  * Karelle Ward lives in north Fayetteville.
  * Rebecca West lives in Fayetteville near Douglas Byrd High School.
  * Bradley Williams lives in eastern Cumberland County near Falcon. Why he’s running.
  * Chris Young, the school’s district technology director, lives in Fayetteville. Why he’s running.

16 Candidates File to Run for Cumberland County Board of Education

Rebecca (Becky) West lives in Fayetteville near Douglas Byrd High School.

2026 North Carolina General Election

As of September 2, 2026, Rebecca (Becky) West did not have a website or any information online.

School Facilities & Resources

Access to Education

Teachers

School Curriculum

Student Wellbeing

Rebecca (Becky) West

As of September 2, 2026, Rebecca (Becky) West’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Isaac Brickman

Buket Urgen

Bradley Williams

Broxie P. Pone

Bryan Moore

Carol Stubbs

Chris Young

Demetrius Stocks

Franklin Matthew Crockett

Jacquelyn Brown

Johnathaun Lee

Karelle Ward

Keith Byrd

Quincei Lovejoy

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. 

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