Propel Schools Inc
Donations deductiblePropel Schools Inc's network
8 people1 organisationi8 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
8 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 8 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brendan Surma | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Bernard E Carter (also filed as Bernard Carter) | Vice-President | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Bryan Lewis | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| David Fair | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Don Huber (also filed as Don Huber) | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Evon Walters | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Heidi Bartholomew | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| James Kinville | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
24 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Angela Taylor | Director, K-12 | since 2020 |
| Beth Wright | Chief Financial Officer | since 2020 |
| Charles Daane | Chief Financial Officer - Retired Oct 2019 | since 2018 |
| Danielle Parson | Community Affairs Sr Director | since 2019 |
| Darren Stromock | Assist Dir Stud Affairs | since 2022 |
| Graham Coyle | Senior Director | since 2018 |
| Jamie Chlystek | Director of Curriculum | 2018 |
| Jeremy Resnick | Director of Planning | since 2018 |
| Jaclyn L Hoover | Senior Director of HR | since 2018 |
| Kimberly Roberts | Senior Director | since 2018 |
| Kristen Golomb | Dir, Innovation & Partner | since 2022 |
| Lindsey Smith | Inst Assess Ast Dir | since 2022 |
| Melissa Garvin | Senior Director | since 2022 |
| Michael Radage | Dir Talent Acquisitions | since 2022 |
| Randall Bartlett | Senior Director | 2018 |
| Richard Snyder | Director of Operations | since 2018 |
| Robert Powell | Principal | since 2022 |
| Rosemary Anderson | Director Afterschool Program | since 2022 |
| Sandra Gough | Principal | 2018 |
| Sandra Madden | Senior Director Rept. | since 2020 |
| Sonya M Meadows | Sr Dir Strat Comm & Engag | 2023 |
| Sonya M Toler | Senior Director | since 2020 |
| Teresa O'Neill | Senior Director | since 2018 |
| Tina Chekan | Superintendent, CEO | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tina Chekan | Superintendent, CEO | 5 | $221k | $84k | |
| Teresa O'Neill | Senior Director | 35 | $152k | $62k | |
| Beth Wright | Chief Financial Officer | 12 | $136k | $20k | |
| Richard Snyder | Director of Operations | 35 | $125k | $54k | |
| Jaclyn Hoover | Senior Director of HR | 35 | $123k | $25k | |
| Constance Murray | Director Foundation | 35 | $122k | $23k | |
| Kimberly Hoerr | Senior Director Academics | 35 | $121k | $52k | |
| Darren Stromock | Assist Dir Stud Affairs | 35 | $119k | $52k | |
| Sonya M Meadows | Sr Dir Strat Comm & Engag | 35 | $114k | $24k | |
| Rosemary Anderson | Director Afterschool Program | 35 | $109k | $48k | |
| Melissa Garvin | Director of Pupil Service | 35 | $109k | $10k | |
| Denise Rechtorik-Nestico | Special Ed Coordinator | 35 | $108k | $8k | |
| Ryan Williams | Director of Technology | 35 | $106k | $47k | |
| Krystle Yanoff | Principal | 35 | $106k | $23k | |
| Dustin Podgorski | Teacher | 35 | $105k | $10k | |
| Kristen Golomb | Dir, Innovation & Partner | 35 | $105k | $47k | |
| Jennielle Loskey | Teacher | 35 | $105k | $18k | |
| Anthony Teti | Director Math & Science | 35 | $104k | $47k | |
| Jessica Johnson | Teacher | 35 | $102k | $47k | |
| Larry Ciarelli | Teacher | 35 | $102k | $46k | |
| Scott Anderson | Science Coordinator | 35 | $101k | $45k | |
| Katie Patterson | Special Ed Coordinator | 35 | $101k | $46k | |
| David Fair | President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Bernard E Carter | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Heidi Bartholomew | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Evon Walters | Secretary/Vice President | 1 | $0 | ||
| James Kinville | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Don Huber | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Brendan Surma | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mark Cancilla | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Coleen Davis | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Propel Schools Inc
- EIN
- 030483260
- Address
- 3447 E Carson St, Pittsburgh, PA, 15203-2150
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Mission
- Charter school for students in grades Kindergarten through Twelfth. Propels mission is to catalyze the transformation of public education so that all children have access to high performing public schools. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B29 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2002
- Principal officer
- Tina Chekan (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 August 2003
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
RelatedEducationPropel Charter School - EastRelatedEducationPropel Charter School - McKeesportRelatedEducationPropel Charter School - MontourRelatedEducationPropel School Sunrise
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsBrendan Surma
≥8years on the filingsDavid Fair
≥8years on the filingsDon Huber
≥8years on the filingsEvon Walters
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $24m
- Total liabilities
- $24.3m
- Net assets or fund balances
- Minus $245k
- Contributions and grants received
- $4.7m
- Program service revenue
- $19.6m
- Employees
- 287
- Volunteers
- 11
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Propel Schools likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Pennsylvania Department of State, business entities (data.pa.gov xvd7-5r2c). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Entity type
- Domestic Nonprofit Corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 23 August 2002
- Registered agent
- Not stated
Officers (5)
- David Fair President
- Evon Walters Vice President
- Heidi Bartholomew Treasurer
- Mark Cancilla Secretary
- Tina Chekan Governor
City and state of officers are not held in this extract.