Programs and Services

State Board of Higher Education

Agenda

Board Members

​Member​​
Seat Name
Term BeginsTerm Ends
Mr. Kenneth Long, President, East Stroudsburg UniversitySeat   1 - PASSHE university8/28/20248/28/2030
Dr. Cynthia D. Shapira, Chair, PASSHE Board of GovernorsSeat   2 - PASSHE Board of Governors8/28/20248/28/2030
Dr. Ann Bieber, President, Luzerne County Community CollegeSeat   3 - Community College Leader8/28/20248/28/2030
Dr. Cheryl McConnell, President, St. Joseph's UniversitySeat   4 - Independent Institution of Higher Education leader8/28/20248/28/2030
Dr. Michael Wade Smith, Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff, Pennsylvania State UniversitySeat   5 - Pennsylvania State University9/3/20249/3/2027
Mr. Kevin Washo, Senior Vice Chancellor of University Relations and Chief of StaffSeat   6 - University of Pittsburgh8/30/20248/30/2027
Dr. Richard M. Englert, President, Temple UniversitySeat   7 - Temple University8/29/20248/29/2027
Dr. Brenda A. Allen, President, Lincoln UniversitySeat   8 - Lincoln University8/28/20248/28/2027
Ms. Bobbie Jo Zapor, AFSCME Local 763 PresidentSeat   9 - Union representative from Public College or University8/28/20248/28/2026
Dr. Kara Laskowski, Vice President, APSCUFSeat  10 - Union Representative from Public College or University8/28/20248/24/2026
Ms. Andrea Shirk, President/CEO, Rock LititzSeat  11 - Member of the Business Sector9/10/20249/10/2026
Mr. Michael G. Warfel, Vice President of Government Affairs, Highmark, Inc.Seat  12 - Member of the Business Sector9/9/20249/9/2026
Ms. Skyler Wrubleski, Duquesne UniversitySeat  13 - Student from independent college or university9/18/20249/18/2026
Mr. Sean Eden, Pennsylvania State UniversitySeat  14 - Student from Publicly-Funded college or university8/28/20248/28/2026
Dr. Pedro A. Rivera, President, Thaddeus StevensSeat  15 - Thaddeus Stevens Universtiy8/28/20248/28/2027
The Honorable Peter Schweyer, Representative HD 134 Seat 16 - House Speaker (D)  
The Honorable Jesse Topper, Representative HD 78Seat 17 - House Minority Leader (R)  
The Honorable Wayne Langerholc, Senator SD 35Seat 18 - Senate President Pro Tempore (R)  
The Honorable Jay Costa, Senator SD 43Seat 19 - Senate Minority Leader (D)    
The Honorable Dr. Khalid Mumin, Secretary of EducationSeat 20 - Secretary of Education  
The Honorable Nancy Walker, Secretary of Labor and IndustrySeat 21 - Secretary of Labor & Industry