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About

Our Mission

The mission of PCPCS, the Pennsylvania Coalition of Public Charter Schools, is:

1. to advocate for charter school laws and regulations that promote innovative and successful charter schools for every child seeking a seat in a charter school; and
2. to support our member schools—and those aspiring to open charter schools— in developing and maintaining well-run, successful schools that provide hope and opportunity for students.

What we do

To support our mission, PCPCS:

• Advocates for reform-minded charter school laws;
• Promotes the public charter school movement;
• Fosters communication among its members to ensure that best practices and up-to-date information is shared among our schools and their staffs;
• Supports and assists its members in the development of their professional managerial skills and in the advancement of public charter schools;
• Establishes working relationships with other education reform organizations, professional organizations and government agencies seeking to improve the quantity and quality of educational choices for parents.

Staff

Executive Director:  Robert Fayfich

Education Director:  Jennifer Donohue

Communications Director:  David Speers

Office Manager:  Claudia Gallagher

Director of Legislation and Policy:  Dennis Giorno

Director of Public Relations:  Ken Kilpatrick

Counsel:  Kevin McKenna

Bookkeeper:  Jean Beam

Board of Directors

Our Board is charged with ensuring the long-term success of PCPCS and the charter school movement in Pennsylvania.

Officers
President: Lawrence F. Jones, M.Ed.
CEO, Richard Allen Preparatory School

Vice President: Jeremy Resnick
CEO, Propel Schools

Treasurer: Wendy Ormsby
Founder & Officer, Souderton Charter School

Secretary: James Hanak, Ph.D.
Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School

Members
Gene Barr
VP, PA Chamber of Business and Industry

Karen DelGuercio
Founder, MaST Charter School

Wendy Ormsby
Founder & Officer, Souderton Charter School

Walter Palmer, Ph.D., Esq.
Leadership Learning Partners Charter School

Nick Trombetta, Ph.D.
CEO, PA Cyber Charter School

Leaders Council

Our Leaders Council is comprised of charter school leaders who work to ensure that PCPCS:  provides the best possible support for our members; promotes networking and information-sharing among its members; and advocates for legislation to promote effective, high-quality charter schools.
The following are the current Leaders Council members: