Orange County School board member Brenda Stephens has been elected as Treasurer of the Board of Directors for the North Carolina School Boards Association.

Stephens will serve as the chair of the North Carolina School Board Trust as part of her role as Treasurer.

“It is an honor to represent Orange County, and I am humbled that my peers from around the state elected me to serve as an Officer on the Board of Directors,” Stephens said through a press release. “Orange County is such a wonderful community and I want to make sure that I represent our families and our district well as a part of my service on the state board,”

Stephens previously represented Orange County Schools as a director with the NCSBA Board.

Stephens’ term of service as treasurer is for two years.