LEADERSHIP

 

 

 

Board Members

Stephanie Barnett Jamison, Chair

Stephanie (she/her) was born and raised in the Souderton area and returned to the area in 2018 with her husband to raise their school-aged daughter. Stephanie has spent the past 22 years working as a social work clinician, administrator, and consultant. Stephanie received a Bachelor of Science from DeSales University and a Master of Social Work degree from Marywood University. Stephanie is an advocate and community organizer with a passion for disability justice, LGBTQIA youth and their families, community power-building, and the use of peer support and mutual aid as alternatives to traditional models of social service.

Richard Detwiler, Treasurer

Dick (he/him/él) grew up in nearby Bucks County and lived in Spain for several years after graduate school. Dick established his connection to Souderton in the mid-1980s, when he worked for the Indian Valley Opportunity Center and soon moved to Souderton.

He spent 16 years employed by IVOC in daily service to our multicultural community. During that time he also served on boards of directors of ACLAMO, Community Housing Services, and the Souderton Area School District and volunteered with Souderton Boy Scout Troop 461.  

He later became a high school Spanish teacher in Jenkintown where he also co-advised the World Language Honor Society and the Interact Club for volunteer service, and served on the executive board of the Montgomery County Association of Teachers of Foreign Languages (MCATFL).  

Now retired, Dick currently volunteers at Ten Thousand Villages, Generations of Indian Valley, and Indian Valley Public Library. He is a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church Racial Justice Ministry Team, the Executive Executive Board of Montgomery County PSEA Retired teachers union, and the Executive Board of Montgomery County Association of Teachers of Foreign Languages.

Corinne DeGeiso

Corinne (she/her) resides in Telford with her husband, Paul, and their two children. Corinne grew up in Bucks County and attended West Chester University, where she acquired a B.A. in Psychology. She works in the clinical research industry managing an operations team. In her free time, Corinne enjoys reading, crafting, spending time with her family and learning of ways she can better the Souderton community. 

Jane Kerns Spigel, Secretary

Jane Kerns Spigel (she/her) has lived in Lower Salford for 14 years.  She and her husband have two daughters (16 and 12).  She is grateful to be a stay at home mom.  This has allowed her to volunteer her time with many groups including her church, her kids’ schools, girl scouts, community theater  and several charitable and non profit organizations.  She has served on the Board of Directors at DCP Theater and is currently the Family Theater Coordinator. Jane is passionate about ensuring that our shared community remains committed to the values on which it was founded including peace, equality, justice. She believes that it is vital that SASD be an open and accepting environment for all our students, teachers and staff. 

Scott Swindells

Scott Swindells (he/him) is a parent of two Souderton students, a longtime resident of Lower Salford, and a high school English teacher in his twentieth year at neighboring North Penn School District. During his campaign for school board in 2021, Scott had doorstep conversations with thousands of Souderton Area residents, many of whom raised concerns with equity and inclusion in our school district. Scott continued learning by attending meetings of the Montgomery County Movement for Black and Brown Lives, Coalition 4 Justice, and Montgomery County Democratic Black Caucus, and then decided to get involved locally, joining SAFA. 

Scott believes we can’t achieve equity without systematically embedding equity into the school district’s structure, and it takes leadership at the school board level to make sure equity is not just a one-time in-service day discussion, but the foundation for the entire school district. Scott likes the way SAFA consistently urges the school board to help our community face this challenge together and grow together. Equity is treating everyone fairly, and that needs to become policy to make sure it happens in our schools. 

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