Gil Trenum Jr. will begin his second term on the School Board as the Brentsville representative on January 1, 2012. 

He and his wife Michelle have two sons attending Prince William County Public Schools, a junior at Brentsville District High School, and a sixth-grader at Marsteller Middle School. They have lived in Prince William County since 1996, when he was assigned shore duty at the Pentagon as a nuclear submarine officer.

Mr. Trenum graduated with a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in mechanical engineering from Texas Tech University and earned a graduate certificate in systems engineering from George Mason University. He served as an active duty US Navy officer for 12 years and continues to serve his country as a Navy Reserve Commander supporting the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command.

Before serving his first term in 2007, Mr. Trenum served as the Brentsville District representative to the Prince William County 2006 Citizens Bond Committee. He and his family are members of Manassas Assembly of God Church in Bristow where he taught Sunday school classes for 4-year-olds for many years. He also serves on the Education Committee in the Nokesville Civic Association.

Mr. Trenum is currently a senior systems engineer and deputy program manager with SAIC, Inc. and has worked in the field of intelligence, information systems, and security for 17 years. 

Updated 12/27/11