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Embodying the indomitable Fighting Scot spirit, the PennWest Edinboro Student PSEA chapter has consistently continued to push for robust professional development, meaningful community service, and strategic political action and advocacy. In the current political climate, the institutions of public education and labor unions have unfortunately become a clear, prominent target for critics, and Edinboro's dedicated members are working tirelessly to push back against these pressures and protect every student’s access to quality public education. This academic year, our membership took intentional, deep dives into the complex realities of equity and multiculturalism in modern schools, teacher burnout and mental health, and our rights and protections and union members while simultaneously being active, vocal fighters for those currently working and learning within the field of education.
Explore What Our Chapter Has Done This Year!
Our Members Taking Awesome Strides
Post with the Governor
Post with the Governor
Alumna Member Jess Porter made a social media post with Governor Josh Shapiro, highlighting the importance of reading and sharing the PSEA-PACE endorsed candidate.
Advocacy Award
Advocacy Award
Member Gavin Mitsdarfer recieved the Advocacy Award at the PennWest Edinboro Clubs and Organizations Award Ceremony for his unwavering commitment to ensuring everyone is advocated for and respresented equitably.
Spirit of Service Award
Spirit of Service Award
Member Kylie Peters won the Spirit of Service Award at the PennWest Edinboro Clubs and Organizations Award Ceremony for her tireless efforts in our community service events.
Member Gavin Mitsdarfer was interviewed and featured in the SpotlightPA story on the proposed increase in Student Teacher Support Program funding for the 2026-2027 academic year.
Advisor Mary Jo Melvin was featured as one of the People of PennWest, along with the announcment of the PennWest School of Education.
Member Bob Moats was chosen as a speaker at the Fall 2025 College of Education, Arts, and Humanities Commencement.
Member Gavin Mitsdarfer was interviewed and featured in the USA Today news story about teachers spending their own money on classroom supplies.
Member Gavin Mitsdarfer was a featured in the NEA Today article "Why We Teach" about why college students are still deciding to be educators in the current climate.
Member Gavin Mitsdarfer was selected to create a video to promote NEA's paid student teaching support.
Member Gavin Mitsdarfer was featured on the cover of the Fall 2025 NEA Today for Aspriting Educators.
Member Chloe McMullen was chosen as a speaker at the Spring 2025 College of Education, Arts, and Humanities Commencement.
Members Ian Hall and Ethan Rapp placed second at the PASSHE Fredrick Douglas Institute Debates in April 2025.
Chapter Leadership
Fall 2025
Fall 2025
Spring 2026
Spring 2026
Co-President- Jenna Pfingstler (Early Childhood)
Co-President- Karlie Varner (Secondary Biology)
Vice President- Gavin Mitsdarfer (Secondary English and Special Education)
Secretary- Ian Hall (Secondary Mathematics)
Treasurer- Kaylee Kennedy (Secondary English)
PACE Chair- Ethan Rapp (Secondary Social Studies)
Co-President-Kylie Peters (Early Childhood)
Co-President- Ian Hall (Secondary Math)
Vice President- Kaylee Kennedy (Secondary English)
Secretary- Astrid Sylvain (Secondary General Science)
Treasurer- Jess Lock (Middle Science)
PACE Chair- Morgan Beer (Secondary English)
Jenna Pfingstler
Karlie Varner
Kylie Peters
Ian Hall
Gavin Mitsdarfer
Ethan Rapp
Kaylee Kennedy
Jess Lock
Astrid Sylvain
Morgan Beer
Dr. Mary Jo Melvin
Dr. Mary Jo Melvin
Chapter Advisor
Jenna Fox
Jenna Fox
Northwestern Region President
Madison Miller
Madison Miller
Northwestern Region HoD Rep.
Leadership Beyond the Boro
Chapter Members Serving in the Northwestern Region
Chapter Members Serving in the Northwestern Region
Jenna Fox - Student PSEA Northwestern Region President, Executive Council
Jenna Pfingstler - Student PSEA Northwestern Region Vice President
Ethan Rapp - Student PSEA Northwestern Region PACE Chair
Madison Miller - Student PSEA Northwestern Region House of Delegates Representative
Gavin Mitsdarfer - PSEA Northwestern Region Executive Council, Educational Justice Committee
Chapter Members Serving in the State Level
Chapter Members Serving in the State Level
Gavin Mitsdarfer - Student PSEA PACE Director (PACE Board of Directors, Student PSEA Committee)
Student PSEA Representative (Legislative Committee)
Jenna Fox - Student PSEA Northwestern Region President (Student PSEA Committee)
Chapter Members Serving at the National Level
Chapter Members Serving at the National Level
Gavin Mitsdarfer - NEA Aspiring Educators Caucus Lead Director
NEA Advisory Committee of Aspiring Educators
Chapter Membership
Hear
From
Them
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Total Membership End of (2024-25) = 463 members
Total Membership March 2026 = 464 members
Key
Key
*= Active Attendance **=2026 State Conference Attendee
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A- E
Logan Abbey
Marina Adelizzio
Shriya Adhikari**
Klmi Adisa
Jessie Aitken
Allison Alexander
Jessica Amann
Carley Ames
Adrianna Anderson
Cassy Anderson
Tabatha Anderson
Olivia Angell
Stephen Anke
Autumn Appel
Aryanna Arrington
Faith Arthur
Maycee Auden
Bryce Baez
Stephanie Bahny
Eryn Bailey
Landon Bailey
Kathryn Baker
Michael Ball
Rachel Barczynski
Sebastian Barker
Alex Barmore
Chloe Barnes
Bridget Bartlett***
Tagan Bassinger
Logan Basso
Kadi Bauer
Reagan Bauer
Emma Beck
Isabella Becker
Morgan Beer***
Emma Beggs
Alara Bem
Victoria Benning
Emma Benson
Teige Berger
Sharon Bisbee
Kailyn Blake*
Caden Blakesee
August Boal
Meryn Boardman
Margarite Boggs
Rose Boley
Kylie Boring
Carianne Bozenhard
Lynna Brenizer
Jacob Brenneman
Ella Brewer
Katie Brozich
Joseph Bucko
Elise Burkhart
Brionna Burnette
Alexis Burns
Kealy Caflisch
Camren Calabrese
Jordan Caldwell
Sarah Callahan
Gus Campbell
Abigail Campisano
Matilda Carey**
Alayna Carlson
Ryan Carr
Alaina Carroll
Katrina Carver**
Giavana Casane
Landon Chalmers
Cora Charlton
Hannah Chase*
Bailey Clark
Cameron Clark
Joseph Clark
Tyson Clear
Mallory Cleland
Mia Collier
Andrew Collins
Thomas Collins
Morgan Cook
Natalia Corrales
Elaine Corwin
Katherine Cox
Madison Crawford
McKenna Crawford
Amanda Crilley
Paige Crum-Treadgill
Madison Culver
Traci Culver
Owen Daghir
Joud Dakhil
Landon Darr
Mylee Davis**
Brady Deeb
Astacio Deemer
Brent Defranco
Abigayle DeMichele
Jacqueline Detelich
Cayla DiBernardo
Alexis DiFuccia
Chrsitian Dombrowiak
Alyssa Dorman
Zoe Dottle
Aiden Dougan
Bryce Drayer
Eden Drayer*
Isabella Duncan
Brooke Edwards*
Megan Eich
Kevin Elwell
Kassedey Engle
F-K
F-K
Alex Fairbanks
Emily Farley*
Connor Fehlman
Austin Fenstermaker
Hailey Fetzner
Benjamin Fiely
Dawson Fiesler
Aniah Filson
William Finnerty
Ashlyn Fiolek
Madison Fletcher
Rebecca Foltz
Jenna Fox**
Riley Frank
Kaylin Franks
Ryan Franz
Christopher Frits
Alexis Fry
Riley Fuller
Cheyenne Furl
Zachary Gallagher
Alexus Garcia
Ashley Garon
Addison Garrity
Jenna Geer
Ainslie Geeting
Elizabeth Geiser
Carolyn Geist
Anthony Gentile
Traci Gentilman
Mary Gertz
Aric Gleason
Joshua Gongloff
Preston Gorton
Jillian Gray
Marisa Gray
Riley Greaves
Kiley Gregor
Avrey Grishow
Paige Guadagno
Braden Hain
Cassidy Hall
Danasha Hall
Ethan Hall*
Ian Hall**
Riley Hall**
Madeline Hammond
Amanda Hanes
Jaden Harper
Abby Harrington
Isabella Harrington
Casey Harris**
Paige Hazen
Alexander Hedhili
Owen Heenan
Kyra Heeter
Brinley Hegedus
Blythe Helsel
Leah Henry
Charity Hertlein
Maggie Hetrick
Jessica Hetz
Emma Hill
Jaden Hogan
Amelia Holland
Ayreonna Holley
Nilda Hoppe
Julia HIghes
Olivia Hultberg
Mackenzie Huston
Meghann Huya
Sunday Ikegwuonu
Jacob Innes
Maria Insana
Leigh Janicki
Eamonn Jimenez
Elizabeth Johns
Amanda Johnson
Takorshia Johnson
Nathaniel Jones
Rylee Jones
Astrid Kavelish**
Sophie Kearns
James Kehl
Devin Keidel
Amanda Keister
Victoria
Antigone Kellogg
Audrey Kemick
Ian Kennedy
Kaylee Kennedy**
Payton Kennedy
Ronald Kennedy
Matthew Kinder
Megan Kinney
Ted Kinney
Jillian Kline*
Milo Kline
Michael Knight
Jackson Koppers
Sydney Kosko
Natasha Koslop
Ann Kostansex
Noelle Kraeger*
Adia Kreiger
Jennifer Kuchsinski
Kellie Kulisek
Rachel Kunco
Kinkade Kurtic
L-Q
L-Q
Adriana LaCava
Kydia Lane
Kylie Langbein-Nestor
Joshua Letko
Emmie Lewandowski
Moran Lieder
Madelyn List
Coryn Lizdale
Jessica Lock**
Evan Lockett
Paloma Lopez
Samy Lopez
Autumn Lydic
Lauren Lytle
Adeline Maguire
Alexis Mahoney*
Kyndra Mahovlich
Avi Maisner
Elijah Makel
Harper Maland
Carrie Malliard
Yahair Malpica Salas
Elianna Marak
Avery Marshall
Jenna Martin
Rebecca Martinazzi
Avery Mascia*
Ella Mason
Ava Matterson
Torsha McCall
Mark McCune*
Dylan McDonald
Michaela McIntyre
Emma Mckay
Joy McKay
Jackson McLaughlin
Noah McMaster
Matthew Meacham
Elizabeth Meka
Estella Menc
Mara Mercer
Nicholas Merrow
Cadence Mertz
George Meucci
Ellie Mikowski
Brooke Miller
Eliza Miller
Mackenzie Miller
Madison Miller**
Naomee Miller
Kaitlyn Mitcham
Gavin Mitsdarfer**
Roabert Moats
Carmina Montagna
Hannah Morgan
Abigail Mori
Katherine Morris
Samuel Mott
Zoee Mott
Kendal Mumaw*
Mackenzie Mumaw
Kameo Munnell
Carolyn Murphy
Sarah Murphy
Leila Mustaga
Aaron Myers
Kersten Nageotte
Kaylee Necessary
Makayla Neelands
Tyler Nelson
McKenzie Nichols
Tyler Nicholson
Aaron Nordai
Rylee North
John Nuhfer
Lillian Oakes
MIchaelina O'Hara
Erica Osborne Trapp
Addyson Ours
Natalie Ozimek
Xaviour Paily
Riley Palmer
Reilly Parent
Carmen Pasuantonio
Grace Patrarco
Mackenzie Patterson
Sydeny Patteron
Katherine Payne
Safa Peebles
Amanda Pefferman
Alexander Perkins
Haiku Peters
Kylie Peters**
Marco Patrarca
Grace Petro
John Pfadt
Jenna Pfingstler**
Briley Phelps
Nicole Pierce
Ethan Pillar
Mya Pistner
Mackenzie Poshard
Veronica Potter
Kassandra Potts
John Powierza
Maria Preston
Samantha Primavere
Noel Proco
Keagan Provident
Meghan Pulice
Ethan Quazada
R-Z
R-Z
Natalie Ramey
Emily Rand
Emily Range
Ethan Rapp**
Lianne Raymond
Riona Redshaw
Hailey Rice
Markius Richardson
Bryana Riggleman
Kara Riley**
Madyson Rivera
Dyshai Robinson
Gabrielle Rodemaker
Jacob Rodgers
Adeb Roe
Julia Rogers
Madelyn Roscinski
Ashley Rose
Abigail Rutowski
Aiva Sadler
Lilly Sanders
Kendall Sankey
Kevin Santos
Remle Sauer
Logan Sauers
Samantha Saylor
Hannah Schmidt
Julia Schmitt
Faith Schneider
Mandetta Schneider
Cheaney Schoeff
Alexis Schrecongost
Makayla Shrekengost
Orzeko Seneta
Renae Senior
Jake Senz
Madison Sheeder
Discussion Sheehan
Kylie Shotts
Donald Shymske
Nathaniel Siegrist*
Hayden Skinner
Gianna Slodysko
Cassandra Smelko
Kaci Smith
Kaileigh Smith
Noah Smith
Gary Smitley
Brandon Snell
Kade Sottolano
Alexis Spahn
Quinn St. Clair
Riley Stainbrook
Jeffrey Staley
Julianna States*
Sabrina Steadman
Amber Steiger
Lexie Steines
Alexa Steis
Makayla Stevens
Aaron Stoddard
Elle Stoll
Bryonna Strain
Megan Strausser
Peyton Strine
Gaven Sucia
Timothy Suydan
Emma Swanson
Lilly Swanson
Bo Swartz
Linnea Sylvain**
Zachary Szlenski
Jacques Taylor
Sade Taylor**
Stephen Tenney
Morgan Texter
Rebecca Tisland
Carly Tramontano
Tanner Tramontano
Sara Tresco
Amelia Trinchitella
Emma Trippi
Maddison Uplinger
Emily Urbanski*
Avery VanDyke
Karlie Varner**
Michael Villa
Lilly Vincent
Mallory Voegelin
NIcholas Vogan
Sara Volkman
Olivia Vorse*
Kendal Wadsworth
Adoria Waldier
Caitlin Walk
Jinnele Ward
Shelly Ward
Brittni Warus
Charlee Wastchak
Darius Watt
Laney Weaver
Nicole Weber
Lauren Webster
Kelsey Weibel
Baylee Welling
Elanor West
Abriella Whatmore
Chelsea Wheeler
Jordyn Wheeler
Bradie Whitehair
Jenna Whitman
Hunter Wiesen
Abigail Williams
Jiaro Williams
Jocelyn Williams
Jacquelyn
Molly Willoughby
Caitlyn Wolf
Winnifred Wolf
Cora Wolfe
Meaghan Wood
Amy Work
Lauren Wright
Owen Wright
Makenzie Yanc
Virginia Zabala
Sydney Zilhaver
Brought to you by the PennWest Edinboro Student PSEA APEX Committee
Brought to you by the PennWest Edinboro Student PSEA APEX Committee
Jenna Fox, Gavin Mitsdarfer, Jenna Pfingstler, Kaylee Kennedy, Karlie Varner
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