Lisa Longo, Consulting & Strategy

03/16/2026

And just recently a former board member who voted for the sale and is accused of changing the parameters of the forensic audit stated the district does not have money to build a new high school.

Well maybe if there had been honest transparent board governance during her tenure we would not be here.

And it is now a mess.

02/19/2026

Thanks to Daily Local News for publishing my on the Chester County Democrats endorsement convention.

Due to a threat from former CCDC Chair Brian McGinnis they removed a paragraph. I'm going to post the deleted sentences here.

These statements are documented as I was the one who filed complaints against Brian for harassment. He claims to have silenced me with a threat from his lawyer, I say, bring it. I would love to have Brian under oath and me provide all the documentation. I have emails, texts, voice mails and much more documenting the threats Brian made, as well as complaints against Charlotte and Hans.

I don't make false statements.

Here is what Brian made them remove, as well as part of what they left in the OpEd:

"A similar result happened with the votes for endorsement of male candidates, where former CCDC Chair Brian McGinnis could not even get past every ballot round.

Clearly the Democrats of Chester County are ready for a change in leadership, and this vote was a clear signal to a shift in power in the county party.

Mike would no doubt have found this a fascinating and important shift of power in the county party, as well as clear rebuke of the “old guard”. He might have addressed the fact that both Valyo, the current Chair, and McGinnis, the former Chair, as well as another CCDC insider who failed to win an endorsement, Hans von Mol, have all had complaints filed against them within the party. There have been allegations of working against Democratic candidates, harassment and other serious issues."

Clearly the Democrats of Chester County are ready for a change in leadership and this vote was a clear signal to a shift in power in the county party.

07/30/2023

When we normalized paying for-profit corporations to store our unused crap rather than paying taxes for affordable housing and public education, that was the moment we allowed bad governance and egotistical arrogance to win over common good, and common sense.

Lisa Longo,

07/19/2023

I do not think this is controversial at all. Especially at public colleges and universities.

And if we are spending more per student at public High School on athletics than debate or arts, it is the same problem.

Meanwhile, so-called "Moms" for Liberty, funded by far right fanatics, is pushing to ban books and destroy public education.

What are you going to do about it?

07/10/2023

Don't forget, every Wednesday at 7:30 pm we have school policy discussion forum.

We are talking solutions, progressive policy and

Message me for zoom!

Who is radicalizing your school board?

07/08/2023

We have now had the hottest month ever recorded. We should all be very concerned. This will lead to more flooding, more wildfires, more drought and more tornadoes and hurricanes.

What can we do? How about we start local?

If your school district is voting to sell public land for high-density housing, land that mitigates flooding, has many trees and habitat, potentially for protected species, THEY are the problem.

Phoenixville Area School District board, are you listening? Do you care? Do you believe in science or not?

If your city, county or borough is cutting down healthy trees, THEY are the problem.

If your district, city, county or borough is building schools and rec centers without renewable energy, rain capture, grey water systems and sustainable practices, THEY are the problem.

Local elected officials can do a lot. What are your local elected officials doing?

06/23/2023

Whoa, Moms for Liberty evidently thinks quoting Hi**er is a okay.

Reminder, at least 2 local candidates for Phoenixville Area School District board were endorsed by this group.

Our children deserve betterr than fringe fanatics who want to destroy public education for reasons I doubt they even understand.

06/21/2023

Open space saves taxpayers money and keeps taxes lower, so why did 5 members of the Phoenixville Area School District vote to sell PUBLIC land, which may also be environmentally sensitive?

And they allegedly did so with closed door meetings and without public due diligence or deliberation, as required by Sunshine.

Since 2019 the PASD board devolved, they turned away from transparent operations and community engagement and allowed the so-called leadership to limit transparency, and investigations, they refused to insist on accountability and oversight, some say there was even a quid pro quo in the amount of hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars that a board member personally profited by limiting the investigation and protecting staff from investigation.

And the board was given misinformation, evidently with and by the same people who limited the investigation. It is stunningly bad policy and even worse governance.

The board was given this report prior to the vote, so why did they vote to sell the old K-Center when they are well aware it will raise our taxes? Just more of the same from an ill-informed board.

And folks, most of those running in November haven't said a word about actual governance or policy. Several were supposedly "hand-picked" by the person who may have limited the investigation in the first place.

Of course the other option seems to be more of the same or far-right fanatics who want to destroy public education.

Sad times my friend. This is what happens when you allow do-nothing establishment cowards to get away with unethical actions.

Let's hope people start to pay attention, show up and insist the board do better and actually govern based on facts and science, not quid pro quo and misinformation.

https://www.chescoplanning.org/OpenSpace/ROE.cfm #:~:text=Chester%20County%20partnered%20with%20the%20major%20land%20conservancies,of%20the%20County%27s%20robust%20open%20space%20preservation%20initiative.

06/08/2023

Why am I spending the next 7 weeks talking about public policy?

Every Wednesday at 7:30pm, on Zoom, join us to find out.

"Schools, especially, have been on the receiving end of ramped-up and coordinated hard-right attacks, frequently through the guise of “parents’ rights” groups. These groups were, in part, spurred by the right-wing backlash to COVID-19 public safety measures in schools. But they have grown into an anti-student inclusion movement that targets any inclusive curriculum that contains discussions of race, discrimination and LGBTQ identities.

At the forefront of this mobilization is Moms for Liberty, a Florida-based group with vast connections to the GOP that this year the SPLC designated as an extremist group. They can be spotted at school board meetings across the country wearing shirts and carrying signs that declare, “We do NOT CO-PARENT with the GOVERNMENT.” The group hijacks meetings, preventing officials and parents from conducting their normal proceedings. “I can be sitting in a meeting minding my own business, and they turn around and scream at me that I am a co**ie and teachers want to see all kids fail,” a teacher’s union president in Brevard County, Florida, explained to a Washington Post reporter."

The 2022 edition of The Year in Hate and Extremism details hard-right mobilization against classroom discussions of race, reproductive rights and LGBTQ inclusion.

06/07/2023

Progress is not allowing creating low wage jobs and unaffordable housing. Want to learn more? Join the forum on Zoom tonight at 7:30pm.

Message me for the link.