State Board of Education

​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

Angela Fitterer
Interim Acting Secretary of Education
333 Market Street, 10th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126

PSPC Ex-officio Member

Dr. Nicole Hill

Council of Basic Education

Dr. A. Lee Williams, Chair (2014)
333 Market Street, 1st Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126

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

Ms. Naina Bhatia (2026)

Junior Student Member
West Chester East High School
333 Market Street | 1st Floor
Harrisburg, PA  17126

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

Ms. Katherine Christiano (2024)
333 Market Street | 1st Floor
Harrisburg, PA  17126

Senator Lynda Schlegel Culver
Senate Education Chair
460 Main Capitol
Harrisburg, PA  17120-3027

Ms. Aarushi Dedhiya (2025)
Senior Student Member
Cumberland Valley High School
333 Market Street | 1st Floor
Harrisburg, PA  17126

Mr. Ernest Hadrick, III (2028)
333 Market Street | 1st Floor
Harrisburg, PA  17126

Dr. Jeffrey Keeling (2022)
333 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17126

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

Representative Peter G. Schweyer
House Education Chair
128 Main Capitol Building
Harrisburg, PA  17120

Council of Higher Education

Hon. Pedro Rivera, Chair (2025)
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology
333 Market Street | 1st Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126

Ms. Brenna Chernich (2025)
Senior Student Member
Millersville University
333 Market Street | 1st Floor
Harrisburg, PA  17126

Ms. Yadira Cupeles (2026)
Junior Student Member
Lancaster School of Cosmetology Therapeutic Bodywork
333 Market Street | 1st Floor
Harrisburg, PA  17126

Representative Bryan Cutler
House Education Minority Chair
45 East Wing
PO Box 202100
Harrisburg, PA  17120-2100

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

Mrs. Amanda Hetrick (2025)
Superintendent, Forest Area SD
333 Market Street, 1st Floor
Harrisburg, PA  17126

​Mr. Robert L. Mitchell (2028)
333 Market Street | 1st Floor
Harrisburg, PA  17126

Dr. Monica Taylor (2025)
Graduate Program Director & Associate Professor
Kinesiology Dept., Temple University
333 Market Street, 1st Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126​

Senator Lindsey M. Williams
Senate Education Minority Chair
366 Main Capital
Harrisburg, PA 17120

Dr. Benjamin Wilson (2023)
333 Market Street | 1st Floor
Harrisburg, PA  17126

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

** There are currently 3 vacancies on the State Board of Education

* Updated January 2025