FBLA Pennsylvania Board of Directors

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PA FBLA BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBERS

Voting Members

Name/Address/Phone/E-mail	Position	Term Expiration
Ms. Laura Gavio Barletta Hazleton Area High School/Career Center 1451 West Third Street Hazleton, PA 18202 570.459.3172 x423 phone 570.459.3181 fax gaviol@hasd.k12.pa.us	FBLA Alumnus	April 2011

Mr. Tim Dershem Greenwood High School 405 East Sunbury Street Millerstown, PA 17062 717.589.3116 x1009 phone 717.589.1096 fax tdershem@greenwoodsd.org	Adviser at Large	April 2011

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	April 2011

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 2009

Mr. Brady Liechty Athens Area High School 401 West Frederick Street Athens, PA 18810 570.888.7766 phone 570.888.4038 fax bliechty@athensasd.org	President's Adviser	April 2009

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 2010

Mr. Thinh Nguyen Cumberland Valley High School 6746 Carlisle Pike Mechanicsburg, PA 17050 717.766.0217 phone 7177959709 fax vicepresident0809@pafbla.org	FBLA First Vice President	April 2009

Ms. Jessie Mitchell 176 Towson Road Alum Bank, PA 15521 814.977.0960 phone TBD fax jrm176@yahoo.com	Person at Large	April 2009

Mr. Zachary Roberts Athens Area High School 401 West Frederick Street Athens, PA 18810 570.888.7766 phone 570.888.4038 fax president0809@pafbla.org	FBLA President	April 2009

Mrs. Patricia Rufe Stroudsburg High School 1100 West Main Street Stroudsburg, PA 18360 570.421.1991 phone 570.424.1383 fax prufe@stroudsburg.k12.pa.us	Adviser at Large	April 2010

Mrs. Beth Smith Keystone Oaks High School 1000 Kelton Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15216 412.571.6038 phone 412.571.6053 fax smith@kosd.org	Adviser at Large	April 2009

Mr. Andrew Swindell Swindell Enterprises, Inc. 227 Locust Street, Box 12 Alum Bank, PA 15521 814.839.4873 phone TBD fax swindle22@hotmail.com	Business and/or Industry Representative Board of Directors President	April 2009

Ms. Melissa Turpin Cumberland Valley High School 6746 Carlisle Pike Mechanicsburg, PA 17050 717.766.0217 phone 7177959709 fax mturpin@cvschools.org	First Vice President's Adviser	April 2009

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-elect	April 2010

Ms. Fran Vitovsky Western Wayne High School RR 2 Lake Ariel, PA 18436 570.937.4112 phone 570.937.4707 fax vitfran@aol.com	Board Treasurer	Ongoing

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 pafbla@comcast.net	Executive Director	Ongoing

Ms. Kayla Miller 168 Mowry Road Manns Choice, PA 15550 814.733.4215 phone 814.327.9200 cell kdmst9@mail.rmu.edu	Immediate Past President of the Board

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

Mrs. Candace Claar 8855 William Penn Road Osterburg, PA 16667 814.276.3373 home office phone 814.276.3365 fax candace.claar@earthlink.net Ms. Stephanie Zigner 128 James Street Elizabethville, PA 17023 717.362.2439 home office phone 717.362.1997 fax 717.571.6029 cell stephanie.rowe@epix.net	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 kristi.ryland@comcast.net kristi_ryland@cocalico.org	State Adviser	Ongoing

Mrs. Janet Skiles 40 Mulberry Street Belle Vernon, PA 15012 724.243.4231 home phone/fax janet.skiles@comcast.net	Conference Coordinator	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

Voting Members

Non-voting Members