Michelle Miller has served over 20 years in public education with a concentrated focus on providing student-centered learning environments and opportunities for ALL learners.

Dr. Miller, a lifelong educator, attended Chatham College, Duquesne University and the University of Pittsburgh to prepare her for a career in education.   She began her teaching and administrative career in the Ellwood City Area School District as a Social Studies teacher and then served as their Assistant High School Principal.  She then joined the administrative team at Seneca Valley School District as the Principal of Haine Middle School, a 5th and 6th grade middle school.  With superintendent leadership experience in the districts of Hopewell, Blackhawk and Wilmington, Dr. Miller possesses a wealth of school leadership experiences.

With an unwavering passion for learning, teaching, and leading,  Dr. Miller has been an adjunct professor at Westminster College and has been a guest speaker in teacher and administrative preparation programs in the region.  Dr. Miller serves as an executive board member of University of Pittsburgh’s Tri-State Study Council and the Forum for Western PA Superintendents.  She also served her community through her leadership on executive boards for Lifesteps, Inc., Beaver County United Way, Beaver County Cancer and Heart Association and the Beaver County Educational Trust.  As a previous recipient of Tri-State’s Jean Winsand Distinguished Educator Award and the Pennsylvania Association of Middle Level Education’s Advocate for Public Education Award, Dr. Miller continues her focus on leading and learning.

When she is not with her school family, Dr. Miller resides in South Beaver with her husband, Steve, and their son, Isaac.  

Phone: 412-221-4542 x 413

Email: [email protected]

Cristine Wagner-Deitch has served for 30 years in public education. Her focus has always been on providing the greatest opportunities for all students and that includes ensuring all students have equitable access to a rigorous and relevant curriculum.

In continuous pursuit of her own education, Cristine has earned degrees and certifications from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, West Chester University, St. Francis University, Youngstown State University, the Beaver Valley Intermediate Unit and the Lancaster/Lebanon Intermediate Unit. This education has afforded her the opportunity to hold many positions in teaching and administration. Mrs. Wagner-Deitch was a teacher of middle school mathematics and technology in Prince George’s County Maryland and Norristown Public Schools near Philadelphia. She held positions of leadership in those districts as well, including Academic Dean and Middle School Math Specialist. As an administrator, Cristine’s primary focus has been in Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment with more than 20 combined years as a Curriculum Director for the Beaver Valley Intermediate Unit and the Beaver Area School District.

Her desire to ensure all students receive the best possible education inspired her to work with pre-service teachers and current school administrators. Cristine has developed training programs for the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE), taught educational leadership courses as an adjunct for Clarion University and presented at numerous conferences for PDE and the Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Teacher Educators. Currently, Mrs. Wagner-Deitch teaches courses in Data Analysis and Assessment Literacy for the Pennsylvania Inspired Leadership Program.

As evidenced by her receipt of the Dr. Gary L. Miller Memorial Distinguished Service Award, service to the community of education is of vital importance. Cristine was a founding member of the Beaver County Innovation and Learning Consortium and a member of the Beaver County Education Foundation Board of Directors, she actively mentors principals and superintendents in the areas of supervision, data analysis, curriculum, instruction and assessment.  Her ability to develop partnerships has helped her to bring more than 20 million dollars in grant funding to her serving area.

Phone: 412-221-4542 x 430

Email: [email protected]

Dr. Rachel Andler is the Director of Student Support Services for the South Fayette Township School District. 

Prior to joining our District in March 2020, she held a similar position at the Carlynton School District in Carnegie, PA for three years. While there, she coordinated and supervised professional development for the district and handled all components of the District’s special education and pupil services program that included students with individualized education plans, 504 plans, and gifted education plans. Dr. Andler also served as the ESL coordinator for an English Learner population that quadrupled in two years.

 

In 2006, Dr. Andler began her career in education as a high school math teacher in the Brownsville Area School District. After six years in the classroom, she moved into administrative roles in the District that included Cyber Coordinator, Co-Director of Alternative Education, Dean of Students, and Director of Pupil Services, Special Education, Curriculum, and Federal Programs.

 

Dr. Andler received a Bachelor of Science degree in Secondary Education with a concentration in mathematics from the California University of Pennsylvania, a Master of Education in School Leadership and Curriculum and Instruction, and an Ed. D. in Education in School Leadership from the University of Pittsburgh. She also holds a Superintendent Letter of Eligibility from California University of Pennsylvania.

 

Additionally, Dr. Andler has guest lectured to first year school psychologists at the California University of Pennsylvania and participates on multiple advisory boards for the West Virginia Junior College in Morgantown, West Virginia.

 

Phone: 412-221-4542 x 429 

Email: [email protected] 

Dr. Charles Herring is the Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the South Fayette Township School District, McDonald, PA. 

Dr. Herring has worked in the field of education for over 25 years. He started his career in the Wilkinsburg School District in a 3/4^th multi-grade classroom. While working in Wilkinsburg, Dr. Herring created America’s First Hip-Hop Superhero – GRAMMAR MAN!™ an educational program that uses rap music and storytelling as tools to teach students the parts of speech. In 1999, after being asked to be the keynote speaker for Princeton University’s first-ever, Hip-Hop in Education Conference, Dr. Herring left K-12 education to become a professional speaker and trainer. During that time, Dr. Herring traveled the country to speak for organizations such as Kroger, Giant Eagle, the State of Arizona, the State of New Jersey, and many others. Additionally, Dr. Herring created two additional educational programs, Black History is Not Just a Month and The Mathematics Magician. Dr. Herring is also the author of a memoir in essays titled, YOU CAN ONLY HOPE TO CONTAIN ME: It’s Impossible to Stop a Person Who Won’t Quit.   

Upon returning to the classroom in 2012 as a faculty member in the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Education’s Falk Laboratory School, Dr. Herring taught Kindergarten, mentored future teachers, acquired his Reading Specialist Certification, and began work on his Doctorate in Language, Literacy, and Culture. In August 2015, Dr. Herring began working at South Fayette as the K-5 Gifted/Enrichment Coordinator. In that role, he was tasked with transforming the program from a more traditional Gifted/Enrichment model to one that was primarily, project-based.  This led Dr. Herring to initiate a partnership with Carnegie-Mellon University’s Entertainment Technology Center to provide a real-world perspective for students on how to craft storylines and to write scripts as the introduction to his annual filmmaking venture, Project Green & White. Dr. Herring is a graduate of Leadership Pittsburgh’s LDI 8. Additionally, he enthusiastically participates in events hosted by Trying Together, the Remake Learning Network, the Green Building Alliance, and several other organizations in the region.

Phone: 412-221-4542 x 572

Email: [email protected]

Ms. Donovan has worked in education for more than two decades. Prior to South Fayette, she was the Communications Manager for Sewickley Academy where she handled both internal and external communications and media relations. She developed weekly newsletters for the school community as well as faculty and staff, created a bi-annual alumni magazine, produced their crisis communications manual, and generated news content for the website and social media. Ms. Donovan spent 18 years at Pittsburgh Technical College focusing on recruitment, marketing, communications, and data analysis along with organizing orientations and open houses. She has also spent time in admissions with both Bethany College and Pennsylvania Culinary. After experiencing a few years on the agency-side of marketing and public relations, she determined that she much prefers to work in a school environment. She believes that there is no more noble field than that of education and loves working with students of all ages. 

A graduate of Susquehanna University with a bachelor of arts degree in communications studies, Ms. Donovan is also certified in crisis communications. 

Phone: 412.221.4542 x 358