State Board of Education Members

Chairperson of the Board
Ms. Karen Farmer White (2015)
333 Market Street, 1st Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126

Board Staff
Karen Molchanow
Executive Director 

Stephanie Jones
Administrative Officer

Chief Executive Officer
Noe Ortega
Acting Secretary of Education
333 Market Street, 10th Floor
Harrisburg, PA  17126 

PSPC Ex-officio Member
Dr. Nicole Hill

Council of Basic Education

Dr. James E. Barker, Council Chair  (2018)
333 Market Street, 1st Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126

Hon. Carol Aichele  (2018)
333 Market Street, 1st Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126

Mr. Nathan Barrett  (2021)
Superintendent, Hanover Area SD
333 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA  17126

Ms. Anne Griffin (2021)
Junior Student Representative
Radnor High School
333 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA  17126

Dr. Jeffrey Keeling (2022)
Principal, Greenville Jr./Sr. High School
333 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA  17126

Hon. Maureen Lally-Green  (2017)
333 Market Street, 1st Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126

Senator Wayne Langerholc, Jr.
Senate Education Chair
187 Main Capitol
Senate Box 203035
Harrisburg, PA 17120

Eva Rankin (2022)
Junior Student Member
Upper St. Clair School District
333 Market St., 1st Floor
Harrisburg, PA  17126

Rep. James Roebuck , Jr.
House Education Committee
Room 208, Irvis Office Building
Harrisburg, PA 17120

333 Market Street, 1st Floor
Harrisburg, PA  17126  

Council of Higher Education

Dr. Jonathan Peri, Council Chair  (2016)
President, Manor College
333 Market Street, 1st Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126 

Mr. James Agras  (2020)
Triangle Tech, Inc.
1940 Perrysville Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15214

Dr. Jamie Bracey-Green (2023)
333 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA  17126

Dr. Nicole Carnicella  (2018)
333 Market Street, 1st Floor
Harrisburg, PA  17126

Senator Andrew E. Dinniman
Senate Education Committee
183 Main Capitol
Harrisburg, PA 17120

​Ms. Sandra Dungee Glenn  (2015)
333 Market Street, 1st Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126

Dr. Pamela J. Gunter Smith  (2020)
President, York College
441 Country Club Road
York, PA  17403

Representative Curtis G. Sonney
House Education Committee Chair
214 Ryan Office Building
Harrisburg, PA 17120

Ms. Jillian Sweigard (2021)
Junior Student Representative
Empire Beauty School
333 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA  17126

Terms expire October 1 of year shown or until successor qualifies.

** There are currently four vacancies on the State Board of Education

* Updated July 2020