Leadership
Mount Nittany Health System is led by a board of directors with representation from Mount Nittany Physician Group, Mount Nittany Medical Center, The Foundation for Mount Nittany Medical Center, physicians and community leaders.
Board of Directors, Mount Nittany Health System
Board Officers
Carl A. Anderson, III, Chair
James B. Thomas, Ph.D., Vice Chair
Thomas J. Harris, Secretary
Thomas F. Brown, Treasurer
Board Members
Steven E. Brown, FACHE
Jonathan Dranov, MD
James E. Freije, MD
Carl Raup
Wayne Sebastianelli, MD
Board of Trustees, Mount Nittany Medical Center
Board Officers
Carl Anderson III, Chair
James B. Thomas, Ph.D., Vice Chair
Thomas J. Harris, Secretary
Thomas F. Brown, Treasurer
Board Members
Richard D. Allatt, MD
Patricia Best, D. Ed.
S. Diane Brannon, Ph.D.
Steve E. Brown, FACHE, President and CEO
Jonathan Dranov, MD
Eugene M. Kephart, D.Ed.
Philip I. Park
Wayne J. Sebastianelli, MD, Chief of Medical Staff
Karen P. Shute
Paul Suhey, DO
Charles Witmer
Board of Directors, Mount Nittany Surgical Center
Board Officers
Carl Anderson, III, Chair
James B. Thomas, Ph.D., Vice Chair
Thomas F. Brown, Treasurer
Thomas J. Harris, Secretary
Board Members
Ken Pasch, Director-at-Large
Steven E. Brown, FACHE, Director
Richard J. Wisniewski, Director
Janet Schachtner, Director
John Giustozzi, MD, Medical Director
Board of Directors, Mount Nittany Physician Group
Board Officers
Pete Roy, III, MD, Chair
Steven E. Brown, FACHE, Secretary
Paul Guillard, MD, Treasurer
Craig Collison, MD, Vice Chair
Board Members
Carl Anderson, III
Thomas F. Brown
Mount Nittany Executive Leadership
Steven E. Brown, FACHE
President and CEO
Richard Wisniewski, CPA
Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
Jeffrey A. Ratner, MD
Senior Vice President, Medical Affairs
Janet Schachtner, RN, MSN
Senior Vice President, Patient Care Services
Tom Stoessel, MBA
Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer
Wayne Thompson, MS
Senior Vice President, Information and Chief Information Officer
Lou Brungard, MBA
Vice President, Facilities and Plant Services
Gerald Dittmann, SPHR
Vice President, Human Resources
Linda Kuhlman, RN, MSN
Vice President, Professional and Clinical Services
Gail A. Miller, RN, MS, CPHQ
Vice President for Quality
Patty Watson, RN, MSN
Vice President, Nursing and Chief Nursing Officer
Rob Wunar, MHA, CMPE, COPM
Vice President, Mount Nittany Physician Group
Medical Staff, Mount Nittany Medical Center
Officers
Wayne Sebastianelli, MD, Chief of Medical Staff
Richard Allatt, MD, Assistant Chief of Medical Staff
Donald F. Mandetta, MD, Secretary
Paul Suhey, DO, Treasurer
Members at Large
Jeffrey Eaton, MD
John C. Coppes, MD
Michael P. Flanagan, MD
Department Chairs, Mount Nittany Medical Center
John Giustozzi, MD
Anesthesia Department
Theodore Ziff, MD
Emergency Department
Anthony Cardell, MD
Medicine Department
Theodore Hovick, MD
Obstetrics and Gynecology Department
Raymond Vautour, MD
Pathology Department
Craig Collison, MD
Pediatrics Department
Timothy Derstine, MD
Behavioral Health Services
Ari Geselowitz, MD
Radiology Department
James S. Martin, MD
Surgery Department