
The
Prince
William
County
School
Board
appointed
B
Lukstat
Simpson
as
clerk
to
the
Board
during
a
meeting
on
September
2.
Simpson
replaces
Deborah
Urban,
who
retired
in
July.
Simpson
has
been
the
deputy
clerk
to
the
Board
since
July
2015,
and
served
as
the
executive
secretary
to
the
Board
for
one
year
prior
to
that
time.
She
also
served
nine
years
as
the
executive
secretary
to
the
associate
superintendent
for
the
Department
for
Human
Resources,
and
more
than
three
years
as
the
executive
secretary
to
the
director
of
HR.
Simpson
served
as
the
executive
secretary
to
the
principal
at
Benton
Middle
School.
She
previously
served
as
a
teacher
assistant
and
substitute
teacher
at
the
elementary
school
level,
and
supported
an
attorney
as
an
office
manager.
The
clerk
is
responsible
for
keeping
a
record
of
the
meetings
and
proceedings
of
the
School
Board,
and
provides
administrative
support
for
its
members.
Loree
Williams,
Vice
Chairwoman
of
the
School
Board
and
representative
from
the
Woodbridge
District,
praised
Simpson's
work
as
the
interim
clerk
during
a
difficult
time.
"B
really
took
on
this
tremendous
task
during
this
pandemic,
and
this
appointment
is
well-deserved,"
she
said.
"B,
you
are
phenomenal,"
said
Justin
Wilk,
Potomac
District.
"It
is
an
honor
to
work
with
you
all
these
years."