Katie Karam joined the Board of Education in 2021. She serves on the Board Facilities Committee and the district's Safety and Security Committee. She also serves as the Board's representative to the Barrington 220 Educational Foundation. She was born and raised in Barrington and attended Countryside Elementary, Barrington Middle School, and Barrington High School. After graduating from BHS in 1995, she attended Miami University where she received a bachelor of arts degree in English.