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Mount Nittany Health Leadership

Kathleen Rhine, MBA

Kathleen Rhine, MBA

President and CEO
Tiffany Cabibbo DSc, MSN, RN, CENP, FACHE

Tiffany Cabibbo DSc, MSN, RN, CENP, FACHE

Chief Nursing Officer
Christopher Hester, MD

Christopher Hester, MD

Chief Medical Officer, Mount Nittany Physician Group
Kurt Kissinger, MPIA

Kurt Kissinger, MPIA

Chief Strategy & System Development Officer
Bryan Roach, CPA, CAIA, FACHE, CHFP

Bryan Roach, CPA, CAIA, FACHE, CHFP

Chief Financial Officer
Upendra Thaker, MD, FIPP, CPE

Upendra Thaker, MD, FIPP, CPE

Chief Medical Officer, Mount Nittany Medical Center and Medical Staff Services
Dawn Tice, MBA

Dawn Tice, MBA

Chief Operating Officer, Mount Nittany Physician Group
Amy Trithart, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, SHRM-SCP

Amy Trithart, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, SHRM-SCP

Chief Human Resources and Ancillary Services Officer

Mount Nittany Health Board of Directors

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

Mount Nittany Medical Center Board of Trustees

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

Mount Nittany Health Foundation Board of Directors

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

Mount Nittany Physician Group Board of Directors

Board Officers

  • Christopher Yingling, MD
    Chair
  • Jeffrey Pro, MD
    Secretary/Treasurer

Board Members

  • William D. Joseph
  • R. Kevin Murray
  • Emily Peterson, MD
  • Kathleen Rhine

Children’s Advocacy Center of Centre County Board of Directors

Board Officers

  • Charlene Friedman
    Chair
  • Gwen Schoonmaker
    Vice Chair
  • Tom King
    Secretary/Treasurer
  • Jack Infield
    Immediate Past Chair

Board Members

  • Patricia Best, DEd
  • Erica Dambach
  • Peter Montminy, PhD
  • Kathleen Rhine
  • 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