Plymouth State University

VICKI PARADY-GUAY ('79):  A longtime high school physical education teacher, coach and athletic director, Vicki Parady-Guay has made her mark on New Hampshire at both Hollis-Brookline and Sanborn Regional High Schools.  She was inducted into the New Hampshire Coaches Hall of Fame in 2005, and was a recipient of the prestigious Walter A. Smith Coaches Award from the N.H. Union Leader in 1998.

Parady-Guay began her career at Hollis-Brookline, where she spent 20 years teaching and coaching varsity field hockey, basketball and softball. She moved to Sanborn Regional in 2000, where she has coached varsity field hockey and basketball the past 13 years. She also served 15 years as athletic director at Hollis-Brookline and is in her 15th year as A.D. at Sanborn.

Parady-Guay has received several honors from the N.H. Interscholastic Athletic Association and the N.H. Athletic Director’s Association. She was named Athletic Director of the Year for Class M in 1987-88 and 1990-91, and received the Advancement of Girls Sports Award in 2003.  Parady-Guay has been the Tournament Director for the NHIAA state wrestling championships since 1998, and has served on numerous other NHIAA committees.