Leadership
Executive Team
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Steven E. Brown, FACHEPresident and Chief Executive Officer | Richard Wisniewski, | Jeffrey A. Ratner, MDSenior Vice President, Medical Affairs |
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Janet Schachtner, RN, MSNSenior Vice President, Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer | Tom StoesselSenior Vice President, Business Development | Kenneth BixelVice President and Chief Information Officer |
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Gerald Dittmann, SPHRVice President, Human Resources | Gail A. Miller, RN, MS, CPHQVice 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







