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B.S., Microbiology/Biochemistry and Political Science, Cum laude, University of Pittsburgh
J.D., Magna Cum Laude, Duquesne University School of Law
| Leo was appointed Chief Counsel on March 2, 2009. Prior to joining PASSHE, Leo served as Chief Counsel and Deputy Treasurer for the Pennsylvania Department Treasury and Chief Counsel to the Department of Agriculture. He has also served as a Deputy General Counsel and Assistant General Counsel with the Governor's Office of General Counsel. While with the Office of General Counsel, his primary responsibility was as a legislative counsel to the Governor's Office.
Before his appointment to the Office of General Counsel, Leo was Deputy Commissioner for the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs, the Commonwealth agency that provides administrative and legal support to 27 professional and occupational licensing boards and commissions. Prior to becoming Deputy Commissioner, Leo served as the Staff Attorney for the Western Regional Office of the Pennsylvania Inspector General. Leo also served as an Assistant Counsel in the Office of Chief Counsel at the Department of State. At the Department of State, Leo represented the Corporation Bureau, Bureau of Charitable Organizations, State Athletic Commission, professional licensure boards and the Bureau of Commissions, Elections and Legislation. He also served as the designee for the Treasurer as Chair of the Board of Finance and Revenue, and Board of Commissioners of Public Grounds and Buildings and as the Treasurer's designee for the Boards of the State Employee Retirement System, Public School Employee Retirement System, and Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement System. Leo has also served as the designee on the Board of Finance and Revenue for the General Counsel and the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
| Chief Counsel | Office of the Chancellor, Board of Governors, Legal Liaison to the Executive Vice Chancellor and his staff | 1 |
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B.A., Political Science, Magna cum laude, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
J.D., Magna cum laude, Widener University School of Law
| Prior to coming to PASSHE in 2000, Dave was an associate attorney with the Harrisburg office of Kirkpatrick and Lockhart, LLP.
Areas of Concentration: NCAA/Athletics | University Legal Counsel | Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, Mansfield University of Pennsylvania, Office of the Chancellor Contracts | 2 |
| B.S., Mathematics, University of Pittsburgh
J.D., Duquesne University School of Law | Jeff joined PASSHE in 2000 after serving as associate counsel for the Environmental Hearing Board and completing a clerkship with the Honorable James R. Kelley of the Commonwealth Court. Previously, Jeff worked in the Actuarial Department at Blue Cross of Western Pennsylvania.
Areas of Concentration: Constitutional Issues, Litigation | University Legal Counsel | Millersville University of Pennsylvania and Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania | 3 |
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B.S., Environmental Resource Management, Pennsylvania State University, with highest distinction
J.D., Tulane Law School, Cum laude
| Andy joined PASSHE in 2004 after spending more than three years with a small litigation firm in Harrisburg, where his practice concentrated in the areas of insurance defense and civil litigation. Prior to entering private practice, Andy was the Executive Deputy Prosecutor in the Crimes Against Children Unit in the York County District Attorney's Office, where he was responsible for prosecuting felony and misdemeanor child physical and sexual abuse cases.
Areas of Concentration: Labor and Employment Law Litigation, Liaison to the Directors of Social Equity | University Legal Counsel | System-wide Grievances and Arbitrations, Office of Human Resources for the Office of the Chancellor, Legal Liaison to the Vice Chancellor of Labor Relations and Human Resources | 4 |
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B.A., English, Clark University
J.D., University of Pittsburgh School of Law
| Jacqueline joined PASSHE in 2006 after serving twelve years as Solicitor for the City of Pittsburgh. Prior to her appointment as Solicitor, Jacqueline practiced public and real estate finance as well as corporate law with Giant Eagle, Inc., the firm of Rose, Schmidt, Hasley & DiSalle, the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency and the State Public School Building Authority.
Area of Concentration: Finance of Student Housing | University Legal Counsel | California University of Pennsylvania and Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Contracts for the Office of the Chancellor's Human Resources and Benefits Offices | 5 |
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B.A., Political Science, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
J.D., Dickinson School of Law
| Mike joined PASSHE in 2006 after spending almost four years with a small litigation firm in Harrisburg, where his practice concentrated in the areas of insurance defense, criminal appeals, and civil litigation. Mike also serves as a court-appointed arbitrator in Dauphin County. Prior to entering private practice, Mike was a Deputy District Attorney in both Dauphin and Cumberland Counties. Prior to law school, Mike worked with delinquent children as both a juvenile probation officer in Dauphin County and with the Abraxas Foundation.
Areas of Concentration: Electronic Discovery, FERPA and Right-to-Know Law | University Legal Counsel | Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania and Liaison to the System's Information and Technology Officers. | 6 |
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B.A., Government and French, St. Lawrence University
M.P.A., Public Administration, The Pennsylvania State University
J.D., Dickinson School of Law
| Jill joined PASSHE in 2008 after twelve years with the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. There she worked as an attorney concentrating in government contracting, policy review and regulations as well as a Special Assistant to the Secretary and as Director of Staff Development and Training. Prior to working for the Department, she worked for three years in a small private law firm concentrating in labor law and zoning and served as a law clerk to the Honorable Madaline Palladino of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.
Areas of Concentration: Liaison to the PASSHE Police Chiefs, Coordinator of University Legal Counsel Speaker's Bureau, labor and employment law. | University Legal Counsel | Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and System-wide grievances and arbitrations. | 7 |
| B.S., Commerce, University of Virginia, McIntire School of Commerce
J.D., The George Washington University School of Law | Suzy joined PASSHE in 2008 after spending almost five years in private practice with firms in Pennsylvania and Colorado, where she concentrated her practice in the areas of land development, real estate and corporate law.
Areas of Concentration: Residency Appeals, Public Contracting, Editor of the PASSHE Contract Manual, Liaison to Construction Support and to the PASSHE Directors of Purchasing. | University Legal Counsel | East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania and Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 8 |
| B.A., Communications, University of Scranton
JD., Widener University School of Law | Cathy joined PASSHE in 2011 after eleven years with the Governor's Office of General Counsel. There she worked as a special assistant to the General Counsel in the day-to-day operations of the office, as an attorney concentrating in ethics issues, contracting matters, emergency preparedness, and Right-to-Know Law Matters, and as a special assistant to the Governor focusing on capital projects. Prior to working for the Office of General Counsel, she served as a staff attorney for the Pennsylvania Office of Inspector General concentrating on background investigations and general investigative matters.
Areas of Concentration: Policy Committee, Intellectual property issues. | University Legal Counsel | Clarion University of Pennsylvania and Kutztown University of Pennsylvania | 9 |
| B.S., Spanish, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, Cum laude
J.D., The Dickinson School of Law | Ann joined PASSHE in 2011 after spending almost fourteen years in the Pennsylvania Department of Education's Office of Chief Counsel, where she worked on a variety of educational initiatives and represented the Department in civil and administrative litigation. Ann also served as a law clerk to the Honorable James R. Kelley, Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania. Prior to entering law school, Ann was a high school Spanish teacher.
Areas of Concentration: Academic and student-related issues. | University Legal Counsel | Cheyney University of Pennsylvania | 10 |
| B.A., Speech Communications/Public Relations, York College of Pennsylvania
Graduate Certificate in Public Management
| Chris joined PASSHE in 2010 as a special investigator after serving 25 years as a law enforcement professional with the Leesburg Police Department, Loudon County Sheriff's Office and with the U.S. Department of Justice. | Special Investigator | Handle assignments from Chief Counsel or their designee; assist in all types of investigations at the universities and the Office of the Chancellor, working with the universities and assigned counsel. | 12 |
| A.A., Paralegal Studies, Summa cum laude, Harrisburg Area Community College
B.S., Business Administration, Magna cum laude, Elizabethtown College
M.P.A., Public Administration, Summa cum laude, The Pennsylvania State University | Mary Ann joined PASSHE in 1998 as a legal secretary and litigation assistant. In 2002 she became a Legal Assistant and in 2003 a Paralegal Supervisor. In 2004 Mary Ann became the office administrator. Prior to coming to PASSHE, Mary Ann worked for 13 years in private sector legal offices, as well as in property management and the medical field. | Legal Office Administrator | PASSHE Prothonotary, Administrative Officer for Merit Principle Appeals, Residency Appeals and Bid Protests. Liaison to Governor's Office of General Counsel. Manage legal office functions, outside counsel contracting, legal office budgeting, supervise support staff and provide administrative support to Chief Counsel Leo Pandeladis, University Legal Counsel Cathleen McCormack and Special Investigator Christopher Jones. | 13 |
| Administrative Assistant Certificate, Bradford School of Business
Paralegal Certificate, Robert Morris College
| Anne joined PASSHE in March 2010 as a legal secretary. Prior to coming to PASSHE Anne worked in a school district and several private law firms in various secretarial positions. | Legal Secretary | Law library, maintain pending litigation database, provide support to University Legal Counsel Davide E. Stover, Jeffrey B. Hawkins, Andrew C. Lehman, Jill C. Fluck, Michael S. Ferguson and Ann G. St. Ledger. | 14 |
| B.A., Political Science and German, St. Joseph's University
J.D., cum laude, Temple University School of Law | Meg joined the Office of Legal Counsel in March 2012 and is located on the campus of West Chester University. Prior to joining PASSHE, Meg worked as an Assistant District Attorney with the Chester County District Attorney's Office and as an associate at Montgomery, McCracken in Philadelphia in the commercial litigation department. Meg also worked as a law clerk for the Honorable Ronald C. Nagle of the Chester County Court of Common Pleas. | University Legal Counsel | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 11 |
| | Christine joined the Legal Office in December 2012. | Legal Secretary | Support University Legal Counsel Megan Kampf. | 15 |