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Brill Elected Chair, McQuinn Elected Vice Chair of Palm Beach County School Board

Posted on 11/17/2023

Brill Elected Chair, McQuinn Elected Vice-ChairThe School District of Palm Beach County School Board elected Karen Brill as the School Board Chair and Barbara McQuinn as the Board Vice Chair. The vote was held during the November 15 Special Meeting which preceded the Regular School Board Meeting.

Elected to the School Board in November 2010, Ms. Brill has been actively involved in public education locally and at the state level for more than 28 years, most notably as an advocate for students with disabilities. Ms. McQuinn has more than 30 years of experience as an educator in the Palm Beach County School District. She was elected to the School Board in November 2016.

Both Ms. Brill and Ms. McQuinn thanked former Board Chair Frank Barbieri for his leadership during the school years that occurred in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.