Dianne Veilleux named to succeed Brian Loughlin as superintendent of schools

Dianne Veilleux named to succeed Brian Loughlin as superintendent of schools

Dianne D. Veilleux has been named to succeed Brian J. Loughlin as superintendent of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools.

The board of education voted last night to appoint Veilleux, who has been assistant superintendent for seven years, after a subcommittee interviewed 10 candidates for the position, narrowing the choice to three finalists.

Loughlin, who has worked in the district for 40 years and been superintendent for seven, has announced that he will retire Aug. 31. Veilleux will take over on Sept. 1.

“It’s an honor,” she said. “I have a lot of pride in our district and I’m optimistic about the future. We have an impressive staff who are skilled, hard-working and dedicated. I know we are going to do great things.”

Veilleux, who has worked her entire career in the district, is a graduate of Sayreville High School and has bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Rutgers University. She is a resident of Belmar.

She started her career as a school social worker and has been assistant principal of the East Brunswick Campus, district substance abuse awareness coordinator, district supervisor of special education, and principal of the Middlesex County Academy for Allied Health and Biomedical Sciences in Woodbridge.

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