The Board of Education of Charles County elected Yonelle Moore Lee, Esq., as its chairperson and Nicole M. Kreamer as its vice chairperson at the start of the Jan. 9 meeting. The Board votes annually in January to elect a chairperson and vice chairperson. The chairperson and vice chairperson serve a one-year term. The January Board meeting took place virtually due to inclement weather in the forecast. The meeting was streamed live on www.ccboe.com.
The current Board was elected to office in November 2022, with Moore Lee and Kreamer first sworn into office in December 2022. Moore Lee served as the Board’s vice chairperson from January 2023 until she was elected chair at today’s meeting.
Moore Lee said her time spent as vice chairperson was a great learning experience. “I want to remain focused on student learning and achievement,” she said. She described her leadership style as “collaborative” and believes in building a consensus. “I definitely believe in having difficult conversations when we need to and ensuring everyone has a voice,” Moore Lee said.
Kreamer said she agrees that collaboration is the key to a successful Board. “I am deeply invested in this work,” she said. She has lived in Charles County for more than 20 years and is the mother of a current CCPS student. As such, “I do not take this role lightly,” she said of serving on the Board. “I understand the impacts and value this role encompasses.”
Moore Lee is an attorney, mediator and part owner of an investment club and a real estate investment company. She received a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of D.C., and a juris doctor from Pepperdine University School of Law. Moore Lee is a graduate of both the Leadership Southern Maryland Executive Program and the Dorothy Irene Height Global Leadership Academy. She is married to her husband, Jonathan, and is the mother of three children — including two current CCPS students and a 2023 graduate.
Kreamer is a senior-level healthcare professional and has worked part-time as a substitute teacher for CCPS. A graduate of the University of Maryland, University College with a dual master’s in healthcare administration and an MBA, she is active in several community organizations including the Charles County Branch of the NAACP, and is a mentor with Stella’s Girls Inc., an alumni mentor for UMGC, certified facilitator for the Gals Lead Mentorship Program and a certified Blueprint Advocate with Strong Schools Maryland. Kreamer has three children, including two CCPS graduates and a current student.
About CCPS
Charles County Public Schools provides 27,598 students in grades prekindergarten through 12 with an academically challenging education. Located in Southern Maryland, Charles County Public Schools has 37 schools that offer a technologically advanced, progressive and high quality education that builds character, equips for leadership and prepares students for life, careers and higher education.
The Charles County public school system does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age or disability in its programs, activities or employment practices. For inquiries, please contact Kathy Kiessling, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 Coordinator (students) or Nikial M. Majors, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 Coordinator (employees/ adults), at Charles County Public Schools, Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building, P.O. Box 2770, La Plata, MD 20646; 301-932-6610/301-870-3814. For special accommodations call 301-934-7230 or TDD 1-800-735-2258 two weeks prior to the event.
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