Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf and Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation President Arthur Levine announced that the state will ensure that excellent teachers lead STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) classrooms in critical-need schools throughout the Commonwealth. The Woodrow Wilson Foundation selected Duquesne University, University of Pennsylvania, and West Chester University as initial university partners in the Woodrow Wilson Pennsylvania Teaching Fellows program. Among those pictured at the announcement are (L to R) Christopher Fiorentino, president, WCU; Arthur Levine; Daniel Greenstein, chancellor, Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education; Elliot Weinbaum, program director, William Penn Foundation; Pedro Rivera, secretary of education, Pennsylvania; Tom Wolf; Cynthia D. Shapira, chair, Board of Governors, Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education; David Dausey, provost, Duquesne University; Ken Witmer, dean, College of Education and Social Work, WCU; and other regional leaders.
WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES Thomas A. Fillippo ’69 (chair) Nicole Boylan (student) Christopher A. Lewis Barry C. Dozor ’71 J. Adam Matlawski ’80 (vice chair) Christopher Franklin ’87 Marian D. Moskowitz (secretary) Jonathan Ireland ’95, M’03 Eli Silberman Stephen Kinsey ’81 Robert M. Tomlinson ’70 The West Chester University Foundation Board of Trustees Officers Paula D. Shaffner ’80 (president) Deborah J. Chase ’76 (vice president) Kathy Leidheiser (treasurer) John H. Baker ’74 (secretary) Christopher P. Mominey (chief executive officer) Jennifer Coffey (assistant treasurer and CFO) Trustees Keith Beale ’77 R. Lorraine Bernotsky, ex officio Frank Branca ’70 J. Alan Butcher ’88, M’92 Millie C. Cassidy
Edward N. Collison ’93 Zebulun R. Davenport, ex officio Paul D. Emrick ’88 Thomas A. Fillippo ’69, Council of Trustees Representative Christopher Fiorentino, ex officio John A. Gontarz Maury Hoberman David P. Holveck ’68 Joan M. Kaminski ’69 Donald E. Leisey ’59 Sandra F. Mather ’64, M’68 Todd Murphy, ex officio Tahany Naggar John N. Nickolas ’90 Michael Peich Robert H. Plucienik Lewis Raibley, III ’83 James Shinehouse ’80 May Van M’89 John Villella ’76, M’82, ex officio Roger B. Ware Jr. ’82 Christine Warren ’90, M’99
West Chester University Alumni Association President Lisa Wright Bryant ’87 Vice President Nick Polcini ’00, M’05 Treasurer Mark Drochek ’86 Secretary William Scottoline ’74 Past President Matt Holliday ’09 Directors Lauren Bolden ’12, M’14 Lisa Wright Bryant ’87 Mark Drochek ’86 Robert Fanelli ’60, M’66 Dean Gentekos ’07 Jamie W. Goncharoff ’82 Matt Holliday ’09
Jonathan Long ’03 Alison Maguire ’07 Elaine Mann ’91 Edward Monroe ’89 Stephen Nicolai ’08 Patrick O’Connor M’92 Alyssa Polakowski ’09, M’11 Nick Polcini ’00, M’05 William Scottoline ’74 Denise Bowman Trigo ’98 Andy Truscott ’09 Ruthann Waldie ’80 Emeriti Carmen Evans Culp ’52, M’64 (deceased) Janice Weir Etshied ’50 (deceased) Karl Helicher ’72, M’82, M’87 Joseph F. Kienle ’72, M’74 Richard D. Merion ’59, M’69 John F. Murphy ’43 (deceased) Luther B. Sowers ’49
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