Craven County School Board, District 2

Lee Kirkman represents District 2 of the Craven County Board of Education and currently serves as Board Chairman. Having been born and raised in Craven County. His life has been devoted to education through teaching, administration and ministry in order to help others excel. Lee is a product of Craven County Schools and graduated from West Craven High School. He graduated from NC State University in Agricultural Economics/Ag Business Management. After graduation, he taught Agricultural Education/FFA Advisor at West Craven High School for thirteen years. He then became the Program Director for the Smaller Learning Communities Federal Grant. Through this program, opportunities were implemented for freshman success in high school. This included establishing the Freshman Academy, AVID, and Link-Crew (a student a high school transition program, led by upperclassmen, designed to help incoming freshmen succeed academically and socially by providing mentorship and support throughout their first year. While serving as Program Director, he also obtained his Master of School Administration/Educational Leadership degree from East Carolina University. Lee then served as an Assistant Principal at West Craven High School until leaving for full-time ministry. Lee is currently the Pastor/Director at Kirkman Farm Ministries/Kirkman Family Farms in Cove City. He has two children, Grace and Isaac, both of whom are graduates of Craven County Schools.