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Downingtown Area School District
Board of Directors

The Downingtown Area School Board is comprised of nine voting elected officials and a non-voting 10th member (Superintendent).  The board meets twice per month in the James E. Watson, Jr. Staff Development Room of the District's Administrative Offices, 540 Trestle Place in Downingtown. Meetings are live streamed for those unable to attend in person, and past meetings can be viewed for 30 days online on YouTube.
 
 
Committee of the Whole - First Wednesday of the month at 6:30 PM
Monthly Board Meeting - Second Wednesday of the month at 6:30 PM


DASD uses the Committee of the Whole meeting to give School Board members the opportunity to review and discuss upcoming agenda items before taking formal action. This meeting typically takes place one week prior to the regularly scheduled Board meeting, and the public is invited and encouraged to attend. This process also provides community members the opportunity to better understand items in advance of a vote, to address the board during the public comment portion of the meeting, and time to contact individual Board members with any additional questions or feedback.

During the Committee of the Whole meeting, Board members may ask questions, share perspectives, and discuss proposed items. Following this discussion, a finalized agenda is presented for approval at the Board’s regularly scheduled meeting, held on the second Wednesday of each month.

 

School board 2026

Front row (from left to right): President Audrey Blust, Superintendent Robert J. O’Donnell, Ed.D., Vice President Joyce Houghton; Back row (from left to right): Directors Madhu Gurthy, Jane Bertone, Erin Todorovac, Mindy Ross, Lisa Strobridge, LeeAnn Wisdom, Caryn McCleary Ghrayeb

2025-2026 DASD School Board Directors

Audrey Blust, President
ablust@dasd.org
Director - Region 1 (Upper Uwchlan 1, 2, Wallace)
Term expires: 2027

Joyce Houghton, Vice President 
jhoughton@dasd.org
Director - Region 9 (West Bradford 1, 3, 5) 
Term expires: 2027 

Jane Bertone
jbertone@dasd.org
Director - Region 7 (Downingtown WN, EE, EW, WS)
Term expires: 2027 

Caryn McCleary Ghrayeb
cghrayeb@dasd.org
Director - Region 5 (Uwchlan 2, 8, East Caln 1)
Term expires: 2027 

Madhu Gurthy
mgurthy@dasd.org
Director - Region 2 (Upper Uwchlan 3, West Pikeland)
Term expires: 2029

Erin Todorovac
etodorovac@dasd.org
Director - Region 4 (Uwchlan 1, 3, 4, 5, 9) 
Term expires: 2029

Mindy Ross  
mross@dasd.org
Director - Region 8 (East Caln 2, West Bradford 2, 4) 
Term expires: 2029
 
Lisa Strobridge
lstrobridge@dasd.org
Director - Region 3 (East Brandywine N1, N2, S)
Term expires: 2027

LeeAnn Wisdom
lwisdom@dasd.org
Director - Region 6 (Uwchlan 6, 7) 
Term expires: 2029

Board Docs

BoardDocs is a paperless meeting software designed to house School Board meeting and Committee of the Whole agendas, minutes and policies.

  • For agendas and minutes 2022-2023 and later, please visit the BoardDocs website.
  • For agendas and minutes prior to 2021-2022 please contact Board Secretary Virginia Warihay at vwarihay@dasd.org.

Who is my school board director? 

  1. Visit the Chester County ChescoViews website.
  2. In the top left search box, type your address and enter.
  3. Click anywhere in the colored area on the map and a pop-up window will open. Use the arrows in the pop-up window to scroll to your DASD region information.
  4. Once you know your region, refer to the list below to determine your representative.

Where do I vote?

  1. Visit the Department of State Polling Place Search 
  2. Type in your county, city/town (use mailing address - not township), street, and street number.
  3. The search will give you the name of your precinct and where your polling place is located.

     

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