New Leader for Exeter-Area School Board

The Exeter Region Cooperative School Board has a new leader.

Kate Segal, of Exeter, was elected as chair last week. She replaces Dave Miller, who will now serve as vice chair.

The board includes representatives from the five towns that make up the Exeter-area school district. Those towns include Exeter, Brentwood, East Kingston, Kensington, and Newfields.

Below is Segal's bio from the school district website:

In March 2008, Kate Segal was elected as the Exeter representative to the ERCSD Board. Following in the footsteps of both her father and grandfather who were teachers, coaches and school board members, Kate left her previous career as a guidance counselor at Ellis School in Fremont to become principal of Hilltop Elementary School in Somersworth for the 2009-2010 school year. Kate’s grandfather was also a principal and it is her hope that she can live up to both her father and grandfather’s legacy as she continues her educational career path.

Kate was born in Manchester, Connecticut and graduated from Profile School in Bethlehem, New Hampshire. Her academic degrees include a BA in English, a Masters in Secondary Education (5-12) and a Masters in Guidance Counseling (K-12) with current studies in the Plymouth State CAGS Program - Administrative Leadership with Principal Certification.

Having been a resident of Exeter for ten years, Kate is married to Steve Segal and has a wonderful son who is a second grader at Main Street School in Exeter. Along with being an ERCSD Board member, Kate currently serves as Chair of the ERCSD Curriculum and Philosophy Committee.

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