology
mrubega@sau53.org
Identifies trends and developments in information technology, assesses related impact upon operations, and recommends implementation of technology or services that support the strategic direction of our school districts.
Oversees maintenance and upgrades of our current network infrastructure to ensure optimal delivery of services and resources.