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Aaron Kaufman has spent his entire career with Hillel, first as the director at the Eastern Michigan University Hillel, and then as the associate director at the Cornell Hillel before becoming the executive director of Penn State Hillel in 2007. In this role, he is responsible for the overall strategic direction and vision for Penn…

Tonda Aumiller, executive director for Harmony at State College, has spent most of her career as a personal care home administrator. Aumiller worked at Juniper Village at Brookline in State College for more than 26 years before moving to Harrisburg to work at Country Meadows. She returned to State College a year ago to facilitate…

Lunch with Mimi   Banking on Community   As president of the new Centre1st Bank, Jack Infield is focused on making a difference for local customers with a ‘community bank on steroids’   Jack Infield, president of Centre1st Bank, a division of Old Dominion National Bank, is a seasoned banker. He has more than three…

Robert Placky was introduced to the world of art in his early teen years. Frequent visits to art galleries in New York’s Greenwich Village with his Aunt Irene opened the door to the idea of creating. Describing himself as a “closet artist” in the beginning, he didn’t fully embrace his interest until later in life.…

An award-winning stage director, artistic director, and playwright, Rick Lombardo became the director of the Penn State School of Theatre in July 2018. In this role, he oversees more than 200 students, 40 faculty members, four undergraduate degrees, multiple graduate degrees, and is the artistic director of Penn State Centre Stage. Prior to coming to…