Voices, a Podcast from the Seneca Valley School District

SHOW TOPIC Return to School Education Resources SPECIAL GUEST Dr. Marie Palano, Seneca Valley Analytics and Federal Programs Director Dr. Marie Palano has been an administrator in the Seneca Valley School District since 2011, serving as assistant principal and principal before moving to her current role of Director of Analytics and Federal Programs. Dr. Palano uses meaningful data to develop and i...

SHOW TOPIC Return to School Special Education SPECIAL GUEST Mr. Jerry Miller, Seneca Valley Special Education Director Mr. Jerry Miller came to Seneca Valley School District as Director of Special Education in 2008. Mr. Miller earned his bachelor’s degree in Education at Slippery Rock University where his area of focus was elementary education and special education. He then attended Duquesne Unive...

SHOW TOPIC Return to School Elementary Student Information SPECIAL GUEST Dr. Sean McCarty, Seneca Valley Assistant Superintendent for K-6 Instruction Dr. Sean McCarty has held the position of assistant superintendent of elementary education, grades K-6, since 2012. In his role he has expanded the elementary curriculum and added unique courses for the K-6 student. Dr. McCarty has overseen the devel...

SHOW TOPIC Return to School Secondary Student Information SPECIAL GUEST Dr. Matt McKinley, Seneca Valley Assistant Superintendent for 7-12 Instruction Dr. Matthew McKinley serves as Assistant Superintendent of Secondary Instruction, grades 7-12. Prior to his assistant role, he served for six years as principal of the Seneca Valley Senior High School. He also served as assistant principal of the Se...

SHOW TOPIC Return to School Facilities Preparation SPECIAL GUEST Mr. Randy Miller, Seneca Valley Buildings and Grounds Director Mr. Randy Miller comes to Seneca Valley from the corporate sector where he worked for three and a half years as a project manager for FedEx Ground Corp. in Moon Township. During his time there, he was responsible for managing the development and design of facilities, site...

SHOW TOPIC Return to School Cafeteria Procedures SPECIAL GUEST Ms. Darlene Carmack, Seneca Valley Food Services Director Ms. Darlene Carmack joined the Seneca Valley School District in June of 2010. Ms. Carmack has more than 30 years of customer focused leadership experiences across a broad spectrum of the food service industry. As a School Nutrition Specialist, she directed at Hampton Township Sc...

SHOW TOPIC Return to School Transportation Procedures SPECIAL GUEST Mr. Jim Pearson, Seneca Valley Transportation Director Mr. Jim Pearson has been with Seneca Valley since 2011. He trained and received his Commercial Drivers License (CDL) with school bus and passenger endorsements and is a member of the National Association for Pupil Transportation, Pupil Transportation Association of Pennsylvani...

SHOW TOPIC Return to School Human Resources Planning SPECIAL GUEST Ms. Kyra Bobak, Seneca Valley Human Resources Director Ms. Kyra Bobak has over 20 years of experience in education and has been an administrator in Seneca Valley School District since 2006. During her work as principal at Haine Elementary, the school received the Olweus Quality Assurance designation in 2011. The school was one of t...

SHOW TOPIC Return to School Steering Committee Planning SPECIAL GUEST Mr. Fred Peterson, Seneca Valley Return to School Steering Committee (RSSC) Member Mr. Fred Peterson and his family have lived in the Seneca Valley School District for over 20 years. He and his wife, Cece, have two sons who are Seneca Valley graduates. Mr. Peterson serves on teh Seneca Valley School Board representing Cranberry...

SHOW TOPIC Return to School Student Services SPECIAL GUEST Dr. Jeff Roberts, Seneca Valley Supervisor of Gifted Education and Student Services Dr. Jeff Roberts has been an administrator in the Seneca Valley School District since 2009, and currently serves as the Seneca Valley Supervisor of Gifted Education and Student Services. He recently earned his degree in doctoral studies at Indiana Universit...

SHOW TOPIC Return to School Health Services SPECIAL GUEST Ms. Liz Williams, Seneca Valley Nursing Administrator Ms. Liz Williams is the Administrative Nurse at Seneca Valley and is leading the health services efforts during this critical time. Prior to this role, she was the nurse at Ryan Gloyer Middle School and was recently named a winner of The Highmark Foundation’s sixth annual Advancing Excel...