Who's Who at The Consortium
for Public Education

Linda L. Croushore, Ed.D. has been the executive director of the Consortium since its inception in 1987. She earned her undergraduate degree at Grove City College and her master of education and doctorate of education at the University of Pittsburgh. She began her career as a teacher in McKeesport Area School District and went on to become an instructional leader, administrative assistant and administrator. In 1985, she was tapped by the Allegheny Conference on Community Development to head an organization to support the public schools in McKeesport Area. The result was the McKeesport Education Fund, which was the forerunner of the Consortium.
lcroushore@tcfpe.org x214

Stephen G. Seliy, associate executive director, came to the Consortium from a marketing and communications company where he was President/CEO. Mr. Seliy has been actively involved in both economic and workforce development in the region. He also has taught at several Pittsburgh area colleges and universities. sseliy@tcfpe.org x215

Mary Kay Babyak joined the Consortium in January of 2007 as Director of Initiatives.  Prior to joining the Consortium, she was co-director of the APEX Consortium, located at Duquesne University, where for the past 15 years she oversaw all aspects of that organization. She also worked for 12 years with the Council for Basic Education in Washington, D.C., directing the national program of Fellowships for Independent Study in the Humanities. She holds a degree in Individual and Family Studies from Penn State University and has pursued additional coursework in business, logic, and model development, among other subjects. mbabyak@tcfpe.org x210

Pamela Gaynor is Director of  Communications for the Consortium. She has had broad exposure to the region’s nonprofit and business sectors and was Manager of Media Relations and Publications for the Jewish Healthcare Foundation (JHF) before coming to the Consortium. She was a business journalist for more than two decades and before joining JHF covered health care for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, earning national recognition for the newspaper during a period of tremendous upheaval for the region’s hospitals and insurers. Gaynor holds dual degrees from Syracuse University's Newhouse School of Public Communications and College of Arts and Sciences and did graduate work at the University of Maryland. pgaynor@tcfpe.org x213

Leslie A. Collette is the Consortium's finance officer. She is a graduate of Point Park College and has been at the Consortium since 1991. lcollette@tcfpe.org x205



Virginia (Ginny) Dunsavage is office manager for the Consortium and administrative assistant for the McKeesport High School Alumni & Friends Association. A graduate of McKeesport Area High School, she has been with the Consortium since its inception in 1987. gdunsavage@tcfpe.org x204

Vicki L. Corwin is assistant office manager. A graduate of Yough High School who also attended Westmoreland County Community College, she joined the Consortium in 1991. vcorwin@tcfpe.org x201


Gina Barrett is a full-time member of the office staff who handles program coordination, Act 48, event planning and is the Consortium's webmaster. A graduate of the Art Institutue of Pittsburgh, she has been with the Consortium since May of 2001. gbarrett@tcfpe.org x203

Jennifer A. Sethman Jennifer Sethman is Coordinator of the Skills for Life and Expect Respect Programs, which work to improve school culture and help students with healthy decision-making. A 2004 graduate of California University of Pennsylvania, she holds a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education. Previously, she taught in the East Allegheny School District and worked as a summer school teacher at Community College of Allegheny County. jsethman@tcfpe.org x209


Karen M. Kost, former Director of Communications for The Consortium, continues to work on an as-needed basis with the McKeesport High School Alumni & Friends Association. She is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh and a former journalist. Please contact Karen via Ginny Dunsavage.

Patricia E. Hoke joined the Consortium in October of 1988 as director of the Great Idea Grants initiative, a mini-grant program that has awarded over $1,000,000 to educators in 25 school districts in southwestern Pennsylvania. She also leads a number of special regional projects. She is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh.
phoke@tcfpe.org x206