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Election 2021: State College Area School Board

Six candidates are vying for seats on the State College Area Board of School Directors in the Nov. 2 general election.

Four positions, each with a four-year term, are up for election this year. The board will have at least three new members, with just one incumbent, David Hutchinson, on the ballot.

StateCollege.com editor Geoff Rushton interviewed the candidates for C-NET. Videos of each of the interviews and brief candidate information appear below in the order they are listed on the ballot.

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 2. Polls will be open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Residents have until 8 p.m. on Tuesday to return mail ballots to the Centre County Elections Office, 420 Holmes Street, Bellefonte, or one of eight secure drop-box locations.

To find your polling place and for more information about voting in Centre County, visit centrecountyvotes.gov.

STATE COLLEGE AREA BOARD OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS (VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN 4)

Peter Buck

Party: Democratic/Republican

Buck is an academic programs manager in Penn State’s Sustainability Institute and former Ferguson Township supervisor.

Candidate website | Candidate Facebook page


Carline Crevecoeur

Party: Democratic

Crevecoeur is a community volunteer, educator and retired OB-GYN.

Candidate website | Candidate Facebook page


Deborah Anderson

Party: Democratic/Republican

Anderson is an economist, former college professor and is a parent volunteer in the district.

Candidate website | Candidate Facebook page


Jackie Huff

Party: Democratic

Huff is an assistant teaching professor in Penn State’s College of Engineering and former high school math teacher.

Candidate website | Candidate Facebook page


Michelle Glenn Young

Party: Republican

Young is a retired U.S. Navy commander and is a parent volunteer in the district.

Candidate website | Candidate Facebook page


David Hutchinson

Party: Republican

Hutchinson has been a State College Area School Board member since 2003 and is a past president of the Pennsylvania School Board Association.

Candidate Facebook page

Hutchinson did not participate in a C-NET interview.