Email Mr. Leonard

Term Began: Appointed February 2010; Elected 2010
Term Expires: 2026

Mr. Leonard is a lifelong Chatham County resident and a product of Chatham County Schools. He graduated from Guilford College with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History. He retired after 40 years from teaching and coaching in 2018. His wife, Debbie, is a retired Bennett Elementary School fifth grade teacher. They have two children, Brandon, a Public Defender residing in Charlotte, and Erin, a Physical Therapist residing in Bennett. They have five grandchildren, two of which currently are students in Chatham County Schools. He and his wife both taught their entire careers in Chatham County, and their son, Brandon taught one year at Chatham Central High School after graduating from college.

Both of their children were educated in Chatham County Schools. He is an active member of Bennett Baptist Church where he serves on the Board of Deacons. He has previously served on the Chatham County Recreation Advisory Board.

Email Ms. Turner

Term Began: Elected 2010
Term Expires: 2026

Del Turner grew up in New York City and Chatham County and attended public and private schools in both locations. She graduated Laurinburg Institute in Laurinburg North Carolina in 1967, received an Associate in Arts Degree from Central Carolina College in 2001 and is working on obtaining a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History at UNC-Chapel Hill.

Mrs. Turner has been a volunteer in schools for over 35 years serving in various capacities such as PTA President, Treasurer, Thrift Shop representative and Site-based Management member. She also taught a Basic Journalism Skills class for third and fourth grade AIG students in New York during the 1970’s.

Email Ms. Carlson

Term Began: Elected 2024
Term Expires: 2028

Ana Carlson is the daughter of a retired science teacher and a US Air Force fighter pilot and grew up across the United States. She moved to Chatham County nearly ten years ago, drawn by the close-knit community feeling, the beautiful farmland, forests, and water, and the wonderful schools as she picked a place to settle and start a family. Her husband is a NC native and has made sure to educate her on the finer points of NC barbecue, college sports, and the hidden gems of our state. She is the proud mother of an elementary-school aged son who attends public school in Chatham County and proud stepmother of two adult stepchildren. She is a swim coach for Special Olympics of North Carolina; when she's not working, mom-ing, or coaching, she loves to cook, read, and travel.

Ms. Carlson graduated from Red Mountain High School in Mesa, Arizona. She has a Bachelor's Degree in Public Policy and Communications with minors in Russian and History, and a Juris Doctor from Arizona State University. She is owned by 2 dogs, a rescued parrot, and a small, grey cat.

Email Mr. Hamm

Term Began: Elected 2008
Term Expires: 2028

David M. Hamm has been on the Board of Education since 2008. He has served as the Chair and Vice-Chair during his tenure under four superintendents.  He is a past member of the Board of Directors for The Chatham Education Foundation.   

He has been a Chatham County resident since 1970. David graduated from Northwood High School and attended East Carolina University where he earned undergraduate and masters degrees in Elementary Education. He completed his administrative degree from UNC-CH.  Mr. Hamm was a first grade teacher (Pittsboro Elementary), assistant principal (Siler City Elementary), and principal (Bonlee and Pittsboro Elementary) in Chatham County Schools for 28 years.

Email Ms. Wilson

Term Began: Elected 2014
Term Expires: 2026

Jane Allen Wilson is a native and life-long resident of Chatham County, and she is honored to represent District 4 in Siler City. She is the youngest of six children, born to civic-minded parents who reared them in our public schools.  She has many vivid and fond memories of our schools, learning from the other children around her, and developing an immense sense of gratitude for the many teachers who worked hard to provide a strong foundation for them, who opened their minds to a vast and opportunity-filled world, and who inspired them to explore and strive so that they would find their place in the world. 

She wants for all of the county’s children to be seen and valued and to feel that inspiration, to discover their unique talents and the joy of learning, to be welcomed and feel safe, and to delve into their futures secure in that fact that we have given them the foundation and the skills to create their futures.