McDavidnamed school boardpresident for2022-23

By KATRINA J.E. MILTON kmilton@shawmedia.com

DeKALB –DeKalb School Distrrict 428 board member Samantha McDavid was elected Tuesday to her second term as board president during the annual officer’s elections.

McDavid first served as school board president after winningelection to theseatinApril2019. Board members Sarah Moses succeeded McDavid for two one-year terms beginning in 2020. New officers elected Tuesday will serve through 2023.

Moses didnot attendTuesday’s meeting. She said Wednesday she remainsonthe board but couldn’t attend the meeting because her flight

Sycamore

was delayed.

“I also have new work commitments that will not allow me the time required to be an effective board president so I did not seek nomination again,”Moses said.

During the officer nominations and election votes for president, vice president and secretary, board members Jeromy Olson and Amanda Harness abstained from voting.

Board member Deyci Ramirez was reelected as the board’s vice president, and Ariel Owens was voted in as the board’s secretary, a position previously held by McDavid.

The board also unanimously voted to retain Jackie Pringle as board clerk and Cynthia Carpenter as board treasurer.