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web posted January 31, 2019
JOHNSTON
- After completing an extensive
search, the Edgefield County Board
of School Trustees is pleased to
announce that 3 finalists have been
selected for further consideration
to be the next Superintendent of
Schools. The finalists were selected
from a field of 11 applicants. The
board thoroughly reviewed the
applications followed by conducting
initial interviews with several
candidates. The three finalists
selected are listed below.
Dr. Chan Anderson is a resident of
Florence, South Carolina and
currently serves at the assistant
superintendent in the Chesterfield
County School District in South
Carolina. He has also served
as a principal in Florence School
District 1, and a principal and
teacher in Fort Lauderdale,
Florida. Dr. Anderson earned
an Ed.D. from Wingate University and
a Masters from NOVA Southeastern
University. He serves as a
member of a number of community
organizations including the March of
Dimes and United Way. Chan and
his wife have two children.
Dr. Kevin O’Gorman is a resident of
Summerville, South Carolina and
currently serves as the Chief
Academic Officer for the Berkeley
County School District in South
Carolina. Dr. O’Gorman has
also served as the Associate
superintendent and principal in the
Aiken County School District, and
teacher and assistant principal in
the Blackville-Hilda schools.
Dr. O’Gorman earned a Ph.D. from the
University of South Carolina and a
two Masters degrees from the
University of South Carolina.
He serves on several community
boards and is president-elect of the
South Carolina Instructional Leaders
Roundtable. Kevin and his wife
have three children.
Dr. Gregg Slate is a resident of
Archdale, North Carolina and
currently is Senior Director of
Secondary Schools and Administration
for the Rockingham County Schools
District in North Carolina. He has
served as the Executive Director of
Student Services and District Safety
for the Greensboro schools and as a
principal in Greensboro. He
earned an Ed.D. from the University
of North Greensboro, an education
specialist degree from University of
North Carolina Greensboro, and a
Masters degree from High Point
University. He is active in
professional organizations and as
well as in his community and was
teacher of the year while serving as
a teacher in Lexington, North
Carolina. Gregg and his wife
have one son.
The Edgefield County Board of
Trustees will conduct its next round
of interviews on February 7.
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