Frederick County Public Schools
Mary Jo Richmond is the Supervisor of Media Services for Frederick County Public Schools in Frederick, Maryland. Richmond obtained her Master’s degree in School Library Media from McDaniel College in 1996 and was a middle school media specialist for nine years before moving to a high school position. In 2009, she was promoted to the position of Supervisor for her district. While in this new position she also had the honor of serving as the president of the Maryland Association of School Librarians (MASL) for four years during which time the state organization saw tremendous growth and change.
Currently, Mary Jo is helping her school librarians draft 21st century plans for their school libraries which will be implemented over the next five years. When she isn’t working she enjoys spending time with her family, reading, walking and playing basketball.