District 1 Officers
Executive Committee (EXCOM)

President
Ben Murray
Fox Chapel Area High School
Ben_Murray@fcasd.edu
412-967-2472
Vice President
Rob Traugh
Kiski Area Intermediate & High Schools
robert.traugh@kiskiarea.com
724-845-2219, ext. 2815
Immediate Past President
Chad Thompson
Bethel Park High School
thompson.chad@bpsd.org
412-854-8535
Treasurer
Emily Wardle Spina
Washington Park School
724-223-5156/724-223-5150
emily.s.wardle@gmail.com
Festival Coordinator
Stephanie Glover
Bethel Park HS/Independence MS
412-854-8581
glover.stephanie@bphawks.org
​Fest Coordinator
Rachel Skilone
Neil Armstrong MS, Bethel Park
412-854-8439
skilone.rachel@bphawks.org
Newsletter & Web Editor
Mark Santore
Laurel Highlands High School
724-437-4741, ext. 2192
mark.santore@lhsd.org
Secretary
Jennifer Schetley
Boyce Middle School (Upper St. Clair SD)
412-833-1600 ext. 5060
jschetley@uscsd.k12.pa.us
Advocacy
​Aubrey Ploesch
Pittsburgh Public Schools
412-529-3071
aploesch1@pghboe.net
Curriculum & Instruction
Aaron Booz
Abraham Lincoln Elementary (Bethel Park SD)
412-833-5000, ext. 8354
booz.aaron@bphawks.org

Professional Development Committee

Higher Ed Representative
John Seybert
Seton Hill University &
Upper St. Clair School District
jseybert@uscsd.k12.pa.us
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High School Rep & PD Chair
Katelyn Piroth
Pine-Richland School District
kpiroth@pinerichland.org
Jr. High/MS Representative 
Ben Cook
Elizabeth Forward School District
bcook@efsd.net  
Elementary Representative
Rie Lauver
North Hills School District
lauverr@nhsd.net

District 1 Officer Elections

  1. Length of Office
    • Vice President/President/Past President: 2 years each
    • Secretary/Treasurer: 4 years
    • Professional Development (PD) Representative: 4 years
  2. Election Years (Spring)
    • Vice President: 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023
    • Treasurer: 2019, 2023, 2027, 2031
    • JHS/MS & Higher Ed PD Rep: 2018, 2022, 2026, 2030
    • Elementary & HS PD Rep: 2020, 2024, 2028, 2032
  3. Upcoming Ballots
    • Regular: Vice President: Spring 2017
    • Regular: Junior High and Higher Ed PD: Spring 2018
    • Regular: Vice President and Treasurer: Spring 2019
    • Regular: Elementary, High School PD: Spring 2020
    • EXCOM: State PD Representative: Spring 2020
  4. Procedure
    1. Nomination Committee appointed and chaired by Immediate Past President
    2. Slate of Officers should include two candidates for each office
    3. December 1 deadline for biographies to be submitted to Web Editor
    4. Elections held online up to March 1
    5. Current NAfME/PMEA card required for voting
    6. Results are posted in newsletter by Editor