Ritenour Board of Education Re-Elects Officers, Swears in Board Members

The Ritenour Board of Education re-elected Dr. Brad Thomas as president and re-elected Jennifer Lohnes as vice president at its April 9, 2026 meeting.  Thomas is the Board’s longest-serving member and has been a Board Director for the past 26 years. Lohnes has been a board member since 2016.  

On April 7, voters in the Ritenour School District elected Kelly Adams and re-elected Thomas and Penny Degardin to the Ritenour Board of Education. They were sworn in at the April meeting for three-year terms.  The Board recognized and thanked former Board Director Rob Eaton for his service from 2022-2026.  

Dr. Stacey Albin-Wilson was named the Board’s delegate to the Special School District (SSD) Governing Council with Lisa Glover-Jones selected as an alternate delegate. Vanessa Henriquez-Pimblott is the delegate to the Missouri School Boards Association (MSBA), while Thomas will serve as the alternate delegate.

RHS junior Giana Fouche' (class of 2027) was sworn in as the student representative and will serve a one-year term.  She will replace RHS senior Reagan Beverly, who is completing her one-year term as the student liaison to the board.  The Board honored and thanked Beverly for her one-year term at the meeting. 

The Ritenour Board of Education meeting schedule, policies, and historical information are available on the Ritenour Board of Education website.