Joint Operating Committee 2026
| Position | Name | School District | |
| Chairperson | Joseph Lyons | Quakertown Community School District | lyons720@qcsd.org |
| Vice-Chair | James Ott | Palisades School District | jott@palisadessd.org |
| Treasurer | Christopher Kaufman | Pennridge School District | ckaufman@pennridge.org |
| Secretary | Tracy Kram | Non-Member | tkram@ubtech.org |
| Member | James Hallowell | Palisades School District | jhallowell@palisadessd.org |
| Member | Cora Landis | Palisades School District | clandis@palisadessd.org |
| Member | Nathaniel Leffever | Pennridge School District | nleffever@pennridge.org |
| Member | David O'Donnell | Quakertown Community School District | odonnell300@qcsd.org |
| Member | Leah Rash | Pennridge School District | lrash@pennridge.org |
| Member | Christopher Spear | Quakertown Community School District | spear205@qcsd.org |
| Alternate | Jonathan Kern | Quakertown Community School District | jkern105@qcsd.org |
| Alternate | Brian McMullen | Pennridge School District | bmcmullen@pennridge.org |
| Alternate | Saul Ramos | Palisades School District | sramos@palisadessd.org |
2026 Joint Operating Subcommittees
Facilities Subcommittee
Meets on the First Thursday of the Month at 6 p.m.
| Christopher Spear | Quakertown Community School District - Chair |
| James Hallowell | Palisades School District |
| Nathaniel Leffever | Pennridge School District |
Finance Subcommittee
Meets on the First Thursday of the Month with the Facilities Subcommittee
| Christopher Kaufman | Pennridge School District - Chair |
|---|---|
| James Ott | Palisades School District |
| Christopher Spear | Quakertown Community School District |
Program Subcommittee
Meets on the third Thursday of the Month before the JOC Meeting
| Cora Landis | Palisades School District - Chair |
|---|---|
| Leah Rash | Pennridge School District |
| David O'Donnell | Quakertown Community School District |
Policy Subcommittee
Meets on the third Thursday of the Month before the JOC Meeting
This Committee will meet as a whole - Mr. O'Donnell - Chair
Articles of Agreement Committee
| Cora Landis | Palisades School District - Chair |
|---|---|
| Christopher Kaufman | Pennridge School District |
| Christopher Spear | Quakertown Community School District |
| Michael Herrera | Administration Advisory |
| Bridget O'Connell | Superintendent of Record |
Joint Operating Committee Videos. You can Click Here to view videos of the JOC Board Meetings.
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