Meet the board: Superintendent introduces Madison City Board of Education
Photo: Contributed
Pictured are (front row) Dr. Terri Johnson, president of the board, with Dr. Fowler, and (back row) David Hergendroeder, Ranae Bartlett, Connie Cox Spears and Tim Holtcamp. (Contributed)
By Dr. Dee Fowler
Throughout our 17 years as a school district, we have been blessed with outstanding Madison City Board of Education members.
Board members are appointed by the Madison City Council and receive no compensation. They approve the budget, hire the superintendent and help set the vision and tone for our school system. They are the eyes and ears of the community. Tim Holtcamp is our newest board member.
I am certain that this board will continue to demand a level of quality in schools that mirrors the expectations of the community.
Allow me to briefly introduce our Board.
Dr. Terri Johnson (2007 appointee and now BOE president) has a mathematics degree from Rhodes College and a master’s degree and PhD in Applied Mathematics from UAHuntsville. She works for the Department of Mathematical Sciences at UAHuntsville. Dr. Johnson and her husband, Greg, moved to Madison in 1986 and have three sons: one an Auburn University graduate, one attending AU and a son at Bob Jones High School.
Connie Cox Spears (2009) has a business administration degree from AU. She and her husband, Richard, moved to Madison in 1984. Their oldest son is a BJHS and an AU graduate; the other son attends James Clemens High School.
Ranae Bartlett (2011) moved to Madison in 2003 with her husband, Todd. Their son attends Discovery Middle. She has a law degree from the University of Arkansas and undergraduate degrees in math and political science from the University of Central Arkansas.
David Hergenroeder (2013) is a West Point graduate with advanced degrees from universities in Seattle and Washington, D.C. He is a program manager at Redstone Arsenal. David and his wife, Melanie, came to Madison in 2004. They have two sons and a daughter – all graduates of Madison City schools.
Tim Holtcamp was raised in this area and graduated from AU. He is a senior engineer and intelligence analyst at Parsons Government Services, Inc. A resident of Madison since 1997, he and his wife, Misty, have a daughter at JCHS and a son at Liberty Middle.
