LIBERTYVILLE – The Libertyville School District 70 Board of Education recently approved hiring Peadar Hurley as the new director of facilities and operations starting Jan. 4.

Hurley is the director of buildings and grounds at Skokie School District 73.5. He will replace the late Dan Gilbert, who was supervisor of facilities and maintenance.

Hurley has extensive experience working for school districts. He worked five years as a director in Norridge School District 80. He worked as a head boilerman for Maine South High School and was an engineer and custodian supervisor at Walter Payton High School.

Hurley, a mason by trade, is a qualified stationary engineer and holds certificates in Building Operator Certification, Certified Plant Supervisor and Certified Professional Maintenance Manager.

He attended the Regional Technical College of Limerick and Triton College studying structures, quantities, applied mathematics and surveying.

Hurley enjoys camping, traveling and playing and coaching sports, including soccer, hurling, rugby, basketball, cycling and running.