Executive Board

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    Shradha Gera
    ASPP President

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    Dr. Amber Sessoms
    Past President

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    Jessica Dirsmith
    President Elect

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    Shannon Dressler
    Secretary

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    Laura Kuterbach
    Treasurer

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    Benjamin Stumpf
    Northwestern Delegate

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    Sarah Rochette
    North Central Delegate

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    Dr. Christiana Marco-Fies
    Northeastern Delegate

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    Isaac Tarbell
    Southwestern Delegate

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    Matthew Brelsford
    South Central Delegate

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    Michele Messer
    Southeastern Delegate

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    Nicole Wiggs
    Educator Delegate

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    Dr. David Lillenstein
    NASP Delegate, PPA/PSEA Liaison

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    Theresa Schinkowitch
    Student Delegate

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    Eliza Gilden
    Student Delegate

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    Christian Giannone
    Membership Chair

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    Lydia Emeigh
    Leadership Development Chair

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    Dr. Nina Leonhardt
    Research and Grants Chair

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    Georiga Jones
    Professional Development and Credentialing Co-Chair

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    Jaana Sanders
    Professional Development and Credentialing Co-Chair

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    Carrie Jackson
    Social Justice Chair

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    Ronnie Mitchell
    GPR Chair

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    Rachel Eisenberg
    Communications Chair

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    Dr. 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