Board of Directors

Intermediate Units are led by an executive director and governed by boards of directors composed of school board members from member school districts.

2024–2025 Board of Directors

2024-2025 Officers

  • Mr. Paul Harshman
    President
  • Mr. Robert Mitchell
    Vice President
  • Tara Sparks-Gatling
    Treasurer
  • Dr. Donald W. Martin
    Executive Director
  • Dr. Kristin Szewczyk
    Assistant Executive Director/Title IX Coordinator
  • Michele McVicker
    Secretary (non-member)
  • William Radcliffe
    Solicitor
  • William Martin
    Solicitor

Fayette County

  • Paul Harshman
    Connellsville Area School District
  • Jeff Meyers
    Albert Gallatin Area School District
  • Richard Gates
    Brownsville Area School District
  • Kenneth G. Meadows
    Uniontown Area School District
  • Vicki Olexa
    Frazier School District

Greene County

  • Robert Mitchell
    Jefferson-Morgan School District
  • Dr. Richard L. Krause
    Carmichaels Area School District

Washington County

  • Joseph Grodz
    California Area School District
  • William D. Price
    Burgettstown Area School District
  • John Petrisek
    Bentworth Area School District
  • John Greenlee
    Bethlehem Center School District
  • Julie Chandler
    Canon-McMillan School District
  • Tara Sparks-Gatling
    Washington School District

Board Meetings

The Intermediate Unit 1 Board of Directors have established the fourth Thursday of each month as the regular meeting date for the Board during the school year. Exceptions to this are the August, November, and December meetings, which will be held on the second Thursday of that month. The meetings will be held at 7:00 pm in the Board Room at Intermediate Unit 1.