Episode 120: Kellie Skweres

Kellie Skweres, Teacher Support Liaison for Pittsburgh Public Schools, is a member of the district’s Office of Professional Learning. She has served in her current position for over ten years, facilitating and managing New Teacher Induction. In her more than 25 years in Public Education, she has also worked as an Instructional Teacher Leader, Curriculum Coach, Curriculum Writer, Intervention Specialist and classroom teacher for Elementary, Middle, and High School.

In addition to her current role, Kellie also works as a Racial Equity Affiliate, providing educators foundational skills to engage in conversations around race and racism and their impact on students.

Her most recent project focuses on supporting new teachers through mentorship. She has developed, implemented and is currently facilitating the professional learning of current District mentors and providing systemic approaches of support within and across schools as they engage in this work.

Kellie is a wife of twenty-seven years and mom of four children, two boys and two girls. She resides in Lincoln Place –the same town she grew up in as a child—with her two dogs and three cats. In her spare time, she loves to take walks in the woods and drink coffee on her deck.

Episode 49: John Wray

Your Spiritual Journey: #49 Lifelong Presbyterian John Wray discusses the difficult issues that have affected the PCUSA and local churches. (libsyn.com)

Retired PCUSA employee and lifelong Presbyterian John Wray speaks out on important issues for all Christian denominations and for local churches. As an economic and political conservative with liberal social views, he brings a unique perspective to these contemporary issues.

Episode 33: Bill Vandivier

Bill Vandivier has traveled multiple career paths including music, child development, banking and social service. His spiritual path led him away from commercial banking and into working for the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth, where he helped low-income homeowners to make essential repairs and providing financial counseling to help them avoid foreclosure.