Board of Trustees
City High has 9 board meetings a year. These occur on the on the second Wednesday of every month (except April, August and December). Meetings are held at 6:00 P.M. on the 9th floor of the school and are open the public.
The current board members are listed below. Every year (in February) a parent representative is elected to the Board of Trustees. Parents interested in serving on the Board should contact Dr. Wertheimer at 412-690-2489. Mr. Wayne DeLuca is City Charter High School's Solicitor.
Name
Bio
Term
Dr. Stanley Herman
Vice-President
March 2009-12
Dr. Ron Sofo
Dr. Ron Sofo, currently Superintendent with the Freedom Area School District, has worked as a Counselor, Assistant Principal and Assistant Superintendent during his 23 year career in public education. He has co-authored a book entitled “No Bad Schools” (2005) with Dr. William Renko on public school reform. Also, the Harvard Educational Review published Ron’s solicited manuscript entitled “Beyond NCLB and AYP: One Superintendent’s Experience of School District Reform” in the Summer 2008.
Ron passionately advocates for public education and educators to creatively develop and implement educational policy and practices which will increase the probability that all students succeed towards achieving rigorous and relevant 21st century academic knowledge and skills.
Mr. David Lehman
Parent Representative
David J. Lehman is a partner in the law firm of K&L Gates, where he concentrates in providing corporate, business and tax counseling to privately-held companies, including representing clients in transactions involving equity and debt financing, formation and start-up, venture capital, sales, mergers and acquisitions, technology licensing, and information technology. David has experience in (and has spoken on the subject of) structuring transactions, including joint ventures, partnerships, limited partnerships, limited liability companies and corporations. David also has extensive experience in the aspects of real estate transactions, including financing, leasing, development, purchasing and selling real estate. David has also served on the board of various non-profit organizations.
March2010-11
Mr. Fiore Londino
President
Fiore Londino is an organization development consultant with more than 30 years of experience. His operational and executive management experience - including global management - combined with seven years of consulting in a wide variety of industries enable him to partner with clients to develop practical solutions that achieve desired business results. The primary focuses of Fiore’s personal practice are strategic planning, executive and business coaching, and talent management.
In addition to CCHS, Fiore’s community involvement include chairing the board of a hospital system and serving on the boards of a faith-based outreach for the disadvantaged and a church.
Fiore’s interest in education has its genesis in his desire to positively impact education—an area that Fiore believes is a key to the success of our communities and nation.
March 2010-13
Ms. Judith Hallinen
Judith Hallinen is the Assistant Vice Provost for Educational Outreach and Director of the Leonard Gelfand Center for Service Learning and Outreach at Carnegie Mellon. She works with academic departments to translate expertise and university research into programs that benefit children, teachers and educational systems in the region, while encouraging university students to become involved in activities that enable them to share their talents and skills in the community. Focus areas include teacher professional development, curriculum development, teaching for equity, adult and K-12 computer education and training, program management, development and assessment.
March2010-13
Mrs. Valerie Njie
Executive Director, Bidwell Training Center
Valerie Njie is committed to making a difference in the lives of those less fortunate. Her professional career started as an elementary education teacher in East Chicago Heights, Illinois. But she quickly realized that most of the children’s problems stemmed from societal ills that plagued their parents and the impoverished communities that imprisoned them. Since obtaining a Master’s Degree in Management in 1973, Valerie has worked tirelessly to enhance the quality of people’s lives throughout the United States and in West Africa, by eliminating road blocks to success via quality educational opportunities.
At Bidwell Training Center, Inc. where Valerie recently celebrated 28 years of service, the mission is WE CHANGE LIVES. Valerie oversees the operation of a state licensed, accredited career training institution that has trained and placed thousands of graduates in meaningful jobs throughout the region since 1968. She is responsible for ensuring that the highest educational standards and services are afforded to everyone and that her adult students are treated with dignity and respect. Valerie considers herself a change agent for adults and their families and is passionate about providing quality educational opportunities to people of all ages. She is committed to social equity and her philosophy is to empower students with life-long skills beyond job training to truly free them from a revolving door of dependency and hopelessness.
Ms. Elizabeth Crow
Beth Crow is with Yahoo! Labs as a Campus Relationship Manager, focusing on strategic research relationships with key universities. Beth has extensive experience in developing meaningful partnerships between industry and higher education, having spent ten years directing corporate relations for the University of Pittsburgh, and Carnegie Mellon University’s business school. Previous industry roles included creating and launching a research-centered academic relations program in North American for the global telecommunications company, Marconi Communications.
March2008-11
Mr. J.R. McCartan
Jack McCartan has more than 50 years' experience in post-secondary career education. He has served as teacher, team leader, and president of various institutions. He has also served as officer of professional organizations and on Board of Trustees of various institutions.
March 2008-11
Mr. William Stayduhar
Treasurer
Certified Public Accountant