Contact Us

Mailing Address:

Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center
3400 Discovery Road
Petersburg, PA 16669-2114

Penn State Campus Mailing:

Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center
Main Building

Phone: 814-863-2000
Email: ShaversCreek@psu.edu
Fax: 814-865-2706

“I found an injured animal. Help!”

Please contact the local licensed wildlife rehabilitator, Centre Wildlife Care, at 814-692-0004.

Camping at Stone Valley Recreation Area

For information on cabin rentals, lake activities, and other programs, visit the Stone Valley Recreation Area website. Stone Valley can be contacted by phone at 814-863-1164.

Stone Valley Forest

Information about public use of the 7,000 acre Stone Valley Forest can be found on the Forestland Management Office page. Questions should be directed to psuforestmgmt@psu.edu or Brent Harding, Director of Forestlands at Penn State.

Specific Program Contact Information

If you have a question about one of our programs and can’t find the appropriate contact information below, please email ShaversCreek@psu.edu, and we’ll try to connect you to the appropriate staff member. For specific programs, please address correspondence to the appropriate contact below.

Contact List
Area of Interest Contact Name Contact Title
General Information / Bookstore Patti Gray
(814-865-3810)
Visitor Services Program Coordinator
School Programs / Field Trips Alexa Sarussi
(814-865-3995)
School Programs Director
Team-building / Team Development Center Stacey Budd
(814-865-3943)
Team Development Program Coordinator
Raptor Aviary / Animal Questions Paige Sutherland
(814-865-4110)
Wildlife Education Program Director
Program Registration (summer camp and AURORA) / Memberships Siara Glenny
(814-865-3880)
Program Registration Coordinator
AURORA (ORION, POLARIS, RIGEL, URSA ,VEGA) Jen Emigh
(814-865-3890)
Program Director
Outdoor School Ellen Will
(814-865-3953)
Program Director
Facility Maintenance Questions Brian Sedgwick
(814-865-4005)
Facility Services Coordinator
Internships / Work-study Doug Wentzel
(814-865-4123)
Program Director
Marketing / Website Lisa Hayes
(814-863-5107)
Marketing and Engagement Program Director
Rentals / Non-credit Programs / Financial and Administrative Inquiries Nikki Houck
(814-865-4168)
Administrative Assistant
Operations Joshua Potter
(814-865-3828)
Associate Director of Operations
Penn State Courses (814-863-2000) General Line
Summer Camps Tesha Omeis
(814-863-8521)
Summer Camp Program Director
Maple Harvest Festival Laurie McLaughlin
(814-865-4158)
Program Director
The Birding Cup Mark McLaughlin
(814-865-4119)
Director
Public Programs Jennifer Anderson
(814-865-4105)
Public Programs Coordinator
Donations / Bequests / Endowments / Payroll Deduction Rob Butler
(814-865-8283)
Assistant Director of Development
News/Media Requests Hilary Appelman
(814-863-0280)
News & Communications Manager
All Other Inquiries ShaversCreek@psu.edu General Inquiries