Betty Jo Johnson, chair of the Dillon Three School Board, was re-elected to the South Carolina School Boards Association (SCSBA) Board of Directors as the Region 4 Director during the association’s annual business meeting held on December 1. Region 4 represents the Dillon, Horry and Marion Counties.
The annual business meeting, which was held during the association’s Legislative Advocacy Conference, included voting delegates from most of the state’s 81 school boards. In addition to the election of association officers, delegates adopt resolutions to guide the association during the 2013 legislative session.
Johnson has been a member and officer of the Dillon Three board for the past 15 years. She is currently in her fifth year as board chair. She also serves on the Latta Education Foundation Board and the Floyd Dale Fire Department Board of Directors.
A life-long resident of Dillon County, she worked in county government for 30 years, retiring in 2009 to serve full time as a ministry assistant at Latta Baptist Church. She and her husband, David, have two children and one granddaughter.
In addition to Johnson, the following officers elected to lead the association’s board of directors for a one-year term are as follows:
* President, John Hughes, Marion County School Board
* President-Elect, Beth Branham, Lexington Two School Board
* Vice-President, Robert Gantt, Lexington and Richland Five School Board
* Treasurer, Kathy Coleman, Saluda County School Board
* Secretary, Queenie Boyd, Lee County School Board
The following school board members were elected to serve a four-year term on the 22-member board of directors as regional directors:
* Region 2 Director, Craig Ascue, Charleston County School Board
* Region 6 Director, Charles Govan, Darlington County School Board
* Region 8 Director, Jamie Devine, Richland One School Board
* Region 11 Director, Doug Atkins, Anderson One School Board
* Region 12 Director, Jantzen Childers, Union County School Board
The SCSBA is a non-profit organization serving as a source of information and a statewide voice for boards governing the 81 school districts.
