Director Profiles

Minna Allison and her husband, Andrew have lived in Peters Township since 1999. They have three children, Cecelia, Grant and Teddy.

 

Mrs. Allison graduated from Washington & Jefferson College in 1989 with a bachelor’s degree in history and then earned a law degree from Temple University in 1992.Upon graduating from law school, Mrs. Allison served as a judicial law clerk for 3 years in Philadelphia and then as a litigator in a corporate law firm.After moving back to the Pittsburgh area, she practiced law downtown in the field of civil litigation. In 2002, Mrs. Allison left the daily practice of law to raise her children and become an active volunteer in our Peters Township community.

 

Mrs. Allison has served on PTA boards, including 2 terms as high school PTSA President and 2 terms as Vice President.She has been an active volunteer in four different buildings of our school district. For the past 13 years, Mrs. Allison has served as a PTA Assemblies Chairperson at both Bower Hill and McMurray Elementary Schools, and in that capacity organizes, plans and negotiates with outside vendors to bring quality programs to our students, which enhance and enrich the curriculum. Prior to being elected to our school board, Mrs. Allison was a regular participant at school board meetings and served on several curriculum and school board committees, including the Math Curriculum Committee, the Language Arts Curriculum Committee, the High School Final Exam Committee and the High School GPA Committee.

 

Mrs. Allison is active with St. Benedict the Abbott church and has been a Faith Formation teacher.Mrs. Allison is a member of the Washington County Bar Association and continues to sit as a civil arbitrator.

 

Send an email to Minna Allison: [email protected]

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Rebecca Bowman and her husband, Jeffrey, have lived in Peters Township since 1983. Their sons, Eric and Joshua, both graduated from Peters. Since 1986, Rebecca has maintained private practices in forensic civil engineering, law (focusing on real estate, estate planning and administration, small business formation, human resources, and construction disputes), arbitration, and mediation. She is a published author. For more than a decade, she served on the Construction Appeals Board. Prior to joining the School Board in 2013, she was a founding parent of the championship Peters Township Fencing Club. In addition to her former role as MathCounts coach, she tutors and mentors a wide variety of academic activities across the District. She is very active at Thomas Presbyterian Church. She has a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of North Dakota, an M.B.A. in International Finance from Oklahoma University, and a J.D. from Duquesne University. 

 

Mrs. Bowman is an Accredited School Director Leader from the Pennsylvania School Boards Association. 

 

Send and email to Rebecca Bowman: [email protected] 

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Hailing from Richmond, VA, Rolf Briegel graduated from the University of Virginia in 1991 with a degree in environmental science and a minor in astronomy. After serving as a Naval Officer for 4 years, he moved to State College where he pursued his teaching certificate from Penn State and began his teaching career at State College High School before moving to Peters Township in 2000. Rolf and his wife Lisa have a daughter and son who are Peters graduates, and a son who is currently a District student. Since moving to the area, Rolf has taught every earth, space, and environmental science course Mt. Lebanon High School has to offer. He earned his master’s degree from California University of Pennsylvania in 2008, has served as a PSAT/NMSQT Coordinator and SAT Test Center Supervisor at Mt. Lebanon since 2012, and picked up a driver education / safety education certificate from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 2013.

 

Send an email to Rolf Briegel: [email protected] 

 

Mr. Dunleavy graduated from Peters Township High School in 1977 and went on to graduate from Washington D.C. JATC School. He is currently employed as the Manager of Electric Technologies and is an instructor for IBEW/CCAC Electrical Construction Technology Associate Degree Program. Mr. Dunleavy serves as the Peters Township School District Chairman of Buildings and Grounds Committee. He and his wife Rhonda have five children who are all gradutes of the Peters Township School District.  

 

Send an email to Ron Dunleavy: [email protected] 

Mrs. Jennifer Grossman, her husband Jon, and their three school-aged sons moved to Peters Township in 2017. Jen graduated from LaSalle University in 2001 with a major in Political Science and from the Widener University School of Law with her J.D. in 2004. She was admitted into the Pennsylvania Bar in 2004 and has been practicing law since. After many years as a commercial litigator, Jen opened the Grossman Law Office in 2013 in order to focus her practice on real estate matters. Jen is also a licensed real estate agent with Keller Williams, selling residential real estate across Allegheny and Washington County.   

Thomas McMurray is a lifetime resident of McMurray and a graduate of Peters Township High School. Since joining the Board in 1983, he has served as President for 12 years, Vice-President for 5 years, and has chaired the Finance Committee and Personnel Committee for several years. He has been a member of the Intermediate Unit # 1 Board of Directors since 1994 and held the offices of President, Vice President, and Treasurer.

 

Mr. McMurray graduated from Davis and Elkins College with a degree in Business Administration, and is a Certified Public Accountant and a Chartered Global Management Accountant. He is employed as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. McMurray has volunteered as an emergency medical technician and Director with the Peters Township Ambulance Service since 1969. He and his wife Sandy have three children, Michael, Matthew, and Melissa and three grandchildren.

 

Send Thomas McMurray an email: [email protected]

Dr. Shari Payne, her husband Michael, and their daughter moved to Peters Township in 2016, in great part, due to the excellent school system.  

 

Dr. Payne has worked in higher education for over 26 years in various roles at the University of Pittsburgh, Robert Morris University and Shepherd University (WV). She presently serves as the Vice President of Enrollment for Waynesburg University, with responsibility for admissions, financial aid, facilities management, maintenance, housekeeping and dining operations. She graduated with her BA in English Writing from the University of Pittsburgh, MS in Communication and Information Systems from Robert Morris University and EdD in Administrative and Policy Studies from the University of Pittsburgh.  

 

Send Shari Payne an email: [email protected]

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Mr. Taylor and his wife Kristin have been residents of Peters Township since 2006. They have four children, two who are currently enrolled in the District and two who are graduates of PTHS. Mr. Taylor holds his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Pittsburgh.

 

Send Daniel Taylor an email: [email protected]