Christine M. Sopa

Cecil County Board of Education President

District 3: Rising Sun/Fair Hill/Zion
Term Ends: 2010
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Biography

Ms. Christine Sopa has been involved in the Cecil County Public Schools since moving here from Cleveland, Ohio in 1998. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Pre-Medical Biology and Chemistry in 1992 from Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio and her Masters degree in 2005 in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Capella University in Minneapolis, MN. Chris’s area of specialization in her field is organizational change strategies, leadership development, and performance enhancement and motivation. She is the founder and owner of Chris Sopa International, Inc., a training and development organization focusing on human potential, wellness education, and leadership development, which has been in business since early 2003.

Chris has two daughters who both attend Rising Sun High School.  Chris was a parent chaperone in 2005 for the first 6th grade trip to NorthBay and proceeded to serve on the North Bay Improvement Team with other leaders and parents in the school system.

Chris is an active member of the Business Education Partnership Advisory Council and through her involvement in BEPAC sat on the committee that helped develop the new CCPS website in 2005, helped restructure the Speaker’s Bureau, facilitated a youth leadership development program to the students in the Elkton High School Options Program in 2004, and was a mentor for students at the Cecil Alternative Program. She is also a 2005 graduate of the Cecil Leadership Institute.

Ms. Sopa was elected to the Board of Education in 2006, in Cecil County’s first school board election. She intends to honor her position by serving the students of Cecil County Public Schools with her creativity, motivation, business knowledge, and love of education.

Committe Assignments

• Maryland Association of Boards of Education Legislative Committee
• MABE Board of Directors
• MABE Federal Relations Network