People
Meet the Initiative Team and our current Teacher Advisory Council members.
The Initiatives' Team
Boaz Dvir
- Director
- Associate Professor in Journalism at Penn State

Danielle Butville
- Assistant Director
- Assistant Research Professor

Mallory Herd
- Education Program Specialist

Elizabeth Hinchcliff
- Graduate Assistant

Ryan Lewis
- Program Co-Facilitator

Karen Scher
- Education Program Specialist

Kayleen Sidisky
- Education Program Specialist

Sara Strouse
- Program Co-Facilitator

Rachel Wolkenhauer
- Associate Professor of Education (C&S)

Yun-chen Yen
- Assistant Research Professor

Teacher Advisory Council – Current Members
Allison Brooks Shimon
- Spanish teacher middle school, Bethlehem Area School District
Melissa Bryan
- Educator, Millburn Public Schools (New Jersey)

Molly Dallmeyer
- High School Social Studies Teacher, Dallastown Area High School/Dallastown Area School District

Alyssa Hockensmith
- Teacher, Martin County School District (Florida)

Sherry Kendra
- ESL Teacher, Reading School District
Jennifer Kilgore
- Teacher, Red Lion Area School District

Melissa Kreider
- English Language Arts Teacher, Hempfield School District

Towanda Lemon-Mckie
- Sixth-Grade Teacher, Locust Grove Elementary
Emily Mazur
- Teacher, Reading School District
Judith McDevitt
- Special Education Teacher, Interboro School District
Jenn Todd
- FCS teacher, Bald Eagle Area SD
Elana Weinstein
- School Psychologist, Interboro School District