Past And Present Board Members Of Sandusky's Charity Gave $201,783.64 To Gov. Corbett's 2010 Campaign

Last week, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett called for an investigation into The Second Mile, the charity that gave accused child rapist Jerry Sandusky access to thousands of young boys around the state.

"I need to know what [the charity's] board members knew," Corbett told the Wall Street Journal.

It shouldn't be hard for him to find out. Many of the charity's board members are Corbett's campaign donors. Take Lance Shaner, the Chairman of the Shaner Companies and CEO of Shaner Hotels. Shaner served on The Second Mile board from 1998 through 2006, many of the crucial years when it comes to the Sandusky case. Shaner contributed $155,550 to Corbett's gubernatorial campaign.

Then there's Bob Poole, who runs a construction company and has been with The Second Mile since 1998. Poole is currently the chairman of the board, a position he's held for years, although you wouldn't know it because the charity has scrubbed the board information from its website. Pool gave Corbett's gubernatorial campaign $9,133.34.

The connections between Corbett and The Second Mile are numerous, as you might expect with a charity that spiderwebs out from Penn State across Pennsylvania. Corbett has been dipping into the wallets of Second Mile board members since he first ran for attorney general in 2004. For now, though, let's limit our analysis to direct contributions from board members to Corbett's campaign for governor, which took place in the 2009-10 election cycle.

The numbers below won't tell us much about Corbett's mindset or his work investigating Sandusky as attorney general. But they do illustrate the relationships among The Second Mile, Penn State, and all of Pennsylvania, and they capture just how well-connected Sandusky's charity was. Corbett even approved a $3 million state grant this summer to help The Second Mile build an expansive new facility, according to the The grant is now on hold.

Here's a list of past and current board members of The Second Mile who gave money to Corbett's 2010 gubernatorial campaign:

2011 State Board of Directors

Bob Poole, Chairperson President and CEO, S & A Homes and Poole Anderson Construction $9,133.34

Dave Woodle, Vice Chairperson Chairman & CEO, NanoHorizons, Inc. $5,000

Cliff Benson, Director Retired, Deloitte Tax LP $750

Michael Fiore, Director Executive Vice President, Leonard S. Fiore, Inc. $4,590

Bruce Heim, Director Chairman, Keystone Real Estate Group, LP $1,000

Heidi Nicholas, Director Real Estate Developer & Manager $5,000

Al Pringle, Director Real Estate Developer/Appraiser $250

Nancy Ring, Director Realtor, REMAX Centre County $350

2011 Central Board of Directors

Michael Hawbaker, Director Glenn O. Hawbaker Inc. $500

Ben Heim, Director President, Keystone Real Estate Group $500

Benjamin Hulburt, Director President & CEO, Rex Energy $6,500

Jack Infield, Director Regional President, Graystone State Bank, State College $500

Alan Kirk, Director Esquire, Babst Calland Clements & Zomnir $350

Harry Sickler, Director CPA, Owner, Harry Sickler and Associates $600

Michael Trombley, Director Retired, President, Keystone Real Estate Group $350

2011 Southcentral Board of Directors

Rod Savidge, 1st Vice Chairperson VP, Director of HR, Gannett Fleming, Inc. $110.30

Michael R. Gillespie, Director Chief Accounting Officer, Hersha Hospitality Trust $250

Ex-Second Mile Board Members Since 1998 Who Donated To Corbett's 2010 Gubernatorial Campaign

Anne Deeter Gallaher, Director $300

Kimberly Ortenzio-Nielsen, Director $1,300

Rick Karcher, Director $1,200

James Swistock, Director $6,200

Lance Shaner, Director $155,550

Derek Walker, Director $1,500

TOTAL: $201,783.64

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[Campaign contribution figures crunched through Sunlight Foundation's Transparency Data project.]