First Night Supporters

First Night State College is produced by Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts.  We are grateful for the support of CPFA’s Board President, Jeffrey Packard, as well as the other Board members:  Kim Ache, Joseph Beddall, Kate Branford, Betha Christopher, Kate Domico, Carolyn Donaldson, Sarah Flynn, David Gaines, Kathleen Hume, Turtle Patterson, Bill Raab, Joyce Robinson, and Lauren Schneider.

Supporters help make First Night State College possible in many meaningful ways. They open their church, assist with permits, display a sign in their shop window, or lend a hand in countless other ways that show how small towns thrive—neighbors helping neighbors.

Interested in becoming a sponsor? Learn more here. You can also support First Night State College by donating and volunteering.

Ezra Nanes, Mayor
Thomas Fountaine, Manager

State College Borough Council

Evan Myers, Council President
Gopal Balachandran
John Hayes
Matt Herndon
Kevin Kassab
Nalini Krishnankutty
Josh Portney

Centre County Commissioners
Mark Higgins
Amber Concepcion
Steve Dershem

Centre Region Parks & Recreation 
Kristy Owens, Director

State College Area School District 
Curtis Johnson, Superintendent

Schlow Centre Region Library
Lisa Rives Collens, Library Director

The Happy Valley Adventure Bureau
Fritz Smith, Executive Director

The Pennsylvania State University
Barbara Ettaro, Office of University Relations

Penn State School of Theatre
Ronda Craig

Woskob Family Gallery
Zsuzsanna Nagy

St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
Rev. Jeffrey A. Packard

St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Rev. Greg Milinovich

State College Presbyterian Church 
Rev. Scott Hoffman

University Baptist & Brethren Church
Rev. Jeremy Richards

Barash Media
Tiara Snare, General Manager
Town&Gown Magazine staff

Hyatt Place State College
Michael Balchin, Director of Sales

The State Theatre
James Marsh, Rentals Manager

*First Night State College is supported in part by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

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