With more than three decades of educational experience, veteran teacher and administrator Fred Sanderson re-joined the Cobb County School District in January 2006 as superintendent.

Sanderson was first hired by Cobb County schools in 1980 after he had spent eight years as a teacher and coach in Fulton County. He has served in a variety of roles at both the local school level and as a central office administrator throughout the course of his career. Before his current role, his experience ranged from an economics teacher and head football coach to the Chief Academic Officer (2001-2002) for the school district.

In between he served as Executive Assistant to the Superintendent (1988-93), Assistant Superintendent for Support Services (1993), principal of Lassiter High School (1994-1999), and two stints as Deputy Superintendent (1993-94, 2000). Lassiter was honored as a National School of Excellence based on a review of the school under Sanderson’s leadership. After retiring from the District in 2002 with 31 years of educational experience, Sanderson spent three years as Vice President for the Cobb County-based benefits marketing group CBIZ/Benmark.

Sanderson is a two-time graduate of the University of Georgia, earning a bachelor’s degree and specialist’s degree in education and administration. A former UGA football player, Sanderson also has spent much of his free time in his community helping young athletes grow by coaching football, baseball, softball and basketball.

Sanderson and his wife, Carey, reside in Roswell in east Cobb. They have two grown children, Justin and Jessica.