The mission of the Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Foundation is to seek and secure financial support for the College and its students by raising friends and funds and successfully managing resources and relationships.
Governance
Foundation Board of Directors
The Foundation is overseen by a volunteer Board of Directors from across our region, comprised of leaders in business, industry, education, healthcare, community services, the arts, and more. Their primary objective is to secure funding in support of the College.
OFFICERS
Mr. Jeffrey Wood, President
RetiredMr. David Mordan, Vice President
RetiredMs. Roberta Ream, Treasurer
RetiredMs. Nancy D’Aniello, Secretary
Concurrent Technologies CorporationMs. Traci Naugle, At-Large
Forr, Stokan, Huff, Kormanski & NaugleMEMBER
Mr. John Kubinsky
Somerset Trust CompanyMr. Tim Leventry
Leventry, Haschak & Rodkey, LLCMr. Mike Lynch
AmeriServ FinancialMr. John Polacek
JWF IndustriesMr. Ed Porada
Retired
Mr. Doug Puchko
Puchko FinancialMs. Linda Thomson, ex-officio
Pennsylvania Highlands TrusteeMission, Vision, and Purpose
Mission
The Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Foundation seeks and secures financial support for the College and its students by raising friends and funds and successfully managing resources and relationships.
Vision
The Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Foundation will serve as a premier community college foundation by meeting and exceeding the College and our communities’ educational needs.
Purpose
Established in 1995, the Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Foundation is a non-profit educational trust under Section 501 (c) (3). The Foundation was created to provide resources for the growth and development of Pennsylvania Highlands Community College.
The Foundation actively solicits funds to support student scholarships and programs, faculty and staff development, the alumni association, and other College needs. The Foundation raises funds through donations, benefit events, grants, and deferred gifts. The Foundation fosters relationships between the College and the community at large.
$40,000 in upgrades, including a new Richland Campus computer lab, Central Park Center renovations, and Intuit software.
Students were awarded $28,000+ in scholarship funds during 2021-2022. Donors may pledge to existing scholarships or create new ones.
1,200+ students and teachers from over 12 school districts participated in this reading and history program, between Grades 4-6.
$8,700 was donated to assist local high school students across 50 Pennsylvania school districts with their dual enrollment tuition.