Board Members
The Montgomery County School Board is composed of seven members who represent each of the seven voting districts in Montgomery County.
District Maps and Descriptions - This link will take you to the District Map and Descriptions for the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors. School Board members are zoned in the same districts as the Board of Supervisors.
Board meeting information and agendas can be found online here.
![Headshot of Linwood Hudson - District A School Board Member]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1681821963/mcpsorg/m9xsg98cpgssdumpgtkp/Linwood_Hudson.jpg","width":150}])
District A
Board Member: Linwood Hudson, Chair
Email: linwoodhudson@mcps.org
Social: 
/linwoodhudson4schoolboard
Term Expires: 2025. First term began in 2022.
Board Assignments: Southwest Virginia Governor's School, Board of Supervisors Liaison
Career: Software Engineer
Education: Graduate of Virginia Tech
Family: Wife, Kristy, son and daughter
![Headshot of Penny Franklin - District B School Board Member]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1681821963/mcpsorg/mlmrchfjnsyn32xpvxty/Penny_Franklin.jpg","width":150}])
District B
Board Member: Penny Franklin
Email: pfranklin@mcps.org
Phone: (540) 230-3701
Term Expires: 2027. First term began in 2000.
Career: Employed by Hubbell Lighting
Education: Graduate of Christiansburg High School
Family: One daughter and one son
![Headshot of Dana Partin - District C School Board Member]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1681821963/mcpsorg/ycaeuq96dlhudtyhjjl5/Dana_Partin.jpg","width":150}])
District C
Board Member: Dana M. Partin
Email: danapartin@mcps.org
Term Expires: 2025. First term began in 2018.
Board Assignments: VSBA Voting Delegate, Town of Christiansburg Liaison
Education: Graduate of Christiansburg High School
Family: Husband, Hank, and one daughter
![Headshot of Jamie Bond - District D School Board Member]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1681821963/mcpsorg/reexmtdnoeidlpfdnkzn/Jamie_Bond.jpg","width":150}])
District D
Board Member: Jamie Bond, Vice-Chair
Email: jbond@mcps.org
Term Expires: 2025. First term began in 2005.
Board Assignments: Town of Christiansburg Liaison, Board of Supervisors Liaison
Career: Owner/Operator at Old Town Barber
Education: Graduate of Christiansburg High School
Family: Husband, Wendell, two sons and one daughter
![District E]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1706905459/mcpsorg/sv5rbemvzytklgt2dcib/DerekRountree.jpg","width":150}])
District E
Board Member: Derek Rountree
Email: derekrountree@mcps.org
Term Expires: 2027. First term began in 2024.
Board Assignments: VSBA Alternate, Montgomery County Educational Foundation
Career: Technology Research and Development
Education: Louisiana State University, Virginia Tech
Family: Wife Brandie Lemmon and two daughters
![District F]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1706905459/mcpsorg/yroaetmknvwgfpv6k8gr/LauraPurcellHeadshot.jpg","width":150}])
District F
Board Member: Laura Purcell
Email: laurapurcell@mcps.org
Term Expires: 2027. First term began in 2024.
Board Assignments: Montgomery County Educational Foundation, Town of Blacksburg Liaison
Career: Instructor and academic advisor
Education: University of Maryland, Johns Hopkins, Virginia Tech
Family: Married with two children
District G
Board Member: Ed Gitre
Email: edgitre@mcps.org
Term Expires: 2027. First term began in 2024.
Board Assignments: Town of Blacksburg Liaison
Career:
Education:
Family: