Board and Staff

2026 Board of Governors

Roger L. Williams, President
State College

​William A. Blair, Vice President
State College

Deborah McManus, Secretary
State College

Beverly Lipski, Treasurer
State College

O. Richard Bundy, III
State College

Jackie R. Esposito
State College

Ann Moellenbrock
Centre Hall​

Bob Potter
Boalsburg

Ford Risley
State College​

Ann Hamilton Taylor
Port Matilda

Emeriti Board Members

  • Jeffrey M. Bower, Esq. 
  • Steven Gentry​
  • Carol Gentry​
  • Robert B. Hazelton
  • Jacqueline J. Melander, President Emerita​​
  • Beth Ricker​
  • Ralph Seeley
  • Leon J. Stout
  • Alan R. Popovich

2026 Committee Chairs

  • Budget & Finance: Ann Moellenbrock
  • Collections Management Committee: Jacqueline R. Esposito
  • Communications: Ford Risley
  • Development: William A. Blair
  • Garden: Beverly Lipski
  • Governance: Ann Hamilton Taylor
  • Human Resources: Rebekah Dreese
  • Investment: David Panko
  • Membership: Roger L. Williams

Staff

Mary Sorensen
Executive Director  
msorensen@centrefurnace.org

Please direct media inquiries to: 
msorensen@centrefurnace.org

Johanna Sedgwick
Marketing & Events Coordinator
jsedgwick@centrefurnace.org

Katy Stager
Archives Coordinator
kstager@centrefurnace.org

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This website is being made possible in part through a grant provided by the Centre County Board of Commissioners and Happy Valley Adventure Bureau. Funding for the Centre County Historical Society is also supported by a grant from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.