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Kentucky Board of Education Members

Last Updated on Friday, May 18, 2012 at 8:01 AM

Contained on this page are the following:

  - A list of current Kentucky Board of Education members, along
     with the expiration date of each member's term of office

  - Contact information for Kentucky Board of Education members

  - Bios on Kentucky Board of Education Members

  - Brochure with bios and pictures of Kentucky Board of Education
    Members, along with specific information about the board

The Kentucky Board of Education has 12 members.  The governor appoints 11 voting members, seven representing the Supreme Court districts and four representing the state at large.  The additional member, the president of the Council on Postsecondary Education, serves as a non-voting member.

The members serve four-year terms and may be reappointed.  At the beginning of each fiscal year, the membership elects the board chair and vice chair.  The chair of the board is David Karem of Louisville.  The vice chair is Roger Marcum of Bardstown. 

The members are:

At Large KBE Member - Position Vacant at this time

Judy H. Gibbons
Term Expires 4/14/2014

Robert King, Council on Postsecondary Education President (Ex Officio)

Billy Harper
Term Expires 4/14/2012

Brigitte B. Ramsey
Term Expires 4/14/2012

David K. Karem
Term Expires 4/14/2012

Martha Jones
Term Expires 4/14/2014

Roger L. Marcum
Term Expires 4/14/2014

Jonathan Parrent
Term Expires 4/14/2014

Nawanna Barton Privett
Term Expires 4/14/2014

William Twyman
Term Expires 4/14/2014

Mary Gwen Wheeler
Term Expires 4/14/2014

 

Board members' contact information

Bios on Kentucky Board of Education Members

Brochure on Kentucky Board of Education

For more information contact:

Susan Palmer
500 Mero Street, 1st Floor CPT
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: 502-564-3141 x4805
susan.palmer@education.ky.gov