Contact Us

Our Staff

For additional information and assistance, please contact any staff member as follows:

Mark Ickes

Executive Director

John Scarfone

Marketing Design & Tech Coordinator

Sue Broadwater

Visitor Services & Administrative Specialist

Board of Directors

Executive Committee

James Kuhn

President
Reliance Bank (retired)

Cynthia Hershey

Past President
Commonwealth of PA

Sam McCloskey

Vice President
McCloskey Builders/Days Inn

Jodi Cessna

Vice President
Central PA Community Foundation

Dustin Delozier

Treasurer
US Hotel Tavern/Liberty Hall/Boro Coffee Company

Mark Ickes

Secretary
Explore Altoona

Directors

Carl Crider, Jr.

DelGrosso’s Park/Laguna Splash

Jane Sheffield

Allegheny Ridge Corporation

Jeff Cipriani

Hampton Inn

Brian Irwin

Irwin Financial/Raymond James

Alicia Grabill

Gardners Candies

Pam Snyder Etters

Citizens for the Arts in PA

Patrick Schurr

Courtyard by Marriott, Microtel, Wingate by Wyndham

Emeritus

Jerry Stern

Former PA House of Representatives
Majority Chairman – House Tourism & Recreational Development Committee

Ex Officio

Amy Webster

County of Blair

Mailing Address & Administrative Office

1415 Eleventh Avenue, Suite 2
Altoona, PA 16601

General Information

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