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Jesse Barlow
State College
I have known Colleen Kennedy for about 12 years and without reservation, I can say that Centre County is very fortunate to have her as its County Treasurer. She brings over 20 years of accounting experience to that office and has modernized that office during the last four years.
A partial list of Colleen's accomplishments includes: lowered investment fees on the employee retirement fund saving the county hundreds of thousands of dollars annually; increased county interest earnings by 600% from 2021 to 2022; the introduction of credit card eCheck payments to the Treasurer's office; implementation of online dog licensing; modernization of outdated record keeping bringing more accountability and transparency.
Over the last four years, Colleen has managed nearly $13 million in hotel tax revenues providing over $12.3 million to the Happy Valley Adventure Bureau which helps visitors to our region. In 2023, the county earned $2.19 million in unreserved interest which was a 556% increase over 2022 and a 4450% increase over 2021. The county earned an additional $1.3 million this year on bond proceeds for capital projects.
The Centre County Treasury is in excellent hands. To keep it that way, vote for Colleen Kennedy on or before November 7.