Dr. Doug Hayter is the Executive Director of the Missouri Association of School Administrators (MASA). Prior to being named the Executive Director, Hayter served MASA as the Associate Executive Director for Leadership Development where he helped guide and mentor member superintendents in their personal and professional growth.
As Executive Director, Hayter oversees an association of more than 900 members. He is charged with carrying out the association’s strategic plan that emphasizes maintaining a strong membership and financial stability; strategic and ongoing communications with members; leadership development; and identifying and building partnerships to protect, promote and advance public education.
Hayter served as Superintendent of the Branson School District from 2003 to 2015. Previously, he was superintendent of the Logan-Rogersville R-VIII School District from 1996 to 2003, where he also served as an Assistant Superintendent from 1995 to 1996. He was a Principal for grades 7-12 in the Sparta R-III School District from July 1990 to 1995.
Hayter obtained his Doctorate in Education from the University of Arkansas and his Specialist and Master’s degrees from Southwest Missouri State University. He completed his undergraduate work at the School of the Ozarks and Southwest Missouri State University.
Hayter is a past president of MASA. He has served on the American Association of School Administrators (AASA) Governing Board and was Co-Chair of the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Proficiency Based Learning Task Force in 2011. Hayter received the MASA Pearce Award for outstanding administrative leadership in 2009.
Hayter and his wife, Sonya, currently share time between homes in Springfield and Jefferson City. Sonya is a Vice President at Cox College in Springfield and they are the parents of three children: Cameron, a registered nurse (with grandchildren Pierce & Beckham); Corbin, a practicing dentist in Springfield, MO; and daughter Cailynn, an attorney.