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Board of Trustees Members
Travis Gery has served on the board of West-Mont Christian Academy and currently serves on the board of the Pottstown Corps of the Salvation Army, and is the chairman of the Cradle of Liberty Council, Continental District, Boy Scouts of America.
Mr. Gery has been engaged in the private practice of law since 2003, concentrating in the areas of civil litigation, general liability, insurance coverage, employment matters, environmental law, and bankruptcy. Before entering private practice, he was an Assistant United States Attorney, Pennsylvania Deputy Attorney General, and Chief Deputy District Attorney. Mr. Gery also served on active duty as a Lieutenant in the United States Navy, Judge Advocate General's Corps. He has tried over 75 jury cases to verdict.
From 2002 to 2003, Mr. Gery was an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, where he supervised and directed complex drug-trafficking and money-laundering investigations, conducted federal Grand Jury investigations, and prosecuted individuals and organizations charged with federal drug and money-laundering crimes. From 1999 to 2003, he served as a Pennsylvania Deputy Attorney General. He supervised investigations of money-laundering and drug-trafficking, conducted Grand Jury investigations, and prosecuted individuals and organizations involved in money-laundering and drug-trafficking. Mr. Gery also litigated civil forfeiture proceedings in the Central and Northeast regions of Pennsylvania. From 1993 to 1999 he was an Assistant District Attorney in Cumberland County, PA, rising to the position of Chief Deputy District Attorney. He supervised the Cumberland County Criminal Investigations Division, Auto Theft Prevention Task Force, Insurance Fraud Prevention Task Force, and Drug Task Force. He prosecuted all felony drug cases in Cumberland County. He also supervised all crimes against children and sexual assault investigations, and prosecuted individuals charged with those crimes.
From 1990 to 1993, while on active duty in the United States Navy, Judge Advocate General's Corps, Mr. Gery served as Senior Trial Counsel, Senior Defense Counsel, and Head of Civil Law, and supervised enlisted service-members and civilian personnel. He is currently a Commander in the United States Navy Reserve. He has been awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal twice, the Navy Commendation Medal once, and the Meritorious Service Medal twice.
Mr. Gery received his J.D. from Widener University School of Law in 1989, graduating with honors. He received his B.A. from Dickinson College in 1986. He has four children enrolled in Agora Cyber Charter School.
Bonita Harmon has two children enrolled at Agora Cyber Charter School, and has worked very closely with Agora teachers to bring her son to grade level. She values the flexibility and safety of the online school model—allowing time for cultural activities and other opportunities for socialization, which compliment the school's academic program.
Bonita is extremely involved with the community at large and volunteers her time as a faculty member at the Temple University/Pan-African Studies Community Education Program, working with adolescent students at the Entertainment and Community Education Center. Bonita also serves on the Board of Directors of Dot'n Ray, Inc., a non-profit organization, as founder, president, and CEO. In 2007, she worked as the Youth Program Director of the Uptown Entertainment & Development Corporation. Since 2004, she served as the Program Director of The Greatest Philadelphia Performing Arts Enrichment Program.
Bonita received a Certificate of Appreciation in 2005 at the Temple University/Pan-African Studies Community Education Program, and a Certificate of Appreciation from New Freedom Theatre's Performing Arts Training Program in 2004. She was also a provider for the Congreso de Latino Unidos, Inc. Beacon Program in Philadelphia from 2002–2004, and in 2001 she earned a Merit Recognition and Commendation at Silver Springs-Martin Luther School in Plymouth Meeting, PA. Bonita furthered her education at Camden County College in Camden, NJ and Rowan College in Glassboro, NJ.
Mary Steffey and her husband have been schooling with the K¹² curriculum for eight years, first through PAVCS and now with Agora Cyber Charter School. Mary is passionate about this model of education as she has seen the tremendous benefit it has been for her children, who have various special needs including mental retardation, autism, and dyslexia. She is thrilled that her children don't have to deal with the stigma that many children in brick-and-mortar schools have to face every day. Her children (except one) have no idea they have special needs and she believes that this is one of the greatest benefits of online schooling.
Mary is certified in the Association Method for Language Deficient Children, which is one of the approved Orton-Gillingham multi-sensory programs for dyslexic children. She has also attended numerous trainings in Sensory Integration Disorder, Reactive Attachment Disorder, Parenting with Love and Logic and many, many more.
Mary and her husband have been therapeutic foster parents for the past twelve years and received the foster parenting Certificate of Excellence in Teamwork in 2003 and the Certificate of Excellence in Passion for Service in 2007.
Mary worked as a social worker in a children's shelter and group home with dependent and delinquent youths for ten years. Following that she worked for Boyertown School District for seven years before having her children.
Mary is a passionate advocate for children and has many years experience advocating both for her own children and those she has worked with.
James J. Stoltz IV, CIA, CFSA, CRCM is an Audit Consultant providing internal audit services to area financial institutions. Jim was formerly a Senior Consultant for RSM McGladrey’s Risk Advisory Services. Prior to joining McGladrey, he was a member of the risk management team at Delaware Investments, an asset management firm. Preceding Delaware Investments, Jim worked for Commerce Bank/TD Bank, first as a member of a commercial lending support team and then as a senior auditor for the internal audit group.
Jim majored in Finance and received a BSBA from Villanova University. He later earned an MBA from University of Phoenix. Jim is actively involved as a member of the Philadelphia chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) and currently serves as the co-chair of the Academic Relations Committee and as a member of the Finance Committee. Jim was recently named the chair for the IIA Finance Committee for the upcoming 2011–2012 year. Jim holds Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) and Certified Financial Services Auditor (CFSA) designations from the IIA. Jim also recently obtained the Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager CRCM designation from the American Bankers Association. He is currently working towards completing CPA.
