Executive Board
Shradha Gera
ASPP PresidentDr. Amber Sessoms
Past PresidentJessica Dirsmith
President ElectShannon Dressler
SecretaryLaura Kuterbach
TreasurerBenjamin Stumpf
Northwestern DelegateSarah Rochette
North Central DelegateDr. Christiana Marco-Fies
Northeastern DelegateIsaac Tarbell
Southwestern DelegateMatthew Brelsford
South Central DelegateMichele Messer
Southeastern DelegateNicole Wiggs
Educator DelegateDr. David Lillenstein
NASP Delegate, PPA/PSEA LiaisonTheresa Schinkowitch
Student DelegateEliza Gilden
Student DelegateChristian Giannone
Membership ChairLydia Emeigh
Leadership Development ChairDr. Nina Leonhardt
Research and Grants ChairGeoriga Jones
Professional Development and Credentialing Co-ChairJaana Sanders
Professional Development and Credentialing Co-ChairCarrie Jackson
Social Justice ChairRonnie Mitchell
GPR ChairRachel Eisenberg
Communications ChairDr. Tim Runge
Editor, InSight
Elected Officers
- President
- Shradha Gera, Ed.S., NCSP
- Email: sgera@aspponline.com
- Past President
- Amber M. Sessoms, DEd, NCSP
- Email: amber@aninclination.com
- President Elect
- Jessica Dirsmith
- Secretary
- Shannon Dressler
- Email: shandress26@gmail.com
- Treasurer
- Laura Kuterbach
Regional Delegates
- Northwestern Regional Delegate - IUs 4-6, 27 & 28
- Benjamin Stumpf
- North Central Regional Delegate - IUs 9-10, 19, 16 & 17
- Sarah Rochette
- Northeastern Regional Delegate - IUs 14, 18-21 & 29
- Christina Marco-Fies, D.Ed., NCSP
- Email: marcoc@mail.muhlsdk12.org
- Southwestern Regional Delegate - IUs 1-3, 7 & 8
- Isaac Tarbell
- Email: isaac.tarbell@me.com
- South Central Regional Delegate - IUs 11-13 & 15
- Matthew Brelsford, M.Ed.
- Email: brelsfordm@mhs-pa.org
- Southeastern Regional Delegate - IUs 22-26
- Michele Messer
Committee Chairs
- Membership Committee
- Christian Giannone
- Email: cg@depaulhearingandspeech.org
- Leadership Development Committee
- Lydia Emeigh
- Research and Grants Committee
- Nina V. Leonhardt, Ph.D., NCSP
- Email: nleonhardt@wcasd.k12.pa.us
- Professional Development and Credentialing Committee
- Georiga Jones & Jaana Sanders (co-chairs)
Email: Janna.sanders@devereux.org
- Social Justice Committee
- Carrie Jackson
- Government and Public Relations Committee
- Ronnie Mitchell
- Email: Mitchron@ycs.k12.pa.us
Liaisons, Student and Educator Delegates
The role of the Liaison is to both share information/priorities and coordinate mutually beneficial efforts between ASPP and those allied groups listed below.
- NASP Delegate
- David Lillenstein, D.Ed., NCSP
- Email: dlillenstein@hershey.k12.pa.us
- PPA Liaison
- David Lillenstein, D.Ed., NCSP
- Email: dlillenstein@hershey.k12.pa.us
- PSEA Liaison
- David Lillenstein, D.Ed., NCSP
- Email: dlillenstein@hershey.k12.pa.us
- Educator Delegate
- Nicole Wiggs
- Email: nicole.wiggs@eastern.edu
- Student Delegate(s)
- Eliza Gilden and Theresa Schinkowitch
- Email: tls321@lehigh.edu
- ASPP InSight Assisstant Editor
- Dr. Tim Runge
- Email: timothy.runge.64@gmail.com