SCCLT 09/07/21
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The State College Community Land Trust
Board of Directors, Staff, and Volunteers

 is comprised of an amazing group of community members, State College Community Land Trust homeowners, and a small, dedicated staff.
​Learn more about who we are below:

STAFF        VOLUNTEERS 

Board of Directors 

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Peter Kemper (President) ​is a public representative appointed in 2020 by Borough Council. He and his wife, Laura, have lived happily in State College for 20 years, and their daughter and granddaughter live locally as well. Peter recently retired from his career in health policy research and analysis, which included a decade at Penn State. ​
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Jay Hummer  (Treasurer) has over thirty years of experience in real estate lending. He currently is Director of Credit, Vice President at Reliance Bank in State College. Jay has served in various roles within the Centre County United Way. He is married to a fellow Penn State graduate, and they have a son and a daughter.
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Eric Haffner (Vice President) is a lifelong resident of State College, graduating from State High and Penn State. He currently is employed at Pennsylvania State Employees Credit Union (PSECU). Eric and his wife, Ester, met during his Peace Corps Service in the Philippines, and they became SCCLT homeowners in 2016. He enjoys gardening, bird watching, and history.
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Kathy Yeaple (Secretary) is a community health nurse with a background in behavioral health. She is an active member of our community and a nurse. She believes in building coalitions for a stronger, healthier community which begins with the basics like housing and food.  

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David Brown is a member of the State College Borough Council. He and his wife Laura have been borough residents for over 35 years, working in town and raising a family here. Brown retired from his clinical practice as a psychiatrist in 2014 and won election to the Borough Council in 2015.
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Derek Canova: Derek grew up in Centre County and is a resident of the State College Borough. Derek has been a real estate agent with Kissinger Bigatel and Brower (KBB) for 16 years. He has served on various boards and committees such as the Centre County Affordable Housing Coalition (CCAHC) and the Centre County Housing Cabinet. Derek is a 2009 graduate of Leadership Centre County. Derek currently serves as a board member for the Centre County Farmland Trust and ACRES. In addition to working as a realtor and serving on many boards and committees, Derek is a ski and snowboard instructor at Tussey Mountain. Most importantly Derek is the proud father of an awesome 12-year-old son!
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Joe Cortazzo came to State College as a student in 1994 and earned two degrees from Penn State. Today, he is a leader in IT support at Penn State's Teaching and Learning with Technology office. Joe became a SCCLT homeowner in 2009 with his wife and two young daughters. Interests include fly fishing.
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Tsultrim Datso and her late husband bought their first house through HUD in the early 1990s. After attending a year of building trades school, she bought and remodeled a passive solar house in North Carolina. Tsultrim has lived in cooperative housing and in a co-housing community. She has a background in education and social services.
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Vicki Fong is a community volunteer who worked on affordable housing and community development initiatives through the State College Redevelopment Authority. A retired communications manager at Penn State, she and her husband Greg have lived in their home for nearly 30 years. They enjoy travel, music, art, and two shelter cats. ​
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Emily Rosenman is an Assistant Professor of Urban and Economic Geography in Penn State’s Department of Geography at University Park. She studies the relationships between socioeconomic inequality and the financial system, particularly how these manifest in geographies of housing, debt, and attempts to use private finance to solve social problems. In her third year of being a State College resident, she is looking forward to becoming involved in affordable homeownership and other community initiatives. ​
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Jennifer Stahl has been an SCCLT homeowner for 2 years, and a member of the SCCLT community since 2016. She graduated from high school in Centre County and attended PSU as the first generation to graduate from college in her family. Her daughter is graduating from State High this June. Jennifer experienced homelessness throughout her childhood and early adulthood, working through a multitude of voucher and apartment programs before purchasing her own land trust house, and she believes this experience brings a unique and necessary perspective to the SCCLT board.
SCCLT is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation with open membership and a democratically elected board of trustees.
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1315 S. Allen Street, #306,  State College, PA 16801
Phone: (814) 867-0656     Email: director@scclandtrust.org

​Office Hours: Mon.- Fri.: By appointment. We are a small staff, and may be out of the office for a meeting, so please call ahead.
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  • Home
  • Who We Are
    • Board of DIrectors
    • Staff
    • Committees
    • Community Partners
    • Homeowners >
      • Joys of Home
      • Quarantine Diaries
    • Join Our Team!
  • Apply
    • Homes for Sale
    • Living in State College
  • Sell Us Your Home
  • Support Us
    • Donate!
    • Volunteers
    • Why SCCLT?
  • Updates
    • SCCLT in the News
    • Videos
    • Newsletters
  • Contact
  • Sustainability
    • Energy+ Initiative >
      • Energy+ Pilot Project Case Studies
      • Energy+ In The Community
    • GreenBuild >
      • What makes GreenBuild green?
      • Green Tech Details
      • GreenBuild In The News
      • Community Collaboration
      • National Honors
    • Other Net-Zero Land Trust Projects Around the Nation