Northern Appalachian Regional Office
Mark Banker, TACF's Director of Development
PO Box 1171
Lemont, PA 16851
814-440-7966 (Cell)
Mark Banker was born and raised in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. He received a BS in Wildlife Science from The Pennsylvania State University and a MS in Wildlife Science from Virginia Tech. He worked for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center in Laurel, MD, and as Assistant Regional Biologist for the Florida Wildlife Conservation Commission. He was also Senior Biologist, Eastern U.S., for the Ruffed Grouse Society for 12 years. Mark joined TACF as the Director of Development in March 2011. He lives in State College, PA with his wife Sara and his son Luke (age 7), and daughter Clare (age 4). Mark enjoys hunting, fishing, and hanging out with family and friends.
Sara Fitzsimmons, Regional Science Coordinator - North Central Region and Regional Science Coordinator Supervisor
Sue Oram, Administrative Assistant PA-TACF
Penn State University
206 Forest Resources Lab
University Park, PA 16802-4704
Phone: 814-863-7192
Fax: 814-863-3600
Sara Fitzsimmons started working with TACF as a Duke Stanback Intern in the summer of 2000. Then hired full-time in 2003, Sara has worked as a contact for orchard managers throughout TACF’s North Central region.
Born and raised in southern West Virginia, Sara obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Biology from Drew University in Madison, NJ. She then received a Master’s degree forest ecology and resource management from Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment. After a short stint as assistant editor of All About Beer Magazine, Sara returned to the forestry field, where she has been ever since.Sue Oram works part-time as the Administrative Assistant for PA-TACF. Sue has a BS in Business Administration from Widener University and more than 10 years of experience in writing, marketing, and customer service in non-profit and for-profit industry.
