The Pennsylvania Parent Information and Resource Center employs a diverse and well-qualified staff that plans, coordinates and provides services to urban, rural and suburban communities across Pennsylvania.
Mark S. Lewis, Ed.D., Director
(717) 763-1661 ext. 137
Mark S. Lewis, Ed.D. has thirty-three years of experience in the public school setting. He started his career as a secondary English teacher in Central Pennsylvania prior to moving to New York in 1981 where he served as a school administrator in six school districts over a twenty-seven year span, sixteen of which he served as a superintendent of schools. Dr. Lewis has extensive experience working with parents, teachers, administrators and community members in the area of school improvement planning, professional development, technology integration and community outreach. In 2004 he was recognized as New York State Superintendent of the Year by the New York State Computer and Technology Educators. Dr. Lewis earned his bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education from Penn State University, and his master’s degree and doctorate in educational administration from Bucknell University and Syracuse University, respectively.
Becky Blue, Early Childhood and Family Development Program Manager
(717) 763-1661 ext. 162
With nearly thirty years experience in the field of early childhood education and early childhood program delivery and administration, Becky provides guidance for quality program implementation and the delivery of high quality trainings. She has management and supervisory responsibilities for training and technical assistance of Parents as Teachers programs, Parent Child Home Program grantees, and Children’s Trust Fund grantees. Becky holds two master degrees: one in Early Childhood Education and one in Instructional Technology. Becky has been certified as a Parents as Teachers (PAT) National Trainer since 1993. She has served as Pennsylvania’s PAT State Systems Leader since 2001.
Karen Shanoski, Family-School-Community Partnerships Project Manager
( 717) 763-1661 ext. 139
Karen brings twenty-seven years of experience in both public and private human service sectors. Her current work focuses on family-school-community partnerships with an emphasis on effective family engagement. It includes development of training and tools that support cross systems work and meaningful participation of consumers, parents and residents in community collaborative partnerships. Her work experiences include: director of a private non-profit that helped low income people meet basic human needs, a planner with a county children and youth agency, and a home visitor. She has been an active community volunteer since high school when she was an advocate for people with mental retardation through today in her service as a school board director. She holds a bachelor's degree in Social Work and a master’s degree in Management both from Pennsylvania State University.
Wenda Deardorff, Parent Information and Resource Center Specialist
(717) 763-1661 ext. 116