President:
Jason Raia, Freedoms Foundation of Valley Forge, Valley Forge, PA
jraia@ffvf.org (Becomes Past President at end of Fall 2023 Board Meeting)
President-Elect:
Georgette Hackman, Cocalico School District, Denver, PA
georgette_hackman@cocalico.org (Becomes President at end of Fall 2023 Board Meeting)
Executive Secretary:
David Keller Trevaskis, Pennsylvania Bar Association, 222 Paxson Avenue, Glenside, PA 19038
717-571-7414 (c) david@leapkids.com (Term ends at end of Spring 2024 Board Meeting)
Recording Secretary:
Mark Previte, CUFA,
653 Aspen Lane, Duncansville, PA 16635
(C) 814-381-5092
Recording Secretary, Pennsylvania Council for the Social Studies
(Term ends at end of Fall 2023 Board Meeting)
Past President:
Rachel Finley Bowman, Ph.D., Millersville University, Rachel.Finley-Bowman@millersville.edu (Term ends at end of Fall 2023 Board Meeting)
Editor Emeritus, News and Views
Leo West, 11533 Clematis Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15235-3015, 412-243-8186 wlrw@yahoo.com
Editor, Social Studies Journal:
Jessica Schocker, Ph.D., Penn State Berks, PO Box 7009, Tulpehocken Road, Reading, PA 19610 610-396-6457 jbs213@psu.edu
Archivist:
Conference Coordinator:
Jason Raia (See President-Elect)
CUFA:
Mark Previte, Ed.D., University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown, 148A Biddle Hall, Johnstown, PA 15904, 814-269-7016, previte@pitt.edu
NCSS Representative:
Georgette Hackman, Cocalico School District, Denver, PA georgette_hackman@cocalico.org
MSCSS Representative:
Kevin Allen Wagner, 623 W. Penn St., Carlisle, PA 17013 (w) 717-240-6800 x 26132 (cell) 717-756-7522
wagnerk@carlisleschools.org
DIRECTORS 2020-2023 (Terms End During Fall 2023 Board Meeting)
Keith Bailey Bogota, Columbia keithgbailey@gmail.com
Lindsay Bowman, Harrisburg Academy, (717) 763-7811 ext. 1302, bowman.l@harrisburgacademy.org
Michael Perrotti, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Chair-Department of Education, California University of Pennsylvania, professorperrotti@gmail.com
Beth Specker, Rendell Center for Civic and Government, bspecker@rendellcenter.org
Roberta West, Esq., School District of Philadelphia, wroberta001@gmail.com
DIRECTORS 2021-2024 (Terms End During Fall 2024 Board Meeting)
Marc Brasof, Ed.D., Arcadia University, Glenside, PA 19038 | (267) 620-4113 brasofm@arcadia.edu
Harry Cooper, LEAP-Kids, (267) 218-6058 supergolfer925@aim.com
Alan Liebowitz, Esq., 341 Leedom Way, Newtown, PA 18940-2332 | (215)-317-6356 liebowitz.alan@gmail.com
Amy Palo, Cornell School District, 724-396-9922 | apalo@cornellsd.org
Justin L. Reese, School District of Lancaster, Buchanan Elementary School, 340 South West End Avenue, Lancaster, PA 17603 | (717) 291.6151; cell (717) 715.5576 jlreese@sdlancaster.org
DIRECTORS 2022-2025 (Terms Begin at Close of NCSS Conference; Terms End During Fall 2025 Board Meeting)
Deepak Bhagat, Freedoms Foundation of Valley Forge, (610)-933-8825, dbhagat@ffvf.org
Brian Foster, LEAP-Kids Youth Court Trainer,(267) 309-0062, brian.foster.1093@gmail.com
Michael Hensinger, Museum of the American Revolution, 267.579.3470 | mhensinger@amrevmuseum.org
Kathy Smith, Esquire, Chestnut Hill College, (215) 512-6412 | smithkathleenmarie@gmail.com
Stephen Torquato, Jr, Ed.D., Upper St. Clair High School, Pittsburgh, (724) 766-284, doctorq76@gmail.com
STANDING COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Awards and Scholarships Chris Zanoni (see Directors 2019-2022)
Conference Overall—Jason Raia, Ph.D. (See President)/Exhibits—Harry Cooper (See Directors 2021-24)
Grants Rachel Finley Bowman, Ph.D. (See Past-President)
Curriculum and Professional Concerns David Keller Trevaskis (See Executive Secretary)
Membership Jason Raia (See President)
Nominations Jason Raia (See President)
Publications Jessica Schocker, Ph.D. (See Editor, Social Studies Journal)
Digital Presence Webpage, David Trevaskis (See Executive Secretary)/Social Media, Keith Bailey (see Directors 2020-23)