Three months after Sherry Phay announced her resignation, the Coupeville School Board has appointed a new member to fill the District 3 position.

Bryan Sherman, who lives in the Admirals Cove area, landed the job with a unanimous vote at a special board meeting last Thursday and will take his oath of office this Thursday.

He will serve until the expiration of his term in 2025, when he is up for election, Superintendent Shannon Leatherwood wrote in an email.

According to Leatherwood, Sherman was the lone candidate for the role but also the right fit due to his deep connection to the community.

The class of ‘06 Wolf is the son of Don Sherman, a former board member and president who resigned in 2014, after 12 years on the board. Other members of the family tree have served the district for what Sherman said in an interview were “many, many generations,” and his own two children are Wolves as well.

Sherman earned a bachelor’s degree in agricultural economics from Washington State University in 2011 and a certified public accountant certification from the Washington State Board of Accountancy in 2013, according to his LinkedIn.

Now, at 36, Sherman is the vice president of financial planning and analysis at Wilbur-Ellis Agribusiness, a company that promotes, manufactures and distributes agricultural products.

Before he joined the company in 2015, he worked for three years as a senior audit associate for KPMG, a multinational accounting firm.

Although he said he needs to learn more about the challenges faced by the district, Sherman brings to the table leadership, financial and accounting experience he believes will help him and the board have a positive impact on his children and other students in the district.

He acknowledged the district has gone through some challenging years, though he said Coupeville is not in a unique situation. He admires the community for being highly involved with the district, and believes the board has done a good job so far.

“I love the level of energy, the level of attention and the level of care people in the district and the community have for the school,” he said. “I’m excited to be a part of it.”