Kentucky Board of Education Members

Published: 4/2/2013 10:13 AM

Contained on this page are the following:

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

  • Contact information for Kentucky Board of Education members

  • Bios on the Kentucky Board of Education Members


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
Supreme Court District 7 KBE Member - Position Vacant at this time

Trevor Bonnstetter
Term Expires 4/14/2016

Grayson Boyd
Term Expires 4/14/2014
Leo Calderon
Term Expires 4/14/2016
 
Judy H. Gibbons
Term Expires 4/14/2014
 
Robert King, Council on Postsecondary Education President (Ex Officio)
 
Brigitte B. Ramsey
Term Expires 4/14/2016
 
David K. Karem
Term Expires 4/14/2016
 
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

Contact Information for KBE Members

Bios on KBE Members

Susan Palmer
Office of the Commissioner of Education
500 Mero Street, 1st Floor CPT
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 564-3141
Fax (502) 564-5680