Leadership
Mount Nittany Medical Center is led by an executive team, board of trustees and various department chairs.
Learn more about the leadership of Mount Nittany Health
Mount Nittany Medical Center Executive Leadership
Steven E. Brown, FACHE
President and CEO
Debbie Linnes
Chief Operating Officer
Tom Charles, MHA, MBA
Senior Vice President, System Development and Chief Strategy Officer
Jeffrey A. Ratner, MD
Senior Vice President, Medical Affairs
Janet Schachtner, RN, MSN
Senior Vice President, Patient Care Services
Wayne Thompson, MS
Senior Vice President and
Chief Information Officer
Richard Wisniewski, CPA
Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
Lou Brungard, MBA
Vice President, Facilities and Plant Services
Gerald Dittmann, SPHR
Vice President, Human Resources
Maureen Karstetter
Vice President, Marketing/Communications
& Community Outreach
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
Board of Trustees
The Mount Nittany Medical Center Board of Trustees, made up of volunteers who serve a four-year term for up to three terms, governs Mount Nittany Medical Center. An annual meeting, open to the public, is held every September. At that meeting, reports are presented by the chair of the board, the treasurer and the chief of the medical staff.
The Medical Center Board of Trustees provides leadership and guidance to ensure the Medical Center fulfills its 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 the Medical Center and its services.
Board Officers
Carl A. Anderson III, Chair
James B. Thomas, Ph.D., Vice Chair
Thomas F. Brown, Treasurer
Thomas J. Harris, Secretary
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 L. Witmer
Medical Staff
Officers
Wayne J. Sebastianelli, MD, Chief of Medical Staff
Richard D. Allatt, MD, Assistant Chief of Medical Staff
Anthony Cardell MD, Secretary
Paul Suhey, DO, Treasurer
Members at Large
Franklin Berkey, DO
John C. Coppes, MD
John Vankirk, MD
Department Chairs
Upendra Thaker, MD
Anesthesia Department
Theodore Ziff, MD
Emergency Department
Sheldon Henry, MD
Medicine Department
Theodore Hovick, MD
Obstetrics and Gynecology Department
Raymond Vautour, MD
Pathology Department
Kristie Kaufman, MD
Pediatrics Department
Timothy Derstine, MD
Behavioral Health Services
Ari Geselowitz, MD
Radiology Department
James S. Martin, MD
Surgery Department