Karen Keys-Gamarra has been serving on the school board since September 2017.  She is an experienced child advocate and attorney who represents children from diverse backgrounds. Karen’s professional focus is on developing solutions for children and families.  As a Board member, she has focused on implementing the One Fairfax policy to address such concerns as access to Advanced Academics, improving special education services and inclusion practices, addressing discipline disparities, improving services to our military-connected students and strengthening our anti-bullying efforts.

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Karen serves as the Comprehensive Planning and Development Chair, is an Educate Fairfax Board Member and serves as the MSAOC Liaison.  She formerly served as the Audit Chair, and has served on the Governance Committee, the Human Resources Committee, the liaison to the Community Criminal Justice Board and Title I Parent Advisory Committee.