Board of Directors

The Abington Educational Foundation is led by a volunteer Board of community leaders in partnership with the Abington School District. With the support of the Abington & Rockledge community, AEF will continue to provide financial assistance to programs that promote parity across the district and the highest level of educational innovation.

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    ​​​​​Rick Markham, President

    Office Manager, Markham Orthodontics

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    Kristen Kawas, Vice President

    Senior Program Officer, Next Generation Learning Challenges

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    ​​​​​​​Christine Strange, Treasurer

    Senior IT Account Executive, Hitachi Vantara

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    Ellen DeStefano, Secretary

    Administrator, Chestnut Investment Advisors​

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    Natasha Hatton, Immediate Past President

    Manager, Condor Hotel, North Wildwood NJ

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    ​​​​​​​Allie Artur

    Communications Coordinator, Abington School District

  • Ashley Bram-Johnston

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    Dr. Jeffrey Fecher

    Abington School District Superintendent

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    ​​​​Ronald Brison

    Assistant Principal, Abington Senior High School

  • Angelique Frazier

    STEM: Career Exposure Teacher, School District of Philadelphia

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    Daniel Kaye

    Director of Community Engagement, Rydal Park

  • Debbie Lee

    Retired Abington Elementary School Teacher

  • Kevin Longwill

    Music Industry Teacher, Abington School District and University of Valley Forge

  • Kelechi Ajunwa, Ph.D

    Associate Professor, Delaware County Community College

  • Tomea Sippio-Smith

    Director, Coalition for Educational Excellence at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education

  • Lydia Sit

    Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Covenant House PA

  • Mike Staszkiw

    Teacher, Roslyn Elementary School