New business manager to take the reins at McKeesport Area
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February 27, 2020

New business manager to take the reins at McKeesport Area

By Jeremy Sellew

By JEFF STITT
jstitt@yourmvi.com
McKeesport Area School Board unanimously voted to hire a new business manager at Wednesday’s meeting.
Joan Wehner will officially take over the position of business manager/board secretary on March 23. She will be paid $95,000 per year. Her contract will expire June 30, 2025.
Superintendent Dr. Mark Holtzman said Wehner is a McKeesport Area graduate, and added she was a star basketball player when she attended MASD.

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