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Professional Development Committee

"The Higher Education Representative, Senior High Representative, Junior High Representative, and Elementary Representative shall serve as the District 1 Professional Development (PD) Committee.  The members of this committee shall assist in planning and conducting workshops, clinics and festivals, shall assist in presenting professional development materials to the membership, shall serve as liaison between classroom teachers and the Executive Board, and shall run the Elementary Fest meetings.  One member of the PD Committee will be elected by the District Executive Board to serve as PD Chair.  The District PD Chair shall serve on the State PMEA Executive Board as a voting member, and shall attend all regular and special meetings of that body.  The term of office as District PD Chair is two years."

--- From the PMEA District 1 Bylaws and Constitution (edited to reflect change by the state from Curriculum/Instruction to PD)
Higher Ed Representative / State Rep.
Jessica Vaughan-Marra, Ph.D. 
Coordinator of Music Education
Assistant Professor of Music Education
 
High Ed. Representative
Christopher Marra
Seton Hill University

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Jr. High/Middle School Representative
Ben Cook
Elizabeth Forward Elementary Schools
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Elementary Representative 
Alicia Scaramuzzo
Woodland Hills School District
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