Dona Cox Ostenso

Dona Cox Ostenso is an educator running for the Calvert County Board of Education At Large in Maryland. A non-partisan candidate in the 2026 election, she brings her professional background as a classroom educator to her campaign. Ostenso has focused her platform on listening to school staff, launching an educator listening tour to better understand the realities facing the system and to hear from the community. Organizing under the campaign committee Friends of Dona Cox Ostenso, based in Sunderland, Maryland, she aims to elevate educators' voices and ensure their hands-on experiences actively shape local educational policy and Board decisions.