Director

Jodi Cessna, director of the Mrs., Miss, and Miss Teen Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Ohio International Pageants, has been involved in the Mrs. International system since 1996. She was the 1st runner-up to Mrs. Ohio International in 1996 and to Mrs. Pennsylvania International in 2000 before becoming Mrs. Pennsylvania International in 2003. She has been married to Scott Cessna since 1989 and they have two daughters.  Jodi was honored with the Director-of-the-Year award at the 2008 Mrs. International Pageant in Chicago.

Jodi has been the executive director of the Central Pennsylvania Community Foundation since 1998. She is board member of the Leadership Blair County Alumni Association, and was awarded a Leadership Blair County Fellow in 2004. She is a member of the Rotary Club of Altoona and was awarded the Four Avenues of Service Award in 2006. Jodi is also a member of the Western Pennsylvania Advisory Council of M&T Bank and has received numerous community service and public speaking awards.

Jodi and Scott own and operate ALTO Associates LLC, a full-service event planning and production company. Visit them online at www.alto-associates.com.