PERSONAL: Married to Dr. Charles W. Bounds 2 Children- Katie-Now a teacher, Tim-Student at USC

EDUCATION:B.A. with honors, University of Virginia

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES:
Moncks Corner Planning and Zoning Board, 1992-1994
Trinity Episcopal Church, Pinopolis-Former Sr Warden, Current Vestry Member & Chairman, Scholarship Committee
Volunteer Guardian ad litem, Berkeley County 1995-present
Foster Care Review Board, Berkeley County 1999-present, Current Vice Chairman
Say Yes! School Bond Referendum Steering Committee- 1999
Open Grants Review Committee of The Community Foundation Serving Coastal South Carolina, 1999 & 2000
Legislative Appointee, Berkeley County First Steps Partnership Board, Chairman 1999-2001
Charter Board member, Kids Voting Berkeley County, Secretary 1999-2000, Chairman 2000-2001
Board of Directors, The Foundation for the Volunteer Guardians ad litem Of Berkeley County 1999- present
Board of Directors, The Alliance for South Carolina’s Children, 2000-2003
Task Force, Communities in Schools//Trident United Way, 2000
Board of Directors, Communities in Schools/ Berkeley County 2002-2004
Task Force, Success by Six of the Lowcountry, Trident United Way, 2000
Program Services Committee, Lowcountry March of Dimes 2000-2001
Board of Directors, Communities in Schools/ 21st Century Schools 2002
Board Member, The Community Foundation Serving Coastal SC, 2001-2004, Chairman, Grants Committee 2002

EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
Berkeley Elementary, Berkeley Intermediate, Berkeley Middle Schools PTO Member and Officer 1986-1994
Strategic Planning, Berkeley County School District 1992-1993, Curriculum Strategy Committee
Berkeley High School Athletic Booster Club, 1992-present
Berkeley County Board of Education 1994-1998, Secretary 1995-1997, Chairman 1997-1998
School Improvement Council, Berkeley Middle School , 1995-1996
Charter Board Member, Berkeley High School Academic Booster Club, Current President, Secretary 1999-2000
Chairman, BHS Academic Booster Club Scholarship Committee, 2000
Title 1 Community Representative, Berkeley Intermediate School 1999-2000
School Improvement Council, Berkeley High School, 1998-Present
Newspaper Columnist, The Monitor/Crosswalk News 1999-Present
Charter Board Member, The Berkeley County Foundation for Education, 2000, Current Secretary 2002
Recipient, South Carolina School Boards Association Champion for Public Education Award, January 2001
Member, South Carolina Education Council and Education Commission of the States, 2001-2004
Recipient, SC School chapter, National School Public Relations Association Past Presidents’ Award, April 2001
South Carolina Textbook Adoption Committee, Language Arts Grades 3-8, 1997
South Carolina School Boards Association Convention Delegate, 1997
SCETV Education Advisory Committee, 1997
South Carolina School Boards Association presenter, “Distance Learning” 1997
National School Boards Association moderator, “Issues in Employee Discipline”, New Orleans, 1998
SAT Curriculum Alignment Committee, 1998
Review Committee, Palmetto Achievement Challenge Test, 1998-2000
Action Team, South Carolina School Boards Association Strategic Planning, 2001-2002

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
National Association of Parliamentarians, 1998-Present
South Carolina Association for the Education of Young Children, 2000-2001
Berkeley Reading Council, 2000-2002
Timberland High School PTA member 2002-2003

To find out more, e-mail Kathleen or call her at 761-KIDS.

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