Greensburg Salem voters retain Jobe, Metrosky, add 2 new school board members

Jeff Himler, Tribune-Review, Greensburg, Pa.
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Nov. 3—Greensburg Salem voters on Tuesday selected incumbents Lynn Jobe and Jeff Metrosky to serve new four-year terms on the school board, along with two newcomers, Emily Miller and Heather Shearer.

Jobe earned both party nominations in the primary and received the most votes on Tuesday, with more than 20% of the unofficial total of 20,607.

Republican nominees captured the three remaining board seats: Metrosky, with 14.7% of the vote; Miller, with 14.2%; and Shearer, with 13.6%.

The remaining Democratic nominees trailed at the polls. Incumbent Lynna Thomas received about 12.6% of the vote while newcomers Autumn Jevicky and Sara Deegan garnered 12.3% and slightly less than 12%, respectively.

Board President Ron Mellinger Jr. did not seek another term.

Jobe, 61, of Salem is a district retiree who served 35 years as a teacher, coach and athletic director. She was appointed to the school board in March 2020.

Metrosky, 55, has worked more than 30 years in manufacturing and is materials coordinator for Dura-Metal Products Corp. He is completing his second term on the school board and is serving as vice president of the panel.

Miller, 43, is a Salem homemaker with a degree in English education who taught briefly in Iowa before starting a family. She serves on a district parent advisory council and is president of the high school wrestling boosters.

Shearer, 42, of Southwest Greensburg serves as a lunchroom parent at Hutchinson Elementary. She is a homeroom mother and PTA member.

Thomas, 53, of Southwest Greensburg is finishing her first term on the board, which she represents on the Westmoreland County Committee on Legislative Action and the Westmoreland Intermediate Unit. A special populations counselor at Westmoreland County Community College, she previously worked in public schools.

Jevicky, 41, of Greensburg is a Greensburg Salem graduate who works as a precision medicine oncology diagnostics manager.

Deegan, 41, of Greensburg, writes grants for nonprofits and serves mainly K-12 students as a virtual reference librarian on the statewide website powerlibrary.org. She is a regional representative on Pennsylvania's Career Ready PA Coalition.

Jeff Himler is a Tribune-Review staff writer. You can contact Jeff at 724-836-6622, jhimler@triblive.com or via Twitter .