One hundred primary and secondary teachers from across the Commonwealth were selected to participate in the 2000 Pennsylvania Governor’s Institute for Environment and Ecology Educators. Representing public, parochial, and private schools, each teacher brought a unique viewpoint and set of skills, offering widely varied questions and contributions.
Following is an alphabetical listing of Institute participants interspersed with colorful photographs of the educators in action:
Helen Aresto
North Allegheny School District
North Allegheny Senior High
10375 Perry Highway
Wexford, PA 15090
Megan Barlow
Turkeyfoot Valley Area School District
172 Turkeyfoot Road
Confluence, PA 15424
Joanne Bauer
Neshaminy School District
Lower Southampton Elementary
7 School Lane
Feasterville, PA 19053
Carol Beidler
Northwestern Lehigh School District
Northwestern Elementary
6493 Rout 309
New Tripoli, PA 18066
Niche (ecological):
The role played by an organism in an ecosystem; its food preferences, requirements for shelter, special behaviors, and the timing of its activities (e.g., nocturnal, diurnal), interaction with other organisms, and its habitat.
Greg Bohna
Brownsville Area School District
Brownsville Area High School
1300 Brashear Avenue
Brownsville, PA 15417
Janet Brennan
Northeastern Intermediate Unit
1200 Line Street
Archbald, PA 18403
Michele Buck
Southern Lehigh School District
Lower Milford Elementary
7350 Elementary Road
Coopersburg, PA 18036
Keith Butler
East Penn School District
Emmaus High School
500 Macungie Avenue
Emmaus, PA 18049
Elaine Campbell
Delaware Valley School District
Dingman Delaware Primary
Rt. 739
Dingmans Ferry, PA 18328
Michele Canuso-Bedes
Westtown School
P.O. Box 1799
Westtown, PA 19395
James Coffey
Upper Perkiomen School District
Upper Perkiomen High School
2 Walt Road
Pennsburg, PA 18073
Cherie Conrad
Pittsburgh Regional Center for Science Teachers
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Sandra Cooley
Red Lion Area School District
Red Lion Senior High School
200 Horace Mann Avenue
Red Lion, PA 17356
Donald Custer
Forest Area School District
Abraxas I. Arlene Lissner High School
Box 59
Marienville, PA 16239
Michele Day
Father Walter Ciszek School
233 W. Cherry Street
Shenandoah, PA 17976
Stephen DeRafelo
Owen J. Roberts School District
Owen J. Roberts Middle School
881 Ridge Road
Pottstown, PA 19465-8401
Pamela Diesel
Somerset Area School District
Somerset Area Senior High School
645 S. Columbia Avenue
Somerset, PA 15501
Allen Dudo
West Middlesex Area School District
West Middlesex High School
3591 Sharon Road
West Middlesex, PA 16159
Terri Eder
Allentown School District
Jackson Elementary
517 N. 15th Street
Allentown, PA 18102
Peggy Egolf
Allentown School District
Mosser Elementary
129 S. Dauphin Street
Allentown, PA 18103
Susan Ellis
East Stroudsburg School District
Resica Elementary
1 Gravel Ridge Road
East Stroudsburg, PA 18360
Patricia Erhard
Council Rock School District
Newtown Jr. High School
116 Richboro Road
Newtown, PA 18940
Christine Estright
Harrisburg School District
Steele Elementary
2537 N. 5th Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101
Evelyn Evans
State College Area School District
Easterly Parkway Elementary
234 Easterly Parkway
State College, PA 16801
Charlotte Fairall
Diocese of Harrisburg
Corpus Christi School
305 North Second Street
Chambersburg, PA 17201
Christine Farr
Hatboro-Horsham School District
Blair Mill Elementary
Bender Road
Hatboro, PA 19040
Jack Farster
PA Department of Education
P.O. Box 2063
Harrisburg, PA 17105
Barbara Fauset
Ridgeview Academy Charter School
351 North Jefferson School
Kittanning, PA 16201
Ken Francis
Pittsburgh Charter School
Northside Urban Pathways
201 Wood Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Jennifer Fritz
Hempfield School District
Landisville Middle School
340 Mumma Drive
Landisville, PA 17538
Janis Gadow
Northeastern School District
Northeastern High School
41 Harding Street
Manchester, PA 17345
Jody Gary
Turkeyfoot Valley Area School District
172 Turkeyfoot Road
Confluence, PA 15424
Max Geisler
Norristown Area School District
Norristown Area High School
1900 Eagle Drive
Norristown, PA 19403
Antonia Giancola
Villa Maria Academy
370 Old Lincoln Highway
Malvern, PA 19355
Joann Giancoli
Diocese of Harrisburg
Corpus Christi School
305 North Second Street
Chambersburg, PA 17201
Thomas Gingrich
Derry Township School District
P.O. Box 898, Homestead Road
Hershey, PA 17033
Lydia Golas
Northampton Area School District
Wolf Elementary
1677 Lincoln Avenue
Northampton, PA 18067
Jeaneen Griffin
East Stroudsburg School District
Resica Elementary
1 Gravel Ridge Road
East Stroudsburg, PA 18301
Irene Guthrie
North Penn School District
North Penn High School
1340 Valley Forge Road
Lansdale, PA 19446
Timothy Hart
Oil City Area School District
Hasson Heights Elementary
833 Grandview Road
Oil City, PA 16301
Sonja Hipple
Philadelphia School District
George Washington High School
10175 Bustleton Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19116
Terri James
Westtown School
P.O. Box 1799
Westtown, PA 19395
David Jarvie
Owen J. Roberts School District
Owen J. Roberts Middle School
881 Ridge Road
Pottstown, PA 19465
Marsha Johnston
Northwestern Lehigh School District
Northwestern Elementary
6493 Route 309
New Tripoli, PA 18066
Linda Jones
Indiana Area School District
Indiana Area Senior High School
450 N. Fifth Street
Indiana, PA 15701
Carl Keller
Whitehall-Coplay School District
Whitehall High School
3800 Mechanicsville Road
Whitehall, PA 18052
Maureen Kishbaugh
Diocese of Harrisburg
Holy Family School
728 Washington Street
Berwick, PA 18603
Horst Klein
Wissahickon School District
Wissahickon Senior High School
521 Houston Road
Ambler, PA 19002
Kelly Kohler
Centennial School District
Klinger Middle School
1415 Second Street Pike
Southampton, PA 18966
Robert Kotran
Allentown School District
Allen High School
17th and Chew Streets
Allentown, PA 18104
Kelly Kruper
Laurel Highlands School District
Laurel Highlands Senior High School
300 Bailey Avenue
Uniontown, PA 15401
Gary Lee
Southern Lehigh School District
Southern Lehigh Middle School
3715 Preston Lane
Center Valley, PA 18034
Melody Leithold
North Penn School District
North Penn High School
1340 Valley Forge Road
Lansdale, PA 19446
Cincerea Lentz
Hatboro-Horsham School District
Keith Valley Middle School
227 Meetinghouse Road
Horsham, PA 19044
Patricia Litwinowicz
New Castle Area School District
George Washington Intermediate School
101 E. Euclid Avenue
New Castle, PA 16105
Margaret Manbeck
Conrad Weiser School District
Conrad Weiser High School
44 Big Spring Road
Robesonia, PA 19551
Kelly Mark
East Stroudsburg School District
Resica Elementary
1 Gravel Ridge Road
East Stroudsburg, PA 18301
Francia Marshall
Southeast Delco School District
Academy Park High School
300 Calcon Hook Road
Sharon Hill, PA 19079
John Masilunas
Pittsburgh Public School District
Sheraden Elementary
3128 Allendale Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15204
Janet Masser
Delaware Valley School District
Delaware Valley High School
252 Route 6 & 209
Milford, PA 18337
Kathy Masulis
Neshaminy School District
Lower Southampton Elementary School
7 School Lane
Feasterville, PA 19053
Peter Mayes
Bethlehem Area School District
James Buchanan Elementary School
1621 Catasaqua Road
Bethlehem, PA 18018
Colleen McAteer
Buckingham Friends School
P.O. Box 159
Lahaska, PA 18931
Elaine McCreery
Ridgeview Academy Charter School
1600 Johnson Road
Latrobe, PA 15650
Patricia McGinnis
Methacton School District
Arcola Intermediate School
4000 Eagleville Road
Norristown, PA 19403
Susan McLaughlin
Westtown School
P.O. Box 1799
Westtown, PA 19395
Richard McLaughlin
Pennridge School District
Pennridge High School
1228-1400-1500 North 5th Street
Perkasie, PA 18944-2291
Jill Meitzler
Allentown School District
Jackson Elementary
517 N. 15th Street
Allentown, PA 18102
Sheryl Metcalfe
Tuscarora School District
James Buchanan Senior High School
4773 Fort Loudon Road
Mercersburg, PA 17236
Norman Miller
Milton Hershey School
P.O. Box 830
Hershey, PA 17033
Michael Moore
Cornell Abraxas
P.O. Box 59
Marienville, PA 16239
Ted Mucellin
Upper Perkiomen School District
Hereford Elementary
1043 Gravel Pike
Hereford, PA 18056
Cynthia Murdough
Conrad Weiser School District
Conrad Weiser Middle School
347 E. Penn Avenue
Robesonia, PA 19551
Jessica Newhard
Allentown School District
Mosser Elementary School
129 S. Dauphin Street
Allentown, PA 18103
Karen O’Hara
Philadelphia School District
F. Amadee Bregy Elementary School
17th & Bigler Streets
Philadelphia, PA 19145
J. Brian Patterson
Allentown School District
Trexler Middle School
851 N. 15th Street
Allentown, PA 18102
Gilbert Pielin
North Allegheny School District
North Allegheny Senior High School
10375 Perry Highway
Wexford, PA 15090
Maria Pop
Rodale Institute Experimental Farm
Rodale Institute
611 Siegfriedale Road
Kutztown, PA 19530
Candace Praetzel
Archdiocese of Philadelphia
Sacred Heart School
Rt. 152 & Broad Street
Hilltown, PA 18927
Cynthia Reese
Hatboro-Horsham School District
Keith Valley Middle School
227 Meetinghouse Road
Horsham, PA 19044
Steven Rubenstein
Centennial School District
William Tennent High School
333 Centennial Road
Warminster, PA 18974
Keith Saroka
Interboro School District
Tinicum School
91 Seneca Street
Essington, PA 19029
Amy Schaffer
Harrisburg Diocese
Corpus Christi School
305 North Second Street
Chambersburg, PA 17201
Pat Schleeweiss
Archdiocese of Philadelphia
St. Agnes-Sacred Heart School
Box 31, Rt. 152 & Broad Street
Hilltown, PA 18927
Constance Schulte
Otto-Eldred School District
Otto-Eldred Elementary
5 Bennett Street
Eldred, PA 16731
David Schulte, Jr.
Mountain View School District
Mountain View Junior/Senior High School
RR 1, Box 339
Kingsley, PA 18826
Thomas Shive
Diocese of Allentown
Allentown Central Catholic High School
301 N. 4th Street
Allentown, PA 18102
John Spagnuolo
Wilkes-Barre Area School District
Meyers High School
341 Carey Avenue
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702
Tara Stefens
Allentown School District
Mosser Elementary School
129 S. Dauphin Street
Allentown, PA 18103
Laura Stiles
Southern York County
Susquehannock High School
P.O. Box 128
Glen Rock, PA 17327
Donnan Stoicovy
State College Area School District
Park Forest Elementary School
2181 School Drive
State College, PA 16803
Janice Straubel
Spring-Ford Area School District
199 Bechtel Road
Collegeville, PA 19426
Margot Taylor
Philadelphia Region
Pennsylvania Resources Council, Inc.
3606 Providence Road
Newtown Square, PA 19073
Lisa Vinkler
Ridgeview Academy Charter School
1005 Village Way
Latrobe, PA 15650
Kathy Warcup
Diocese of Pittsburgh
McKeesport Central Catholic
2412 Versailles Avenue
McKeesport, PA 15132
Roseann Weinrich
Tamaqua Area School District
Tamaqua Area High School
Box 90, Stadium Hill
Tamaqua, PA 18252
Nancy Williamson
Southern Lehigh School District
Lower Milford Elementary
7350 Elementary Road
Coopersburg, PA 18036
Frederic Wilson
Huntingdon Area School District
Huntingdon Area Middle School
2500 Cassady Avenue
Huntingdon, PA 16652
Jeffrey Zablow
Pittsburgh Public School District
South Vo-Tech High School
930 E. Carson Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
Nick Zurga
Owen J. Roberts School District
North Coventry Elementary School
873 S. Hanover Street
Pottstown, PA 19465
