Dennis Barlow

Dennis Barlow

Chairman of the Shenandoah County School Board

Dennis is the Chairman of the Shenandoah County School Board, elected in 2024. He previously served as the Vice Chairman since 2021.

From 1969-1982 Mr. Barlow was a history teacher and lacrosse coach in Baltimore County, Maryland. While teaching, Barlow was recalled to the Army to serve as a planner and policymaker in the Pentagon. He retired as a Colonel in 1996.

Colonel (retired) Barlow then founded a public policy center at James Madison University. For fourteen years, Professor Barlow coordinated numerous international programs dedicated to eradicating the effects of landmines globally; he retired in 2010.

Mr. Barlow earned a MA and a Certificate of Advanced Study from Johns Hopkins University, graduated with Distinction from the U.S. Naval War College, and holds a BA in History from Purdue University.