BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS ---
The Board provides stability and direction for the future of the Constructivist Conference, and preserves the history of the Institute’s past. 
SECRETARY Carol Amberg taught middle and high school English for 30 years, as well as college English. She has provided professional development workshops in association with BOCES, the Institute for Learning Centered Education, and the national New Standards Project.
TREASURER Tim Rudan is a teacher of economics and French at Northview Heights Secondary School in Toronto. In addition to teaching adolescents Tim has also been involved in teacher education at York University. He currently teaches 11th and 12th grade students in Toronto.
BOARD PRESIDENT Jim Pelech, Ed.D. holds the rank of Professor and Chair of the Education Department at Benedictine University. Prior to that, he taught high school math for thirty years. He is past president of The Association for Constructivist Teaching and is presently serving on their board
VICE PRESIDENT Julie Saunders has been an educator for 25 years. Julie began her public-school gig as a math AIS teacher. Currently she spends her days in an inclusive kindergarten setting.
Raamitha Pillay is a STEM educator and an adjunct at SUNY Canton, Canino School of Engineering Technology. Raamitha has previously taught at Ogdensburg Academy CSD, and in the Innovations in Science and Technology Program at St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES.
Marlene Pickering is a Care Manager with LIFEPlan. She works with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. She has over 40 years’ experience in the field of human services.
John Myers is a recently retired curriculum instructor in social studies, classroom assessment and general teaching strategies. He has worked from grades 3 to adult in four provinces across Canada and three countries over four decades
Alicia Peletz is a transformational and PBL coach as well as a human centered PD designer from Rochester, NY.
Julie Mitchell is a veteran educator of 24 years currently teaching English 10 and 12 at Fairport High School in a suburb of Rochester, NY. Julie continues into her 20th year of union advocacy with New York State United Teachers currently serving on the statewide Women’s Committee and as a delegate to the Rochester Labor Council.
Frank Pickus, Assistant superintendent, Gloversville, New York, retired. Frank has been facilitating Institute conferences for nearly 20 years and was a teacher of special education before becoming an administrator.
Frank Pickus, Assistant superintendent, Gloversville, New York, retired. Frank has been facilitating Institute conferences for nearly 20 years and was a teacher of special education before becoming an administrator.
Frank Pickus, Assistant superintendent, Gloversville, New York, retired. Frank has been facilitating Institute conferences for nearly 20 years and was a teacher of special education before becoming an administrator.
Frank Pickus, Assistant superintendent, Gloversville, New York, retired. Frank has been facilitating Institute conferences for nearly 20 years and was a teacher of special education before becoming an administrator.