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After marathon ballots, Board of Education elects Steve Whistler president and Pat Dorsey vice president

Carroll County Board of Education · December 11, 2025

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Summary

A protracted election with repeated ties and multiple roll-call rounds ended Dec. 10 with Steve Whistler elected board president and Pat Dorsey vice president. The process included repeated nominations, abstentions, recesses, and a final roll call that produced a 3–2 outcome.

The Carroll County Board of Education concluded an unusually long series of roll-call ballots on Dec. 10 to elect officers for 2026, ultimately naming Steve Whistler board president and Dr. Pat Dorsey vice president.

The meeting opened nominations early in the agenda and the board conducted several rounds of roll-call voting as candidates were nominated, seconded and re-nominated. Multiple rounds produced ties and a pattern of three votes for one candidate and two for the other, with Kristen Zimmer recording repeated abstentions. The board paused and reconvened several times and explored procedural alternatives, including temporary recesses and votes on vice president first. At one point, board member Greg Malvo temporarily renounced a prior vice-presidential placement to try to unblock the process.

The stalemate ended when a final roll call produced three votes for Mr. Whistler and two votes for Dr. Dorsey; at that point the board confirmed Mr. Whistler as president and Dr. Dorsey as vice president for 2026. The president-elect said he appreciated the board’s confidence. Board members urged future collaboration and agreed that the president and vice president should meet together with the superintendent the week before meetings to coordinate agendas.

Ending: The board completed the night’s remaining business and adjourned; staff and board members said they would move forward with the superintendent working with the newly confirmed leadership.