FBLA Pennsylvania Board of Directors

Name/Address/Phone/E-mail	Position	Term Expiration
Mrs. Maura Angle Delaware Valley High School 252 Route 6 and 209 Milford, PA 18337 570.296.1850 phone 570.296.3160 fax anglem@dvsd.org	Adviser at Large	April 2013

Mrs. Laura Barletta Hazleton Area High School 1451 West Third Street Hazleton, PA 18202 570.459.3221 phone 570.459.33242 fax barlettal@hasdk12.org	Adviser at Large	April 2014

Mrs. Brenda DeWire Central Columbia High School 4777 Old Berwick Road Bloomsburg, PA 17815 570.784.2833 phone 570.784.0863 fax bdewire@ccsd.cc	Adviser at Large First Vice President's Adviser	April 2014

Mrs. Renee Hughes Pine Grove Area High School 101 School Street Pine Grove, PA 17963 570.345.2731 x241 phone 570.345.8326 rhughes@pgasd.com	Adviser at Large	April 2012

Mrs. Melissa McDonald Chestnut Ridge High School 2588 Quaker Valley Road New Paris, PA 15554-8612 814.839.4195 phone 814.839.0018 fax mmcdonald@crsd.k12.pa.us	Adviser at Large	April 2013

Cooper Nordquist Stroudsburg High School 1100 West Main Street Stroudsburg, PA 18306 570.421.1991 phone 570.424.1383 fax president@pafbla.us	FBLA President	April 2012

Mrs. Pat Rufe Stroudsburg High School 1100 West Main Street Stroudsburg, PA 18306 570.421.1991 phone 570.424.1383 fax prufe@sburg.org	FBLA President's Adviser	April 2012

Mr. Derek Selleck Sayre J/S High School 331 West Lockhart Street Sayre, PA 18840 570.888.6622 phone 570.882.9385 fax dselleck@sayresd.org	Adviser at Large Board of Directors President	April 2012

Ms. Kara Spittler 2105 Wharton Street, Unit 5 Pittsburgh, PA 15203 215.294.3920 phone 412.429.1109 fax kara.spittler@gmail.com	FBLA Alumnus	April 2014

Mr. Andrew Swindell 3954 Cortland Drive New Paris, PA 15554 814.839.2803 phone 814.839.4276 fax swindle22@hotmail.com	Business and/or Industry Representative	April 2012

Mrs. Mary Thomas Jersey Shore Area High School 701 Cemetery Street Jersey Shore, PA 17740 570.398.7170 phone 570.398.5612 fax mthomas@jsasd.k12.pa.us	School Administrator Board of Directors President	April 2013

Mrs. Anita Truax Northeastern High School 300 High Street Manchester, PA 17345 717.266.3644 phone 717.266.0616 fax truaxa@nesd.k12.pa.us	Person at Large	April 2012

Ms. Fran Vitovsky Western Wayne High School RR 2 Lake Ariel, PA 18436 570.937.4112 phone 570.937.4707 fax fvitovsky@westernwayne.org	Board Treasurer	Ongoing

Emily Wolfe Central Columbia High School 4777 Old Berwick Road Bloomsburg, PA 17815 570.784.2833 phone 570.784.0863 fax firstvicepresident@pafbla.us	FBLA First Vice President	April 2012

Non-voting Members
Name/Address/Phone/E-mail	Position	Term Expiration
Mr. Bruce Boncal P.O. Box 5085 Jersey Shore, PA 17740 570.398.4652 phone 570.398.1204 fax bboncal@pafbla.us	Executive Director Board of Directors Secretary	Ongoing

Mrs. Candace Claar 8855 William Penn Road Osterburg, PA 16667 814.276.3373 home office phone 814.276.3365 fax cclaar@pafbla.us Ms. Stephanie Rowe 503 B Million Dollar Drive Halifax, PA 17032 717.571.6029 cell srowe@pafbla.us	Co-Competitive Events Coordinators	Ongoing

Ms. Kristi Ryland Cocalico High School P.O. Box 800 Denver, PA 17517 717.336.1423 phone 717.336.1486 fax kryland@pafbla.us	State Adviser	Ongoing

Mrs. Janet Skiles 40 Mulberry Street Belle Vernon, PA 15012 724.243.4231 home phone/fax jskiles@pafbla.us	Conference Coordinator	Ongoing

VACANT Pennsylvania Dept. of Education 333 Market Street Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333 717.346.4792 phone 717.783.6672 fax	PDE Business Education Adviser	Ongoing

Vacant Pennsylvania Dept. of Education 333 Market Street Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333 717.346.4792 phone 717.783.6672 fax	CTSO Facilitator	Ongoing

BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMMITTEES
Purpose and Specific Duties

The PA FBLA has created four committees in order to assess and address efficiently the many matters coming before the Board. Most items requiring Board action will be considered first at the Board committee level. Committees present their recommendations for each agends to the full Board. The full Board retains the responsibility to make the final decision (accept or reject committee recommendations). All committee report to the full Board.

Committee membership is set by the Board President after assessing the incumbents' area of expertise and consulting with the Executive Director. Committees should elect a chair and a recording secretary. Committee meeting minutes should be provided to the full Board.

The four standing Board committees' purpose and specific duties are:

Finance Committee
The purpose of the Finance Committee is to review, analyze, and recommend to the Board matters referred to it regarding the financial operations of PA FBLA. Specific duties include:

Review/approve financial reports
Review/approve trust fund activities
Monitor trust fund activities
Review capital equipment requests over $1,000
Review contracts over $1,000
Review policies regarding cost

Human Resource Committee
The purpose of the Human Resource Committee is to review, analyze, and recommend to the Board on matters pertaining to the personnel of PA FBLA. Specific duties include:

Recommend job responsibilities.
Conduct performance review process.
Make salary recommendations
Suggest Board appointments/nominations
Recommend employee benefits/policies.

Membership Committee
The purpose of the Membership Committee is to review, analyze, and recommend to the Board action needed which pertains to the membership of PA FBLA. Specific duties include:

Retain existing chapters; promote chapter growth.
Recruit new chapters.
Oversee the mentor program.
Explore a middle-level program.
Recommend policies regarding membership.
Review scholarship program
Recommend policies regarding the Executive Committee.
Recommend policies regarding the Board of Directors.
Recommend election campaign guidelines.
Review ceremonies.

Conferences and Workshops Committee
The purpose of the Conferences and Workshops Committee is to review, analyze, and recommend to the entire Board matters regarding conferences and workshops of PA FBLA. Specific duties include:

Recommend dates, locations, etc., for all conferences and workshops.
Recommend policies regarding conferences and workshops.
Recommend conference and workshop fees and reimbursements.
Recommend policies regarding competitive events.

PA FBLA BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBERS (updated 08.15.11)

Voting Members

Non-voting Members