Leadership

BEA Executive Board

Officers

President: Cybil Federer

Vice President: Michael Pagnotta

Secretary: Megan Aranyos

Treasurer: Patricia White

Officer Bios:

Cybil Federer

My name is Cybil Federer, and I am the President-Elect for the BEA Union. I have been a Spanish teacher in the district for 13 1/2 years. I have my B.S.Ed. from IUP in Spanish and Spanish Education, and I have a M.E.T. from Boise State University in Educational Technology. I am the department chair for World Languages and a coordinator for the new LIGHT program starting next year at the high school. I have been married to my husband Mike for six years, and we currently have three basset hounds and one cat. In my free time, I love traveling, and have spent time in Mexico, Spain, and Peru. I also love reading, singing, playing guitar, swimming, biking, and going out to eat with friends. I am excited to be a new officer for the union and look forward to getting to know everyone better!

Michael Pagnotta

Michael Pagnotta has been a member of the Burrell Music Department since 2014 and has been Vice President of the union since 2020. Michael currently teaches in three of the four buildings in the district and travels between all three each day. He is honored to work with band students starting in the 4th grade all the way up through their high school graduation. It is a possibility very few teachers are able to experience. Working in three buildings has really helped Michael get an understanding of how even the smallest change can have long-reaching impacts over the years. This helps influence most decisions and conversations he has every day. Michael is most thankful for the work all previous Vice Presidents have done before him and plans to continue to tradition of excellence, fairness, and hard work going forward.

Megan Aranyos

My name is Megan Aranyos, and I am the Secretary for the BEA Union. I have been the Librarian at Burrell High School for 19 years after earning English Education and English Literature degrees at IUP, Master of Library and Information Science degree at Pitt, and most recently a Digital Archives certificate from the Society of American Archivists. I serve as the High School Librarian, Library Services K-12 Department Chair, Reading Team Coach, Sophomore Class Adviser, 9-12 Gifted Coordinator, and Yearbook & Newspaper Sponsor. I have been together with my husband Derek for 24 years. We love traveling, spending time with family, and doing nothing at all. I look forward to serving our members!

Patricia White

My name is Patty White and I am the Treasurer for the BEA union. I have been one of the certified school nurses at Burrell for the past 18 years and will be taking on the role of Coordinator of Health Services in the fall. My nursing career started at Allegheny General Hospital where I gained experience in neurosurgery, trauma, pediatrics, NICU, and orthopedics. My education includes a BSN from Carlow College and a Master’s in Education from Walden University. My husband Pattrick and I are both graduates of Burrell as well as our three children. We enjoy spending time with our family and especially enjoy spoiling our 2 year old granddaughter Elizabeth. I look forward to serving as the Treasurer.

Building Representatives

Burrell High School: Karen Berzonsky, Adam Rossi, Meaghan Volek

Charles A. Huston Middle School: Kelly Giordano, Melanie Kauffman

Stewart Elementary School: Denise Burns, Joe Virone

Bon Air Elementary: Kristen Cernicky, Jennifer Baxter-Blubaugh

Negotiations Team

Shaun Reddick

Melanie Kauffman

Michael Pagnotta

Andrew Twidwell

Ron Zanella

Pam White

Jen Baxter-Blubaugh

Laurie Marmo

Bethany McCaffrey

Ron Spiering

Mary Balich

Nicole Heasley

Julie Hazlett

Melinda Kulick

Justin Miller

Ashlee Peters-Roberts

Stacy McKeever

Jill Coury

Amanda Pagnotta

Cybil Federer

Cathy Rudolph

Bryan Mike

Curriculum & Instruction Committee

Courtney Barbiaux, Co-Chair

Anthony Facemyre, Kelly Innocent, Deanna Lott, Bethany McCaffrey

Department Chairs, Liaisons, & Team Leaders

Department Chairs:

Art K-12 -- Denise Wagner

Computer Applications K-12 -- Melinda Kulick

English K-12 -- Meghan Nese

Foreign Language 6-12 -- Cybil Federer

Guidance Services K-12 -- Sandra Oskin

Health Services K-12 -- Patricia White

Instructional Data / Renaissance Learning -- Melanie Kauffman

Library Services K-12 -- Megan Aranyos

Mathematics K-12 -- Kim Abel

Music K-12 -- Brian Querry

Physical Education & Health K-12 -- Heather McKallip

Science K-12 -- Bryan Mike

Social Studies K-12 -- Anthony Facemyre

Liaisons:

English Language Arts Liaison --

Mathematics Liaison -- Kourtney Foriska

Science Liaison -- Courtney Barbiaux

Social Studies Liaison -- Ashlee Peters-Roberts

Team Leaders:

Team Leader 6 -- Ashlee Peters-Roberts

Team Leader 7 -- Jill Coury

Team Leader 8 -- Kourtney Lehman

Arts and Humanities 6-8 -- Kaylyn Scheller

Grade Level Leaders:

K --

1 -- Rebecca Fisher

2 --

3 --

4 --

5 --

K-5 Arts & Humanities -- Allison Heberling