PHOTO PROVIDED Roger Kshir II is pictured during his interview with the Keystone Central School District Board of Directors on Thursday night. The board appointed Kshir to fill the vacant Region IX seat at a special voting session following the interviews.

MILL HALL – Following interviews that lasted roughly a half an hour, the Keystone Central School District Board of Directors appointed candidate Roger Kshir II to its vacant Region IX seat.

Kshir was interviewed during a special meeting on Thursday night along with candidate Megan Houser.

Both candidates answered a series of seven questions posed by the board before a special voting session was held later in the evening.

Prior to a vote, Board Member Chris Scaff thanked both candidates for showing interest in the position.

“Both candidates gave us good resumes,” he said, noting that it was great two see two individuals express an interest to serve on the board.

“Thank you both for coming and puting your time in,” he said.

Kshir received majority of vote from Board President Elisabeth Lynch, Vice President John Miller and board members Dr. Bill Baldino and Shelby Bohartz. Scaff was the one member to vote in favor of Houser.

Kshir’s appointment is effective Feb. 12 with a swearing in to be held after he submits his financial interest paperwork to the board’s secretary.

Following the vote, Lynch thanked both Kshir and Houser for showing interest in joining the board and their commitment to community.

Region IX’s seat opened in January after then-member Mary Kramer resigned due to her employment in Renovo Borough. Elected officials are not permitted to hold a position within a municipal government while serving.

Kramer was just elected to the board in November 2025, meaning Kshir will hold the seat for the majority of her four-year term.

More information from the interviews will be published in a future edition of The Express, in print and online.