Taylor Gibbs named Sussex Academy athletic director

Taylor Gibbs has been named the new athletic director at Sussex Academy.

Gibbs has been with Sussex Academy as a teacher and women's lacrosse coach for the past five years. For the past month, she has also served as the interim athletic director.

Gibbs, formerly Taylor Gooch, was born and raised in Sussex County. She is a graduate of Cape Henlopen, where she was an all-state and all-American award recipient and a four-time state champion with the girls' lacrosse team. She attended Temple University, where she played Division I women's lacrosse while earning a degree in kinesiology.

Upon graduating, Gibbs joined the Sussex Academy family as a girls' lacrosse coach and teacher. She is pursuing her master's degree in administration and supervision. She loves her local community, athletics, mentoring the youth and watching the programs at Sussex Academy grow as a unit. One of her biggest supporters is her 4-year-old daughter, who she hopes will one day be a Seahawks athlete.  

“We are proud to have Taylor in this role,” said Sussex Academy Head of School Eric Anderson. “Her commitment and passion for our Sussex Academy community will soar through as she leads in this capacity.”