Meet the Trustees
The Trustees of Frederick Community College are engaged community leaders who bring a range of experiences and perspective to their service. Read below to learn more about each Trustee, including their background, highlights of their service, and what they value most about FCC and the Frederick community.
Dr. William Reid
Chair
Current Term: 2023 - 2028
What is your historical connection to Frederick, Maryland, and how did this connection influence your commitment to serve your community and country?
As a lifelong resident of Frederick County, Maryland, and a Governor Thomas Johnson
High School graduate, my family's numerous contributions influenced me to continue
their legacy of commitment and service to our community and country. My great-uncle
served as the first principal and teacher of Lincoln High School, the African American
High School in Frederick County, Maryland. I am also proud of my military service
and my family's military contributions, including my father, sister, and uncles, who
served in the United States Armed Services with distinction and honor. Another uncle
was a respected veterinarian in Annapolis, Maryland. My mother, a Frederick County
school teacher for over 30 years and an avid supporter of civil rights, worked tirelessly
to end racial discrimination as a young adult, and she encouraged me to oppose racism,
hate, and bigotry.
Why did you choose to become an infectious diseases research veterinarian?
My family set the example to achieve academic success. Therefore, after graduating
from the University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, I served as a biological
science assistant in the United States Army at the Walter Reed Institute of Research.
Post-military service, I attended graduate and veterinary schools at Tuskegee University,
then returned to my alma mater, where I became an assistant professor at the University
of Maryland School of Medicine's Institute of Human Virology and Department of Microbiology
and Immunology. My subject matter expertise focused on infectious diseases research;
I am now a retired staff scientist from the National Institutes of Health. My research,
teaching, and student mentoring career has spanned over 30 years.
Bio
Dr. William Reid is committed to serving the Frederick community, his home state of
Maryland, and his country. He has accomplished this by holding several different positions
that include election to the Frederick County Democratic State Central Committee,
serving on County Executive Jan Gardner's Racial Equity and Inclusion Leadership team,
Governor Wes Moore's transition team as an at-large member of the Education and Transportation
subcommittees, as an at-large transition team member for County Executive Jessica
Fitzwater serving on the sustainability, infrastructure, and transportation subcommittee,
and as a Joe Biden delegate to the 2020 Democratic National Convention.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Reid was a member of the Frederick County Health Department's
COVID-19 "Testing Task Force," helping to assess and monitor testing needs throughout
the county, and a member of the Frederick County Climate Emergency Mobilization Workgroup
tasked with developing recommendations to develop an actionable roadmap to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions. Most recently, he participated in moving Frederick County
forward as vice president of the Frederick County chapter of the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored People, as a member of the Asian American Center of
Frederick AmeriCorps Seniors Advisory Council, and Board member of Frederick Family
Partnership. The mission of these organizations is to build social, economic, educational,
and health equity for the people they serve.
Reid is a Frederick, Maryland, native and has lived with his wife Monica for over
30 years.