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Meet the Candidates

Melinda Berdyck

Melinda Berdyck (she/her)

MS, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
BSEd, Miami University

Current Mt. Lebanon School Board Director

Board Policy Committee, Pathfinder School Board

Strategic Plan Workgroup

Speech-Language Pathologist

Owner, Made for the Occasion Floral Designs

Alumna. Parent. Advocate.

Becki Campanaro

Becki Campanaro (she/her)

PhD, Biochemistry, Arizona State University
BS, Biochemistry, Susquehanna University

Teaching Professor of Biological Sciences

Career Development and Health Professions Advising

Advocate for holistic student development

Board Member, Mt. Lebanon Foundation for Education

Active PTA Member, Past-President Hoover Elementary

Past-President, Mt. Lebanon City Council of PTAs

Tim Clougherty

Tim Clougherty (he/him)

MBA, University of Pittsburgh
BS, Applied Mathematics/Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University

Program Manager for Education and Healthcare Organizations

Mt. Lebanon Civic Engagement Board

Volunteer focusing on Community Development and Empowerment

Advocate for Effective Use of Technology

Member, St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church

Joy Givens

Joy Givens (she/her)

MEd, Higher Education Management, University of Pittsburgh
BA, Political Science & Psychology, University of Central Florida

Immigrant & Refugee Youth Program Specialist

Trauma-informed children’s author and workshop presenter

Parent of 4, including children who are neurodivergent 

Member, St. Andrew Lutheran Church (ELCA, Reconciling congregation)

Advocate for education that affirms all cultures, identities, abilities, and languages

Endorsed by the Steel City Stonewall Democrats

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