Board of Education takes on new members, elects new slate of officers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 2025
BEAUFORT – In addition to electing a new slate of officers, the Beaufort County Board of Education welcomed its new members.
Representing District 1, Pastor Issac Gordon is a community advocate with a career in transportation, having served as a bus transportation area supervisor in Bluffton and safety officer in Summerville. He most recently served the students of Beaufort County as a bus driver.
Representing District 6, Alphonso Small Jr. is self-employed and a former law enforcement officer who grew up in Hampton, SC. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice/Sociology from Claflin University.
In addition to the three new Board members, reelected member Ingrid Boatright was sworn in for a new term.
Representing District 7, a relatively new member, Dr. David Carr was sworn in to the BCSD Board late last year when former Board member Dr. Rachel Wisnefski left the district. Currently a lecturer at Georgia Southern University, Carr had a 26-year teaching career at Ohio University and holds advanced degrees in education from Marshall and Virginia Tech universities.
The Board also elected its officers for 2025: Col. Richard Geier as chair, Carlton Dallas as vice-chair, and Ingrid Boatright as secretary.
Board of Education members taking their oath of office with family and friends in attendance