SSC’s New Executive Director to Start January 1
The Southeast Service Cooperative, a Rochester based, public not-for-profit agency that coordinates collaborations among its membership of schools and local government, announced that Steve Sallee will become its next Executive Director on January 1.
Steve comes to the Southeast Service Cooperative with thirteen years of administrative experience, the most recent ten years as a superintendent of schools. He spent six years as the Superintendent at the LeRoy-Ostrander and Southland School Districts, and the last four years as Superintendent at St. Louis County Schools in Northeast Minnesota. Prior to that, he spent three years in the LeRoy-Ostrander School District as a Principal, and before that, he taught middle school for eight years in Ellsworth, Wisconsin.
During his career, Steve has proven his strength in the areas of developing relationships, building trust, and being fiscally responsible. As the new Executive Director of the Southeast Service Cooperative, Steve stated that his goals are to “to help shape and influence state and federal education agendas, establish relationships with local government members and identify ways to enhance service provision, and empower leaders through high quality professional development, services and support.”
On a personal note, Steve is 48 years young, has been married to his wife, Shelly, for 23 years, and is Dad to their 12-year-old daughter, Riley. When he is not working, he loves to spend time outdoors golfing, hiking, boating, hunting, fishing, and enjoying his lake home with his family and their three dogs.
Southeast Service Cooperative has operated since 1976. It is a public, non-profit cooperative of over 100 member schools, local governments, and non-profits impacting over 82,000 students and almost 18,000 employees in eleven counties to mobilize resources and add value through collaboration. To learn more about the Southeast Service Cooperative, visit www.ssc.coop.