About the Center

Leadership

Executive Team

Steven Brown, FACHERichard Wisniewski, CPA, Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial OfficerPhoto coming soon!

Steven E. Brown, FACHE

President and Chief Executive Officer

Richard Wisniewski,
CPA

Senior Vice President, Finance & Chief Financial Officer

Jeffrey A. Ratner, MD

Senior Vice President, Medical Affairs

Janet Schachtner, RN, MSN, Senior Vice President, Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing OfficerTom Stoessel, Vice President, Strategic Planning & QualityKenneth Bixel, Vice President and Chief Information Officer

Janet Schachtner, RN, MSN

Senior Vice President, Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer

Tom Stoessel

Senior Vice President, Business Development

Kenneth Bixel

Vice President and Chief Information Officer

Gerald Dittman, SPHR, Vice President for Human ResourcesGail A. Miller, RN, MS,CPHQ, Vice President for Quality

Gerald Dittmann, SPHR

Vice President, Human Resources

Gail A. Miller, RN, MS, CPHQ

Vice President for Quality

Board of Trustees

Mount Nittany Medical Center is governed by a Board of Trustees who volunteer for a four-year term and can serve up to three terms. An annual meeting is held every September and is open to the public. At the annual meeting in September, reports are presented by the Chair of the Board of Trustees, the Treasurer and the Chief of the Medical Staff.

Our Board of Trustees provides leadership and guidance to ensure that we fulfill our mission of delivering high-quality care and service to every patient, every day. Dedicated to serving the community, these volunteers spend countless hours overseeing the mission of this Medical Center and its services.

Board Officers

  • Carl Raup, Chair
  • Gary Weber, PhD; Vice Chair
  • Thomas Brown, Treasurer
  • Thomas J. Harris, Secretary

Board Members

  • Richard D. Allatt, MD
  • Carl A. Anderson, III
  • Diane Brannon, PhD
  • Steven E. Brown, FACHE; President and Chief Executive Officer
  • Jonathan Dranov, MD
  • Eugene Kephart, DEd
  • Phil Park, MRP
  • Wayne Sebastianelli, MD; Chief of Staff
  • Karen Shute
  • James B. Thomas, PhD
  • Theodore Ziff, MD

 

Medical Staff Officers

  • Wayne Sebastianelli, MD, Chief of Medical Staff
  • Richard Allat, MD, Assistant Chief of Medical Staff
  • Donald F. Mandetta, MD, Secretary
  • Paul Suhey, DO, Treasurer

Members at Large

  • Jeffrey G. Eaton, MD
  • John C. Coppes, MD
  • Michael P. Flanagan, MD

Department Chairs

  • John Giustozzi, MD

    Department of Anesthesia

  • Theodore Ziff, MD

    Emergency Department

  • Anthony Cardell, MD

    Department of Medicine

  • Theodore Hovick, MD

    Obstetrics & Gynecology Department

  • Raymond Vautour MD

    Department of Pathology

  • Craig Collison, MD

    Department of Pediatrics

  • Timothy Derstine, MD

    Department of Psychiatry

  • Ari Geselowitz, MD

    Radiology Department

  • James S. Martin, MD

    Department of Surgery