PITTSBORO -- Gary Leonard has been sworn in as the newest member of the Chatham County Board of Education.
Chatham County Clerk of Court Sam Cooper administered the oath of office to Leonard at the Feb. 15 Board of Education meeting at SAGE Academy. The school board appointed Leonard to fill the term of Gerald Totten in District 4 on Feb. 8. Totten died while still serving. His term expires at the end of November.
A native of Bennett, Leonard is a graduate of Chatham Central High School and Guilford College. Upon completing a Bachelor of Arts in History at Guilford College in 1978, Leonard returned to Bennett School to teach a variety of subjects. In 2000 he moved to Chatham Central, where he taught English. In addition to his teaching duties, Leonard coached sports at both Bennett and Chatham Central and served as athletic director at Chatham Central. He retired in 2007 and currently teaches at Chatham Charter School in Siler City.
