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Diane Tremblay, the new administrator for the Barron Area School District, was a Grade 4 student when her parents, Paul and Susan Baron (only one “r”) moved to northwestern Wisconsin from northern Illinois more than three decades ago, and bought the Twin Bay Resort, on the Chippewa Flowage.
After growing up in Sawyer County, Tremblay had plans to go into veterinary school, until her future husband, Charles, decided to move back to Hayward “because he needed to take over the family business and get it going,” she said in a June 1, 2017, phone interview. “To make a long story short, we decided to get married and raise a family (in the Hayward area),” Tremblay added.
Instead of pursuing a career as a veterinarian, Tremblay decided to go into education.“I got my teaching license, I worked in the classroom and, about seven years ago, began to move into an administrative role,” she said.
After spending more than two decades working in education at Hayward, Tremblay said she was attracted to the job in Barron “because the district has been so welcoming … (and) … everyone there has student achievement and success in mind.“I can see and hear (that attitude) in every conversation I’ve had,” she added. “I want to be part of that.”
In addition to her work in education, Tremblay is also involved in a couple family businesses, including her husband’s beef cattle operation, known as Sweet Acres Farming, retail leasing properties, and candy factories called Tremblay’s Sweet Shop. Stores which have locations in Hayward, Minocqua, and Eagle River.
The Tremblay’s have four daughters, the oldest of whom is 23-year-old Chelsea, who just graduated from college with a degree in finance. “She will be Charles’ right hand person with financial matters,” Tremblay said.
The other three children include:
• Alyssabeth, 21, who is majoring in biomedical engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, and plays women’s varsity hockey in the Eastern College Athletic Conference;
• Lauren, 19, a recent Hayward High School grad, who will be attending North Dakota State as an aspiring Nurse Practitioner and will be participating in College Rodeo and
• Gabrielle, 17, who was recently recruited to a golf academy and is doing college level course work at Faribault, Minn.- St. Mary's Golf Academy.
In her previous position at Hayward, Tremblay served as director. She worked for the Hayward School District for more than two decades, first as a science teacher and, later, in administration.
She holds a bachelor's degree in biomedical sciences and psychology from St. Cloud State University, Minnesota, a master's degree from Cardinal Stritch University, Milwaukee, and has a superintendent's certification from St. Mary's University, Minneapolis, Minn.
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