Staff & Board

Staff & Board

Our Staff

Shayne Meadows
CO-FOUNDER
Shayne Meadows
CO-FOUNDER

Shayne has over 21 years experience as an elementary/middle school and special education teacher in the School District of Lancaster. Shayne has a strong desire to help middle and high school students complete some form of post-secondary certification. Realizing the need for mentoring relationships, Shayne joined Ty Bair 13 years ago to co-found Advantage Lancaster.


Shayne has received special recognition from Office Max for “A Day Made Better” teacher program, which recognizes exceptional primary and secondary school teachers.


A husband and a father of two children, Shayne enjoys music, cookouts, and traveling to the beach with his family.

Ty Bair
CO-FOUNDER
Ty Bair
CO-FOUNDER

Ty Bair is a 7th grade social studies teacher at Edward Hand Middle School within the School District of Lancaster. During Bair’s 16 years of teaching, he and fellow teacher, Shayne Meadows, had a vision to bring the same mentorship principles Bair benefited from to their students.


Ty grew up in Lancaster City, in a household of 13 children to a single mother on welfare. Ty experienced many trials during his childhood but through the efforts of Christian mentors, he was able to encounter a different option for his life. He was the first in his family to graduate from college and has since won a number of awards. These include Walmart Teacher of the Year, Coca-Cola Teacher of the Year, Essence of Humanity Award, and Alumni of Year from Lancaster Mennonite.


Ty enjoys traveling with his family and spending time at the beach.

Jenn Meadows
HIGH SCHOOL DIRECTOR
Jenn Meadows
HIGH SCHOOL DIRECTOR

The teacher/mentor of today is the cornerstone of tomorrow’s society is a belief of Jennifer Meadows. Jennifer graduated from Millersville University with a Bachelor of Science in Education – Mathematics. She taught 1 year at Howard High School of Technology in Wilmington, DE and for the past 20 years for the School District of Lancaster at McCaskey High School Campus. She has taught all levels of Math from Consumer Mathematics to IB Mathematical Studies SL.


Having a true aspiration to mentor and help students develop to their fullest potential, Jennifer joined Advantage Lancaster in 2011 as its High School Coordinator.


Jennifer has been married for over 12 years and has 2 children, Genesis and Xavier, along with a cat named Tiki.

Sarourn Sen
CO-ADVISOR
Sarourn Sen
CO-ADVISOR

Resourcefulness, resilient, and reflective are three values that Sarourn Sen wants her students to learn in her classroom. She is committed to student success inside the classroom and in life.


Sen earned a Bachelor’s in Finance from West Chester University, however she decided that she wanted to become a teacher and continue her education and received her Bachelor’s in Mathematics from the Pennsylvania State University. In her eighth teen year, she teaches

mathematics at John Piersol High School and her eighth year as co-advisor in Advantage Lancaster with the high school program. She loves being a part of Advantage Lancaster because the staff provides creative, engaging, and immersive learning opportunities for the students

involved. She believes that Advantage Lancaster creates meaningful relationship with students to help provide successful opportunities for the student’s future endeavors.


When she is not at school or at Advantage Lancaster, she loves spending time with her husband Artemio and three daughters Sadeyah, Milani, and Nyla traveling, exploring, enjoying family functions and just relaxing.

Board Members

2023-2024 Board Members

Board Chair

Alimayu Thrash

Owner, Precision Fiber Splicing

Vice President

Shayne Meadows

Co-Executive Director, Educator and Co-Founder, Advantage Lancaster

Treasurer
Emily Rodriguez

Secretary

Patricia Fisher

Retired School District of Lancaster Librarian

David Corbin

Chief Executive Officer of SMC Terminus Group Inc.


Judy Levering

Past President, United States Tennis Association


Gordon Levering

Retired Vice President Armstrong World Industries


Roger Walker

Retired School Principal


Rose Luciano

Owner, Fruition Collective


Ty Bair

Co – Executive Director, Educator and Co-Founder, Advantage Lancaster


Jennifer Meadows

High School Director, High School Teacher, School District of Lancaster


Emily Rodriguez RDN

Food Service Coordinator


Jaqui Archey

Chemist II Johnson and Johnson Pharmaceutical Company


Latosha Dexter

Vice President of Legal Affairs and General Counsel at F&M College


Mario Nieves

Secondary School Counselor 


Tish Hernandez

Home School Visitor



Gloria Nyutu

Retired School District of Lancaster Administrator

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