Centre County Communities That CareA community-based system designed to support youth in an efficient, effective and sustainable way. Serving the Communities of Bald Eagle Area, Bellefonte, and Penns Valley.

Organizational Structure

Board Officers and Executive Committee

 

Centre County Communities That Care® Board Officers:

Dave Krantz, Board Chair

Vice President of Operations, Restek

Pam Strouse, Vice Chair

Prevention Coordinator, Bellefonte Area School District

Melissa Armbrust, Board Secretary

HCSIS/Maintenance Specialist, The ARC of Centre County

 

Executive Committee:

The Centre County Communities That Care® process is overseen by an Executive Committee that is responsible for the following:

  • Driving the collaborative process and energizing a vested and high performance Prevention Board
  • Contributing to the planning of the organizational structure, the establishment of bylaws, the enhancement of operating procedures, and the development of communication and reporting protocols
  • Coordinating the fiscal and legal status of the collaborative
  • Coordinating the implementation of the prevention strategy
  • Coordination of work groups and accountability for their activities
  • Fostering school-district support for continued administration of the Pennsylvania Youth Survey (PAYS) and responsible analysis and dissemination of survey results

 

Executive Committee Members:

 

2006 Photo

 

Melissa Armbrust, HCSIS Maintenance Specialist (not pictured)

The ARC of Centre County

 

Brian Bumbarger, Director of Policy Research and Outreach

Prevention Research Center, The Pennsylvania State University

 

Kimberly Cassidy, Community Mobilizer

Centre County Communities That Care®

 

Gary Heverly, Prevention Coordinator

Bald Eagle Area School District

 

Karen Krisch, Middle School Principal

Bellefonte Area School District

 

Kurt Nyquist, Principal

Penns Valley Area School District

 

John Peters, School Probation Officer

Centre County Government – Bellefonte Area School District

 

Dave Krantz, Vice President of Operations (not pictured)

Restek

 

Kris Glunt , Prevention Coordinator (not pictured)

Penns Valley Area School District

 

Kim Peters, Public Relations/Compliance Officer (not pictured)

Philipsburg-Osceola Area School District

 

Marsha Sackash, Elementary Principal

Bald Eagle Area School District

 

Roger Spaw, Outcomes/I.T. Specialist

Centre County Youth Service Bureau

 

Pam Strouse, Prevention Coordinator

Bellefonte Area School District