Citizens Advisory of Pennsylvania

Hosted by Jess Stahlnecker

BusinessInterviews guests

Website RSS feed

Episodes

Latest episode

May 2024

Language

About the show

Listen to all things Citizens Advisory of Pennsylvania, where we discuss our current initiatives dedicated to protecting the sons and daughters within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Listen to episodes

30 recent

May 29, 202428 min

EPISODE 31: Guest Gwen Deluca - Is the PSBA Lobbying Your Tax Dollars?

Welcome to the Citizens Advisory Podcast presented by the Citizens Advisory of Pennsylvania. Join Executive Director Jess Stahlnecker and guest Gwen Deluca as they discuss the Pennsylvania School Boards Association (PSBA), current legislation that would give them a monopoly on school board director training, and the fact that they are lobbying with our tax dollars.The original intent was to interview Gwen, a former school board director in Western PA, about a common sense policy that allowed for the review and challenge of age-inappropriate library materials in school. However, research and conversation quickly evolved as Gwen began looking into the lobbying expenses for the PSBA. This is an eye-opening conversation you won't want to miss! Please remember to LIKE, SHARE and SUBSCRIBE Links mentioned in this episode: https://www.psba.org/ https://broadandliberty.com/2024/05/24/beth-ann-rosica-house-dems-vote-to-establish-monopoly-in-school-director-training/ https://www.palobbyingservices.pa.gov/Public/wfSearch.aspx#bottom https://www.salary.com/research/company/the-psba-salary

May 6, 202435 min

EPISODE 30: PA House 117th Race has Statewide, Possibly National Implications - Our Update

Welcome to the Citizens Advisory Podcast presented by the Citizens Advisory of Pennsylvania. Join Executive Director, Jess Stahlnecker and President Ben Herring as they talk election integrity, what's going on in the 117th legislative district race and the enormous impact the final outcome will have on the 2024 general election. As it stands right now, on May 6th, we still do not know the final results of the 2024 primary race between our former president and co-founder Jamie Walsh and Incumbent Mike Cabell in the 117th legislative district. With multiple ballots still in question, the public awaits more hearings and ultimately decisions on both mail-in ballots and provisionals. Ben goes through all of the issues with these ballots, along with the precedential court cases that should make these decisions very clear. You'll definitely want to listen and sharpen your knowledge on the election processes and precedents as all of this will no doubt come into play in November. You can find us on Facebook and Twitter - Citizens Advisory of PA and don’t forget to LIKE, SUBSCRIBE and SHARE this podcast! As always, check out our website citizensadvisorypa.com to learn more about our organization and how you can get involved.

May 3, 202429 min

Episode 29: Guest Chris Barrett Missouri Chapter Leader for Gays Against Groomers

Welcome to the Citizens Advisory Podcast presented by the Citizens Advisory of Pennsylvania. We are thrilled to welcome guest Chris Barrett, the Missouri Chapter Lead for the Gays Against Groomers Organization. Gays Against Groomers is a national nonprofit organization that opposes the sterilization and mutilation of minors, drag and pride events involving children, propagandizing youth with LGBTQ+ media, and queer theory & gender ideology being taught in the classroom. Join executive director Jess Stahlnecker and Chris for a great conversation. You can find Gays Against Groomers at gaysagainstgroomers.com. They also have a podcast called The Dark Side of the Rainbow that you can find on all the major podcast platforms.A special thanks to our Premiere Sponsors who make this podcast possible: Schnee Legal Services: schneelegal.com Murphy Wealth Management Royalty Self Storage Red's Barbershop R & D Memories: randdmemories.com We have some more great podcast guests lined so be sure LIKE and SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss anything!

May 3, 202432 min

Episode 28: Kooth Updates with Amy Carrozza

Welcome to the Citizens Advisory Podcast presented by the Citizens Advisory of Pennsylvania. Jess Stahlnecker, Executive Director and Vice President Amy Carrozza give some important KOOTH updates, including some articles coming out of the UK as well as here locally. We’ll also talk about what is going on at Wyoming Area, where KOOTH continues to be a pilot program. If you are unfamiliar with KOOTH Mental Health please go back and listen to our episode on Kooth with Ed Brunn. It's episode 4. Then come back and listen to these updates. Here are links to the articles so you can read and dig for yourself: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/pro-trans-website-children-given-213519633.html https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/03/21/pro-trans-website-for-children-backed-by-nhs-investigated/ https://www.standardspeaker.com/opinion/columnists/kooth-exec-defends-program-in-hazleton-schools/article_8424a14e-93f7-532b-80a6-856cd1703100.html A special thanks to our Premiere Sponsors who make this podcast possible: Schnee Legal Services: schneelegal.com Murphy Wealth Management Royalty Self Storage Red's Barbershop R & D Memories: randdmemories.com We have some more great podcast guests lined so be sure LIKE and SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss anything!

February 16, 202428 min

EPISODE 27: Q & A with Attorney Chad Schnee

Welcome to the Citizens Advisory Podcast presented by the Citizens Advisory of Pennsylvania. We are thrilled to welcome Attorney Chad Schnee as a guest. A seasoned attorney with more than a decade of experience, J. Chadwick (“Chad”) Schnee has served clients in a wide variety of matters, including, among others, labor and employment law matters, municipal issues and guardianship matters. Chad is also an authority on Right-to-Know Law issues, having worked in the office of open records and having authored several editions of the definitive guidance on that statute: The Right-to-Know Law: A Practice Guide, published by PBI Press. His successful litigation strategies have been hailed as “innovative” in the Philadelphia Inquirer. Chad has appeared on the Megyn Kelly Show and various radio programs to discuss his work. Attorney Schnee has argued several cases before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to include repealing the "mask mandate" for Pennsylvania Schools. Join us for a very insightful Q & A. We took questions from our members that prompted discussion with Attorney Schnee on quite a few different topics. We think you'll love this episode, and if you do please LIKE, COMMENT and SHARE it with others. You can find Attorney Schnee's website at https://schneelegal.com/ or get in touch with him via phone: 412-904-2172 or email: chadwick@schneelegal.com

January 19, 202441 min

EPISODE 26: Alexis Pasternak - the UN's Influence on our Education System

Join Executive Director Jess Stahlnecker as she interviews Alexis Pasternak about the UNESCO initiatives that have become part of our public schools. Alexis is from Haverford Township, Delaware County, PA. She is a wife, and mom and lives in the same town she grew up in. Alexis' son attends Haverford School District, her alma mater. She left her job in 2010 to be a stay at home mom. Like many parents, she had a wakeup call during a virtual school day in 2020. After that she went from 0-60 and started REALLY looking at her district's website, policies, meetings minutes and videos, and researching in general what is happening in education (locally, PA, U.S., globally). You will love this conversation and the receipts she brings. In fact we're sharing some of the links here so you can do your own research! You can follow Alexis on X - https://x.com/luce_lexi?s=20 Research Links: https://sdgs.un.org/2030agenda https://www.uil.unesco.org/en https://www.un.org/en/academic-impact/global-citizenship https://sdgs.un.org/goals https://sdgs.un.org/goals/goal4 https://en.unesco.org/education2030-sdg4/targets https://en.unesco.org/themes/education/sdgs/material https://sdg.data.gov/4-7-1/ https://www.mission4point7.org/ https://www.unesco.org/en/futures-education/initiative https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/09/20/fact-sheet-u-s-action-on-global-development/ https://www.nea.org/professional-excellence/student-engagement/tools-tips/teaching-global-citizenship-classroom https://www.neafoundation.org/ideas-voices/twelve-lessons-to-open-classrooms-and-minds-to-the-world/ https://www.education.pa.gov/Teachers%20-%20Administrators/Curriculum/Science/Pages/Science-Standards.aspx If you're enjoying this podcast, please LIKE, SUBSCRIBE and SHARE with other parents and stakeholders who care about the future of education in this country!

January 9, 202428 min

EPISODE 25: What We're Paying Attention to in 2024

Join Citizens Advisory of PA Executive Director Jess Stahlnecker and President Ben Herring as they share some of the top issues that parents should be paying attention to in the new year.You can check us out on our website at citizensadvisorypa.com, on Facebook and on Twitter Citizens Advisory of PA, and if you loved today’s episode as much as we did, don’t forget to like, subscribe and share!

November 17, 202340 min

EPISODE 24: The Decline of Academic Excellence with Aly Warner

Welcome to the Citizens Advisory Podcast presented by the Citizens Advisory of Pennsylvania. Join Executive Director Jess Stahlnecker and guest Aly Warner as they analyze some of the Pennsylvania Department of Education performance data from 2015-present. They talk about the trends, possible reasons for a decline in performance, implications, and of course what parents should be paying attention to in their own districts. Aly is a wife, mom and the Northampton County Chair of Moms For Liberty. She cares deeply about how the education system is serving parents, and is committed to driving transparency. She strongly supports parents’ rights over the upbringing of their children and is determined to help highlight the deficiencies that got us to where we are now. She hopes her work will serve to activate others to work together to support the success of our children in schools. You can find Moms For Liberty here: https://www.momsforliberty.org/ Aly's Chapter on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/M4LNorco/ and X (Twitter): @M4Lnorco Moms for Liberty National Podcasts: https://www.momsforliberty.org/podcast/ You can find us on our website: citizensadvisorypa.com and on Facebook and X - Citizens Advisory of PA and as always if you're enjoying these podcasts please give us a LIKE, SHARE this episode and SUBSCRIBE to our channel. We can't do what we do without you!

November 10, 202340 min

EPISODE 23: THE STATE OF PUBLIC EDUCATION WITH PASTOR MATT TARR

Welcome to the Citizens Advisory Podcast presented by the Citizens Advisory of Pennsylvania. Join Executive Director, Jess Stahlnecker and a very special guest, Pastor Matt Tarr as they discuss the history of and current state of public education through a Biblical lens. Matt is the pastor-teacher of High Point Baptist Church on the top of Larksville Mountain. He holds a Master’s of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry Degree, and he wrote his thesis on the mischievous art of Corinthian sophistry and rhetoric, and the restoration of transcendental authority to restore unity in community. He was a co-founder of Parents for Freedom (now Citizen’s Advisory) before founding High Point Classical Academy, which is open K-6 for Fall 2024 and is the FIRST Hillsdale College American Classical Curriculum school in the state of PA. He is an active member of the community, is a volunteer police chaplain, and is a member of the Churchill Society of PA. In his spare time, Matt has been working on one of several books, presently titled, “The State of Education.” Beyond that, Matt and his wife Melody have four boys together, and they love being involved in their kids’ lives. We think you will find this episode extremely informative, eye-opening and encouraging. As always sharing is caring! Please SUBSCRIBE, LIKE AND SHARE this episode if you find it helpful!

October 27, 202318 min

EPISODE 22: Newsletter Launch

Welcome to the Citizens Advisory Podcast presented by the Citizens Advisory of Pennsylvania. Join Executive Director Jess Stahlnecker and Vice President Ben Herring as they talk about Citizens Advisory of Pennsylvania's newest product, the monthly newsletter.Find out what you can expect from the newsletter, why it's such an important part of the mission and how you can get on the email distribution list. You can find us on Facebook and Twitter - Citizens Advisory of PA and we always appreciate when you LIKE, SUBSCRIBE and SHARE our podcast with other concerned citizens!