College Textbook Policies Advisory Committee

As of 10/26/2023 

Dr. Kate Shaw
Office of Postsecondary and Higher Education, PDE 

Hon. Pedro A. Rivera II
Chair, Council of Higher Education,
State Board of Education

Staff

Ms. Karen Molchanow
Executive Director
State Board of Education 

Faculty Representatives

Mr. Michael Dittman
Butler County Community College 

Dr. Adam Roberts
Clarion University

Dr. Cherie Crosby-Weeks
Manor College 

Dr. Fern Brody
University of Pittsburgh 

Ms. Rebecca Waltz
The Pennsylvania State University 

Dr. Robert Millete
Lincoln University 

Dr. Jay Sinha
Temple University 

Legislative Representatives

*Cheryl Kleiman
Office of Senator Lindsey Williams 

*Cindy Urban
Office of Senator David Argall 

*Erin Dixon
House Education Major Chair 

*Diane Acri
Office of Representative Peter Schweyer 

Bookstore/Publisher Representatives

Ms. Liz Morris
Bryn Mawr College Bookstore 

Vacant
Off-Campus College Bookstore Representative 

Ms. Cathy Pacheco
Barnes & Noble College Booksellers, Inc. The Penn State Bookstore 

Mr. Jesse Gutierrez
Textbook Publisher Representative 

Ms. Jill Morris
Partnership for Academic Library Collaboration & Innovation

Mr. Jeff Goldman
Pearson Learning Solutions, Vice President 

Student Representatives

Gregory Nemchick
Westmoreland County Community College

Natalie Imhoof
Susquehanna University

Grace Bohl
University of Pittsburgh

Gabrielle DeFrangesco
Current PASSHE student