* Karelle Ward lives in north Fayetteville.
* Rebecca West lives in Fayetteville near Douglas Byrd High School.

16 Candidates File to Run for Cumberland County Board of Education

Karelle Ward

Karelle Ward, of Fayetteville, is Student Assistance Program coordinator for Wake County, according to her LinkedIn page.

She is also a mother of two Cumberland County Schools graduates and grandmother of three CCS students, according to her campaign announcement.

One incumbent, 15 challengers vie for Cumberland County Board of Education seats

Karelle Ward lives in north Fayetteville. She is the mother of two Cumberland County Schools graduates and grandmother of three Cumberland County Schools students.

One incumbent, 15 challengers vie for Cumberland County school ...

Karelle Ward works as a Student Assistance Program coordinator for Wake County.

Karelle works as a Student Assistance Program coordinator for Wake County.

Karelle Ward - Ballotpedia

Karelle is a first-time candidate for political office.

2026 North Carolina General Election

As of September 2, 2026, Karelle Ward’s website did not contain information on this issue.

School Facilities & Resources

Access to Education

Teachers

School Curriculum

Student Wellbeing

Karelle Ward

Isaac Brickman

Buket Urgen

Bradley Williams

Broxie P. Pone

Bryan Moore

Carol Stubbs

Chris Young

Demetrius Stocks

Franklin Matthew Crockett

Jacquelyn Brown

Johnathaun Lee

Keith Byrd

Quincei Lovejoy

Rebecca (Becky) West

Robyn Chadwick

Theodore Lee Miller

Tom Hatch

- The Board of Education runs the public school system. They create policies that establish standards, accountability and evaluation of essential operations of the school system.
- The Board of Education member hires a superintendent and can remove them when necessary. The superintendent assists the Board of Education in implementing the board’s policies. 
- The Board of Education is charged with deciding the school budget. This means they decide how to allocate money between different services, such as teacher pay, repairing school facilities, or access to technology.
- Board of Education members are elected every four years. 

Member of the board that governs your county's public school system