Pennsylvania

Commissioner

Kenneth Schmid

Primary Point of Contact

Kenneth Schmid
Basic Education Associate
Pennsylvania Department of Education
607 South Drive
Harrisburg, PA 17120
keschmid@pa.gov, ph (717) 705-8642

Bio

Secondary Point of Contact

Carrie Anderson
Division Chief of Planning and Professional Development
Pennsylvania Department of Education
607 South Drive
Harrisburg, PA 17120
carranders@pa.gov, ph (717) 214-8215

School Liaison(s)

Air Force
Lacey Allen
Regional School Liaison Specialist
Eastern and Southern Region
lacey.allen.1@us.af.mil, ph (210)-965-4602

Army
Jacqueline Schultz
CLEOS
Carlisle Barracks
jacqueline.j.schultz.naf@army.mil, ph (717) 245-4555
Website: https://carlisle.armymwr.com/programs/school-support-services

Jennifer Williams
CYS Coordinator
Tobyhanna Army Depot
jennifer.l.williams394.naf@mail.mil, ph (570) 615-6559
Website: https://tobyhanna.armymwr.com/programs/school-liaison-officer

Navy
Lisa Bodle
School Liaison
NSA Mechanicsburg-Philadelphia (PA)
email: lisa.a.bodle.naf@us.navy.mil, ph (717) 713-6607
NSA Mechanicsburg: Mechanicsburg Website
NSA Philadelphia: Philadelphia Website

Marcella L. Atwood
Navy Region Mid Atlantic
marcella.l.atwood.naf@us.navy.mil

Seal of Pennsylvania

Chief State School Officer

Dr. Carrie Rowe, Acting Secretary of Education

Military/DOD Representative

Dr. Drew Turinski, Deputy Garrison Commander, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania

State Council Members

State Compact Commissioner, Kenneth Schmid
Acting Secretary of Education’s Designee, Amy Lena
Appointee by the Speaker of House, Representative Joe Webster
Appointee of the Minority Leader of the House, Representative Barb Gleim
Appointee of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, Senator Tracy Pennycuick
Appointee of the Minority Leader of the Senate, Senator Amanda Cappelletti
Representative from a Military Installation in the state, Dr. Drew Turinski, Deputy Garrison Commander, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania
Governor’s Executive Branch Appointee, Brigadier General Frank McGovern
Appointee from School Boards Association, Crawford Gingrich, Director of School Safety (PenSSI)
Appointee from a Military Impacted School District, Dr. Elizabeth Robison, Superintendent, Pocono Mountain School District,

Ex-Officio Members

Jacqueline Schultz, School Liaison, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania
Lisa Bodle-Lyford, School Liaison, NSA Mechanicsburg-Philadelphia (PA)

State Council Meeting

November 16, 2021 – Agenda | Minutes
February 7, 2022
March 3, 2022 – Agenda | Minutes
July 18, 2023 – Agenda | Minutes
April 4, 2024 – Agenda | Minutes
August 20, 2025 – Agenda | Minutes

State Website

End of Year Report

Resources

State Profile