CASE Conf 2025

Gina Scala
Chair/Professor
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania


DR. GINA R. SCALA is chair of the Special Education/Rehabilitation Department, including the Applied Behavior Analysis program at East Stroudsburg University. In addition to teaching at the undergraduate/graduate level, she works within the Partnership of Professional Development Schools. She has been appointed to the Special Education Advisory Panel by the Governor for consecutive terms. Dr. Scala holds numerous positions at the local and state level of the Council for Exceptional Children (PaCEC). She is the Region V Director for Northeast Pennsylvania, Awards Chair for the state, and a PaCEC Board Member. She has been appointed as a stakeholder for the Office for Dispute Resolution (ODR). In addition, she has completed her terms on the Executive Committee for the International Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE) as Chair for the Research Committee. Dr. Scala is a Compliance Monitor for the Pennsylvania Department of Education for Special Education and Gifted programs. She maintains other numerous state and federal appointed positions in relation to Teacher Training, Mental Health, Positive Behavior, Professional Standards, and Educator shortages. Dr. Scala has an extensive presentation schedule at many state, national and international conferences. She consults with many school districts. She is the wife of Gabriel J. Scala, mother of two daughters, Francesca and Alexa, two grandchildren, Grayson and Avrianna, two dogs, Stella and Gizmo and current and mother-in-law to Christopher James and Michael.

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