PENDER COUNTY — Pender County Schools announced Russ Gurganus as the district’s new Chief Operations Officer on Monday following his approval by the board of education during its Sept. 10 meeting.
Gurganus joins the district with extensive experience in construction management and school operations. Most recently, he served as a project manager at T.A. Loving Company, where he led multi-million-dollar projects overseeing all aspects from pre-construction to completion. Prior to that, he worked with Brady Trane as a project manager and estimator, specializing in large commercial HVAC projects.
Gurganus also has significant experience in public education, having served as the director of facilities for Dare County Schools and director of maintenance, safety, security, and compliance for Beaufort County Schools. In these roles, he managed large-scale capital improvement projects, school safety initiatives, and maintenance operations.
Additionally, Gurganus served as a state trooper with the North Carolina State Highway Patrol and was deployed to Iraq with the North Carolina Army National Guard during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
He holds an associate’s degree in business administration from Beaufort County Community College.
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