Mount Nittany Health Executive Leadership

Kathleen Rhine, MBA
President and CEO
Tiffany Cabibbo, DSc, MSN, RN, CENP
Tiffany Cabibbo DSc, MSN, RN, CENP, FACHE
Chief Nursing Officer
Christopher Hester, MD
Chief Medical Officer, Mount Nittany Physician Group
Kurt Kissinger poses for photo
Kurt Kissinger, MPIA
Chief Strategy & System Development Officer
Bryan Roach, CPA, CAIA, FACHE, CHFP
Chief Financial Officer
Upendra Thaker, MD, FIPP, Chief Medical Officer
Upendra Thaker, MD, FIPP, CPE
Chief Medical Officer, Mount Nittany Medical Center and Medical Staff Services
Dawn Tice poses for photo
Dawn Tice, MBA
Chief Operating Officer, Mount Nittany Physician Group
Amy Trithart, DNP, RN, NEA-BC
Chief Human Resources and Ancillary Services Officer

Board of Directors, Mount Nittany Health

Board Officers

Martin Bradley
Chair

H. Ford Stryker
Vice Chair

Eve Powars-Bahr
Secretary

Thomas F. Brown
Treasurer

Board Members

William D. Joseph

Kristie Kaufman, MD

Tom King

R. Kevin Murray

Emily Peterson, MD

Thomas Quigley

Kathleen Rhine

Pete Roy, MD

Wayne Sebastianelli, MD

Thomas J. Taricani

Theodore Ziff, MD


Board of Trustees, Mount Nittany Medical Center

Board Officers

Thomas Quigley
Chair

Kristie Kaufman, MD
Secretary/Treasurer

Board Members

Dustin Case, DO

Gail Hurley

Faoud Ishmael, MD

Jeffrey Pro, MD

Kathleen Rhine

Nancy L. Silvis

Barry R. Stein, DMD


Board of Directors, Mount Nittany Health Foundation

Board Officers

William P. Hayes
Chair

Kay Kustanbauter
Vice Chair

Thomas J. Taricani
Treasurer

Kasandra A. Botti, DO, FACEP
Secretary

Board Members

Beth Kalenak

Ted Oyler

Kathleen Rhine

Theodore Ziff, MD

Emeritus Members

Edward (Ned) R. Book

Mimi Barash Coppersmith

Richard H. Dixon, MD

John Dutton, PhD

Eileen W. Leibowitz


Board of Directors, Mount Nittany Physician Group

Board Officers

Christopher Yingling, MD
Chair

Jeffrey Pro, MD
Secretary/Treasurer

Board Members

William D. Joseph

R. Kevin Murray

Emily Peterson, MD

Kathleen Rhine


Board of Directors, Children's Advocacy Center of Centre County, Mount Nittany Health

Board Officers

Jack Infield
Chair

Kathleen Rhine
Secretary/Treasurer

Board Members

Patricia Best, DEd

Erica Dambach

Charlene Friedman

Tom King

Peter Montminy, PhD

Kim Neely, MS

Gwen Schoonmaker

Rachel Schwab, MD


Medical Staff, Mount Nittany Medical Center

Officers

Tom Covaleski, MD
Chief of Staff

Bridget Flickinger, MD
Assistant Chief of Staff 

Natalie Tussey, MD
Secretary

Franklin Berkey, DO
Treasurer 


Members at Large

Jeffrey Elias, DO

Kyle Lewis, MD

Brian Shippert, DO


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