The Board of Education of Frederick County elected Karen Yoho as President and Rae Gallagher as Vice President.
Yoho was elected to the Board of Education in November 2018 for a four-year term and re-elected in November 2022 for a four-year term. She served as the Board’s Vice President from December 2020-21.
Yoho served for 25 years as an FCPS educator from 1993-2018. During her 25 years with the school system, she taught every elementary grade except kindergarten.
Her term as Board President goes through December 2024.
Gallagher was elected to the Board of Education in 2022. She was previously appointed to the Board by then County Executive Jan Gardner in 2020 to fill a vacancy and completed her tenure that same year.
Gallagher is the proud parent of two FCPS students and active with many community organizations.
Her term as Board Vice President goes through December 2024.
After the election, the Board thanked past President Sue Johnson and past Vice President Dean Rose for their year of service as Board leaders. They will continue as Board members.
FCPS posts additional Board member biographical information via www.fcps.org/boe.