Mount Nittany Health Leadership
Kathleen Rhine, MBA
President and CEOTiffany Cabibbo DSc, MSN, RN, CENP, FACHE
Chief Nursing OfficerChristopher Hester, MD
Chief Medical Officer, Mount Nittany Physician GroupKurt Kissinger, MPIA
Chief Strategy & System Development OfficerBryan Roach, CPA, CAIA, FACHE, CHFP
Chief Financial OfficerUpendra Thaker, MD, FIPP, CPE
Chief Medical Officer, Mount Nittany Medical Center and Medical Staff ServicesDawn Tice, MBA
Chief Operating Officer, Mount Nittany Physician GroupAmy Trithart, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, SHRM-SCP
Chief Human Resources and Ancillary Services OfficerMount 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
- 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