Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees consists of 10 trustees who are employees of Erie 1 BOCES: five appointed by the Labor Organizations involved and five appointed by the Erie 1 BOCES Superintendent.
The finalized agenda and any reports for upcoming meetings are usually not available until a day or so before the meeting date and, when available, will be posted adjacent the meeting date below.
Documents related to past meetings can be found on the Meeting Documents page. Note that Meeting Minutes are not able to be posted until they are reviewed and approved at the following Trustee meeting.
Bargaining Unions:
Donna Walters
dwalters@e1b.org
Erie 1 Professional Education Association (NYSUT)
Bob Giannicchi
rgiannicchi@e1b.org
AFSCME Local 2567, Council 66 (12-month employees)
Melanie Kitchen
mkitchen@e1b.org
Erie 1 Management Association (SAANYS)
Fran DiFrancesco
fdifrancesco@e1b.org
AFSCME Local 2341
John Pope
jpope@e1b.org
Erie 1 Administrators Association (SAANYS)
Management:
James Fregelette, Chair
jfregelette@e1b.org
Executive Director, Finance and Information Systems
Candace Reimer
creimer@e1b.org
Director, Communication Services
Eileen Fleming
efleming@e1b.org
Director of Human Resources Services
Michelle Okal-Frink
mokal@e1b.org
Director, Technology Services
Christa McHale
cmchale@e1b.org
Director of Educational Partnerships and Workforce Development
Only the trustees can change established benefits, add benefits and set yearly health contribution rates.
Upcoming Trustee Meetings
The Board of Trustees will meet on the dates below.
Tuesday,
August 18, 2026, 3PM
Thursday,
October 22, 2026, 3:30PM
Thursday,
January 21, 2027, 3:30PM
Thursday,
March 18, 2027, 3:30PM
Thursday,
May 20, 2027, 3:30PM
Thursday,
June 17, 2027, 3:30PM