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Board Members Elect New Leadership at Board Organization Meeting

Sherry Hazuda Elected President

PITTSBURGH, December 6, 2010 – The Pittsburgh School Board is under new leadership as the Board elected officers for the 2011 fiscal year. Sherry Hazuda was elected President. Ms. Sharene Shealey was elected First-Vice President and Mr. Thomas Sumpter was elected Second-Vice President. The Board

also elected Superintendent Mark Roosevelt as Secretary of the Board, along with four Assistant Secretaries, a School Treasurer and Deputy School Treasurer.

The Public School Code of 1949 requires that the directors of all school districts hold an organization meeting to elect various officers for the forthcoming fiscal year. A majority vote of all the Directors is required for election to any office.

Board President Sherry Hazuda

Sherry Hazuda was first elected to represent District 6 in 2007. Ms. Hazuda currently serves as the chair of Board Effectiveness and Communications & Marketing committees. She additionally represents the Board as the Title I liaison. She is the mother of four and grandmother of two children. She is a resident of Beechview employed by a health care organization.

First-Vice President Sharene Shealey

Sharene Shealey was first elected to represent District 1 in 2009. Ms. Shealey is chair of the Negotiations Committee, a member of the Education Committee and represents the Board as liaison to the Right to Education Task Force. Ms. Shealey is a resident of North Point Breeze and is employed as a Chemical Engineer. She is the mother of four children.

Second-Vice President Thomas Sumpter

Thomas Sumpter was first elected to represent District 3 in 2005 and has served as First Vice-President since 2009. Prior to serving as First Vice-President, Mr. Sumpter was elected Second Vice-President in 2008. Mr. Sumpter has chaired the Board’s Education Committee. He has also served on the Negotiations, Government and Ad Hoc committees and has represented the Board at the Pennsylvania School Boards Association and Head Start Policy Council. He is married and the father of one child.

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The chart below details Pittsburgh Public Schools Board Members and the areas of the City each represent.

Board Member	District Representative	Areas Represented
Ms. Sherry Hazuda	6	Brookline, Beechview, Banksville, West End, Mt. Washington, Westwood and East Carnegie
Ms. Sharene Shealey	1	Homewood, East Hills, North Point Breeze, South Point Breeze, Lincoln-Lemington, Friendship, parts of East Liberty, and Shadyside
Mr. Thomas Sumpter	3	Bloomfield, Garfield, Upper Hill District, parts of Stanton Heights, parts of Oakland and East Liberty
Dr. Dara Ware Allen	2	Spring Hill, East Allegheny, Polish Hill, Morningside, Spring Garden, Washington’s Landing, Strip District, Highland Park, Troy Hill, Lawrenceville, Stanton Heights
Mr. Mark Brentley, Sr.	8	Manchester, Beltzhoover, parts of Northside, part of Hill District and Downtown
Mrs. Theresa Colaizzi	5	South Side, Lincoln Place, Greenfield, South Oakland, Central Oakland, Summerset at Frick Park, Hazelwood, Swisshelm Park and Squirrel Hill
Mrs. Jean Fink	7	Allentown, Arlington, Bon Air, Carrick, East Brookline, Knoxville, Mt. Oliver, Overbrook and South Side Slopes
Mr. William Isler	4	Squirrel Hill, Oakland, Regent Square and Hazelwood
Mr. Floyd McCrea	9	Sheraden, Windgap, Brighton Heights, Perry Hilltop, Crafton Heights, Chartiers City, Observatory Hill, parts of Northside, Elliot, Esplen and Marshall-Shadeland

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