Saucier now
officially
Academy AD
WOODSTOCK — Sean Saucier graduated from Putnam High School in 1994.
He never imagined his future path would take him just a few miles up Rt. 171 to Woodstock Academy.
Jan. 14 Saucier was officially named athletic director of Woodstock Academy.
“You don’t anticipate things like this, but life happens. You just try to take advantage of opportunities as they come and certainly the last few years presented a few changes, unexpected changes, but changes for the better. I’m very happy with where I am right now,” said Saucier.
Saucier had been the athletic director and football coach at the Hyde School in Woodstock for 11 years.
But two years ago, the Hyde School decided to merge its Woodstock campus with its sister school in Bath, Maine, and Woodstock Academy announced it had purchased the local facility.
Saucier opted to stay in the area and became the assistant athletic director and head football coach at Woodstock Academy last year.
When Aaron Patterson resigned as athletic director just before the start of the 2018-19 school year, Saucier was named the interim AD.
“My experience last year as the assistant and being the interim this fall has prepared me for what’s ahead. Without that kind of adjustment period, I think it would be a monumental challenge. Having worked with Mr. Patterson last year and then getting my feet wet this year was a nice transition,” Saucier said. “It’s different than some of my past experiences, but it’s also an opportunity for growth for me.”
Head of School Chris Sandford said Saucier proved himself while serving as the interim AD of the school.
 “He did a great job,” Sandford said. “His experience from Hyde, the experience of running an athletic program at an independent school is what we were looking for. Sean has demonstrated over the last few months the skill set that we are looking for. He’s innovative, a good manager, great with people, and doing a great job with the budget. Managing the athletic department here at The Academy with a budget of almost a million dollars is not easy.”
Woodstock Academy associate head of school, Holly Singleton, said it’s not only his professional acumen that qualified Saucier for the job.
“Sean is the right person to lead our athletic program,” Singleton said. “Kids are his No. 1 priority. He believes in the core values that the athletic department has set and he is one of the hardest workers I know. All of his time is dedicated to making things better for kids.”
Marc Allard
Sports Information Director
The Woodstock Academy

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