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
Pedro A. Rivera
Secretary of Education
333 Market Street, 10th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126
PSPC Ex-officio Member
Dr. George Drake Jr.
PSPC Standards Committee Chair
Dean, College of Education and Human Services and School of Social Work
Millersville University
PO Box 1002
Millersville, PA 17551
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)
Principal, John F. Kennedy ES
Scranton School District
333 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17126
Senator John Eichelberger
Senate Education Committee Chair
173 Main Capitol
Harrisburg, PA 17120
Mr. Donald Fey (2019)
Senior Student Representative
Phoenixville Area High School
333 Market Street, 1st Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126
Mr. Kirk Hallett (2016)
333 Market Street, 1st Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126
Hon. Maureen Lally-Green (2017)
333 Market Street, 1st Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126
Rep. James Roebuck , Jr.
House Education Committee
Room 208, Irvis Office Building
Harrisburg, PA 17120
Ms. Ashley Svec (2020)
Junior Student Representative
Norwin School District
333 Market Street, 1st Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126
Dr. A. Lee Williams (2014)
333 Market Street, 1st Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126
Council of Higher Education
Mr. 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. Nicole Carnicella (2018)
333 Market Street, 1st Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126
Ms. Caroline DeWitt (2017)
Senior Student Representative
Gettysburg College
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 David Hickernell
House Education Committee Chair
43A East Wing
Harrisburg, PA 17512
Ms. Arynn Pratt (2020)
Junior Student Representative
Cheyney University
333 Market Street, 1st. Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126
Terms expire October 1 of year shown or until successor qualifies.
** There are currently five vacancies on the State Board of Education
* Updated September 2018
