William Lockridge
William Lockridge, a 25 year resident of Ward Eight, has served his community in many capacities. These include Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, President of the Ward 8 Democrats, President of the Alabama Avenue Task Force, President of the Simon Elementary School PTA, a member of a Neighborhood Council for Youth, and a member of the Council of Governments Air Quality Committee.
Mr. Lockridge has over 20 years of service with the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS). He has worked as an issues and policies researcher, teacher, teacher coordinator, wrestling coach and an elected member to the District of Columbia Board of Education (Board).
As a school board member, Mr. Lockridge has developed a performance-based budgeting policy and helped to develop and approve a Master Facilities Plan, a blueprint to rebuild or renovate DC Public Schools. He developed a Public/Private Development Partnership policy to facilitate the building of new schools and devised a policy that ensures DCPS’s compliance with Local, Small, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (LSDBE) goals.
Mr. Lockridge has served as the Board's Vice President and has co-chaired the Board’s Finance and Facilities Committee. He currently serves on the Ad Hoc Committee on Charter School Oversight and the Head Start Governing Body.
Mr. Lockridge received a Bachelor's degree in Education from Tennessee State University, and is a member of the NAACP, the National School Boards Association, the Council of Urban Boards of Education and the Council of Black School Administrators.
Mr. Lockridge is married to Wanda Lockridge, the Director of Business Development and Special Events at the Leon H. Sullivan Foundation. He has one daughter, Joy, and a son, Stefan, who attends Middle Tennessee State University.
