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.
Board Member: Linwood Hudson
Email: linwoodhudson@mcps.org
Social: /linwoodhudson4schoolboard
Term Expires: 2025. First term began in 2022.
Board Assignments: Southwest Virginia Governor's School, Montgomery County Educational Foundation
Career: Software Engineer
Education: Graduate of Virginia Tech
Family: Wife, Kristy, son and daughter
Board Member: Penny Franklin
Email: pfranklin@mcps.org
Phone: (540) 230-3701
Term Expires: 2023. First term began in 2000.
Career: Employed by Hubbell Lighting
Education: Graduate of Christiansburg High School
Family: One daughter and one son
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
Board Member: Jamie Bond
Email: jbond@mcps.org
Term Expires: 2025. First term began in 2005.
Board Assignments: Town of Christiansburg Liaison
Career: Owner/Operator at Old Town Barber
Education: Graduate of Christiansburg High School
Family: Husband, Wendell, two sons and one daughter
Board Member: Marti Graham, Vice-Chair
Email: martigraham@mcps.org
Term Expires: 2023. First term began in 2015.
Board Assignments: Board of Supervisors Liaison, VSBA Alternate
Career: Retired from 35 year career in Information Technology
Education: Graduate of Radford University
Family: Husband, Steve, and two daughters
Board Member: Susan J. Kass
Email: skass@mcps.org
Term Expires: 2023. First term began in 2020.
Board Assignments: Town of Blacksburg Liaison
Career: Human Resources Generalist, Virginia Tech National Security Institute
Education: Graduated from Rutgers University
Family: Husband, Wayde, and two daughters
Board Member: Mark Cherbaka, Chair
Email: markcherbaka@mcps.org
Term Expires: 2023. First term began in 2016.
Board Assignments: Board of Supervisors Liaison
Career: Computer/Hardware Engineer
Education: Graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology and Virginia Tech
Family: Wife, Natalie, and two daughters