West Jersey Football President Named NJSIAA Assistant Director

A Camden County man has been named the assistant director of the New Jersey Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA), the state’s governing body of high school sports announced.

Derryk Sellers, of Sicklerville, was the president of the West Jersey Football League and a member of South Jersey Coaches Association’s executive committee during the past year.

He has been an athletic director for 21 years, most recently at Lindenwold High School, where he was also the dean of students.

“We’re excited to have Derryk join the NJSIAA team,” NSIAA Executive Director Colleen Maguire said. “As an educator, coach, and athletic director with three decades of experience, Derryk’s experience will provide our office with a fresh perspective. He will bring outstanding knowledge and skill to the position and, even more importantly, he has tremendous passion for interscholastic athletics.”

Sellers holds two master’s degrees – one in educational administration and one in special education. He was a special education teacher before he became involved in athletics.

“I couldn’t be more excited to join NJSIAA,” Sellers said. “While it’s not easy to leave Lindenwold and my daily interaction with amazing students, I’m confident my years of coaching and teaching can bring immediate value to NJSIAA and the hundreds of thousands of student athletes it serves. I’m humbled by this opportunity and welcome the challenge.”

Some of his credentials include:

• Colonial Conference President;
• executive member of the New Jersey Minority Coaches Association;
• executive member and past president of the New Jersey Football Coaches Association;
• head football coach at Edgewood and Cumberland Regional;
• head basketball coach at Cumberland Regional;
• head track and field coach at Lindenwold; and
• assistant football and basketball coach at Hillside.