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    Professional Standards and Practices Commission

    Members and Assignments

    Commission Members

    The Commission is composed of 13 voting members appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. The Educator Discipline Act specifies that membership include: six classroom teachers with not more than one from a school entity other than a public school; three school administrators (at least one to be a commissioned officer and one a principal) with not more than one from a school entity other than a public school; one administrator of a teacher preparation program; two members of the general public (one to be an elected public school director) and one educational specialist.

    Membership is conditioned on Pennsylvania residency and active engagement in the education profession for at least five of the previous eight years. Commissioners are appointed for a three-year term and can serve two consecutive terms. In addition to the appointed members, the Chair of the State Board of Education or his or her designee sits on the Commission as an ex-officio member.

    Commission Membership

    Myron Yoder, Chairperson Pro Tempore
    Allentown School District
    Retired Teacher

    Hon. Pedro Rivera
    State Board of Education
    Ex officio

    Brandon Aukamp
    Elizabethtown Area School District
    Educational Specialist

    Phyllis Comer
    Woodland Hills School District, Woodland Hills, PA
    Teacher (retired)

    Eugene M. Dangelo
    Mount Pleasant Area School District
    Retired Teacher

    Michael Davis
    Muncy School District
    Teacher

    Michelle Duggan, Esquire
    Public Member

    Christopher M. Gegaris
    Tri-Valley School District
    Administrator

    Dr. Nicole Hill
    Shippensburg University
    Higher Ed. Administrator

    Dr. Robert Hollister
    Eastern Lancaster County School District
    Administrator

    Dr. Stacey Marten
    Hempfield School District
    Teacher

    Michael D. Pawlik, Vice Chairperson Pro Tempore
    East Lycoming School District
    Administrator

    Committee Assignments

    The organization of the Commission's standing committees parallels its two major functions. Commissioners sit on either the Practices Committee or the Standards Committee. The Standards Committee is charged with fulfilling the advisory functions imposed by the Educator Discipline Act, while the Practices Committee is responsible for reviewing and revising the Commission's implementing statute, bylaws and regulations and for ensuring the effectiveness and fairness of its discipline procedures.

    Committee Membership:

    Standards Committee

    Dr. Nicole Hill, Chair
    Dr. Stacey Marten
    Phyllis Comer
    Michael Davis
    Dr. Robert Hollister
    Brandon Aukamp

    Practices Committee

    Myron Yoder, Chairperson
    Michael D. Pawlik
    Christopher M. Gegaris
    Eugene Dangelo
    Michelle Duggan