Gov. Robert Ehrlich has appointed Tonya Miles, of Mitchellville, to serve on the state Board of Education.
“As a parent, and as an administrator with experience with both the Baltimore City and Prince George’s County public schools, Tonya Miles brings an extremely valuable perspective to the state board,” Ehrlich said Monday in a statement. “I have no doubt that she will serve the students and families of Maryland well, and I look forward to working with her in achieving our common goals for educational excellence.”
Since January 2004, Miles has worked for the Association of American Medical Colleges as director of administrations and operations for the Medical College Admission Test. She served as a supervisor and program manager for the county’s magnet schools program and in planning and student placement department of the Baltimore City Public Schools.
Miles will serve a four-year term and fill the position vacated by JoAnn Bell, whose official term ended at the beginning of July but who stayed on until her successor was named. Miles and her husband, Harold Miles, have three children in the Prince George’s public school system, and she has served on several local and statewide boards and councils.
