ANCA Job Board

Penn State Outreach is seeking an experienced and visionary Executive Director to lead our Shaver's Creek Environmental Center, a robust University and community resource located within Penn State’s 7,000-acre Stone Valley Forest in the heart of central Pennsylvania. The Executive Director ensures the success of educational programming through strategic planning, staff management, financial stability, engaged scholarship, and strong partnerships. Reporting to the Vice President for Outreach, the executive director will be tasked with maintaining high-impact, best-practice programs that meet community needs while upholding safety, sustainability, and excellence in experiential education.
The executive director is responsible for curating the space and leading a team of professionals who create and support immersive experiences that foster human connection and promote caring and lasting relationships with the natural world. This role involves stewarding partnerships both internally and externally. Internally, the executive director must maintain and enhance connections with Penn State’s academic colleges to leverage Shaver's Creek's expertise and unique resources, effectively extending classroom learning. Externally, the executive director collaborates with various groups through strategic alignment of programming to enhance connections to local, regional, and national audiences.