State Board of Education

​State Board of Education Members

Chairperson of the Board

Ms. Karen Farmer White (2015)
607 South Drive
Harrisburg, PA 17120

Board Staff

Karen Molchanow
Executive Director

Stephanie Jones
Administrative Officer

Chief Executive Officer

Dr. Carrie Rowe
Acting Secretary of Education

PSPC Ex-officio Member

Dr. Nicole Hill

Council of Basic Education

Dr. A. Lee Williams, Chair (2014)

Hon. Carol Aichele, Vice Chair (2018)

Ms. Julia Antunes (2027)
Senior High School Student Member 

Mr. Nathan Barrett (2021)

Ms. Katherine Christiano (2024)

Senator Lynda Schlegel Culver
Majority Chair, Senate Education Committee

Mr. Ernest Hadrick, III (2028)

Dr. Jeffrey Keeling (2022)

Hon. Maureen Lally-Green (2017)

Representative Peter G. Schweyer
Majority Chair, House Education Committee

Council of Higher Education

Hon. Pedro Rivera, Chair (2025)
Ms. Sandra Dungee Glenn, Vice Chair (2015)

Mr. Ciaran Bilbow (2027)
Senior Post Secondary Student Member

Representative Bryan Cutler
Minority Chair, House Education Committee

Ms. Amanda Hetrick (2025)

Mr. Robert L. Mitchell (2028)

Dr. Monica Taylor (2025)

Senator Lindsey M. Williams 
Minority Chair, Senate Education Committee

Dr. Benjamin Wilson (2023)

Terms expire October 1 of year shown or until successor qualifies.

** There are currently 3 vacancies on the State Board of Education

* Updated May 2026