BCSD Board names three finalists for Superintendent position

The Berkeley County School District (BCSD) Board of Trustees has named three finalists in its search for a new Superintendent. Working with Parker Harding and Associates, LCC search consultants, the Board selected six candidates to interview and narrowed the field to three finalists - Dr. Daniel V. Brigman of Decatur, Alabama; Dr. Wanda Creel of Gainesville, Georgia; and Dr. Eddie Ingram of Darlington, South Carolina. The announcement was made through a press release on July 18.
“After conducting six interviews over three evenings, the Board worked together to choose three candidates who we determined best fit the leadership profile informed by earlier meetings with the Board, employees, community members and online surveys,” said Board Chair Sally Wofford. “We are excited to continue this process and select the best leader for BCSD.”
Brigman was most recently the Superintendent of the Decatur City School System in Decatur, Alabama. Prior to joining Decatur, he served as Superintendent of Catawba County School System and Macon County School System in North Carolina, as well as Coffee County School System in Manchester Tennessee. Brigman began his career in education as an alternative high school teacher and he has since worked as a teacher and administrator in Tennessee and North Carolina school districts. Additionally, Brigman served as the Curriculum Director for Rowan-Salisbury School System in Salisbury, North Carolina.
Creel was most recently the Superintendent of Gainesville City School System in Gainesville, Georgia. Prior to this post, she served as Superintendent of Barrow County School System in Winder, Georgia and has experience serving as an associate and an assistant superintendent in the Houston County School System and the Georgia Department of Education. She began her educational career as a choral teacher and she has worked as a middle school assistant principal, an elementary school principal and a director of curriculum and instruction in Georgia schools.
Ingram is presently the Superintendent of Darlington County Schools in Darlington, South Carolina. Prior to his work in Darlington, he served as the Superintendent and the Executive Director for Curriculum and Instruction for Franklin County Schools in Louisburg, North Carolina. Ingram began his career as a high school English and Latin teacher in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, and he has worked as a teacher and administrator in various school districts across North Carolina. Additionally, Ingram served as the Executive Director for Secondary Instruction and Personnel in Nashville, North Carolina and as a consultant/section chief for the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.
Members of the community and other stakeholders will have an opportunity to meet Creel on Aug. 1, Brigman on Aug. 2 and Ingram on Aug. 3. More information concerning these “meet and greet” opportunities with the candidates will be released once the schedules are finalized, stated a district press release.
The BCSD Superintendent position was last held by Brenda Blackburn, who resigned on March 10, after serving 16 months in the post. Blackburn was hired after the 2015 departure of Rodney Thompson, who resigned amidst an investigation into possible ethics violations by the district committed during the Yes4Schools campaign in 2012. Thompson later plead guilty to one count of using public funds, property and time to influence the outcome of an election. Since Blackburn’s departure in March, the post has been filled by interim Superintendent Deon Jackson.