Penn Strategies
World Trade Center Harrisburg
1000 North Cameron Street
Harrisburg, PA 17103

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Jan Ogurcak joined Penn Strategies after retiring as Director of Public Programming and Outreach at the World of Little League Museum, where she was part of the team overseeing its $1.4 million renovation. Ogurcak was instrumental in organizing special exhibits including those from NASA and the Smithsonian and acquiring grant funds for programming, tourism, and operations. She authored “World of Little League,” a book sharing the stories behind many of the artifacts in the Museum.

Ogurcak traveled with the Lycoming County Visitors Bureau to promote county attractions to vacationers from Midwest, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states and Canada.

An adjunct communications instructor at Lycoming College, Ogurcak served as advisor of The Lycourier, an award-winning student newspaper; the Lycoming College Inline Hockey Club, and was the founding advisor of Iota Mu, Alpha Xi Delta. She received an “Advisor of the Year” award from the college.

A news reporter and editor at the Williamsport Sun-Gazette, Ogurcak wrote articles with local, state, and national significance. She earned awards from the American Cancer Society, the American Red Cross, the Lycoming County Conservation District, among others.

A graduate of Penn State University, Ogurcak was a member of Sigma Delta Chi, a professional journalism society.

She was a member and secretary of the International Sports Heritage Association and oversaw the group’s conference when it was held in Williamsport. Ogurcak, a coordinator of the Historical Organizations of Lycoming County, also was affiliated with several state and national museum organizations. She was honored as “Woman of the Year” by the Williamsport Chapter of the American Business Women’s Association.

She and her husband, Richard, live in Williamsport, and are the parents of two children. They have 10 grandchildren.