Leadership
Mount Nittany Health Leadership
Kathleen Rhine, MBA
President and CEO
Christopher Hester, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Diane Hoover, MD
Chief Operating Officer
Kurt Kissinger, MPIA
Administrative Chief of Staff & Chief Strategy Officer
Adrienne Krasowitz
Chief Philanthropy Officer
Eric Matava, Esq.
Chief Legal Officer
Bryan Roach, CPA, CAIA, FACHE, CHFP
Chief Financial Officer
Amy Trithart, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, SHRM-SCP
Chief Transformation and People Officer
Mount Nittany Health Board of Directors
Board Officers
- H. Ford Stryker
Chair - Tom King
Vice Chair - Thomas Quigley
Secretary - Thomas F. Brown
Treasurer
Board Members
- Marty Bradley
- Abe Harpster
- William D. Joseph
- Kristie Kaufman, MD
- R. Kevin Murray
- Emily Peterson, MD
- Kathleen Rhine
- Pete Roy, MD
- Thomas J. Taricani
- Jens Thorsen
- Frances Vaughn
- 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 - Beth Kalenak
Vice Chair - Thomas J. Taricani
Treasurer - Kasandra A. Botti, DO, FACEP
Secretary
Board Members
- Daniel McKinley, MD
- Glenn Moyer
- Ted Oyler
- Kathleen Rhine
- Mark Toci
- Theodore Ziff, MD
Emeritus Members
- Edward (Ned) R. Book
- Richard H. Dixon, MD
- Kay Kustanbauter
Mount Nittany Physician Group Board of Directors
Board Officers
- Jeffrey Pro, MD
Chair - Christopher Yingling, MD
Vice Chair - Karissa Thal, MD
Secretary/Treasurer
Board Members
- William D. Joseph
- R. Kevin Murray
- Kathleen Rhine
Centre County Children’s Advocacy Center Board of Directors
Board Officers
- Charlene Friedman
Chair - Gwen Schoonmaker
Vice Chair - Tom King
Secretary/Treasurer
Board Members
- Erica Dambach
- Kristie Kaufman, MD
- Peter Montminy, PhD
- Tina Powers
- Kathleen Rhine
- Pamela Ruest
Emeritus Members
- Patricia Best, DEd
- Jack Infield
Medical Staff, Mount Nittany Medical Center
Officers
- Tom Covaleski, MD
Chief of Staff - Franklin Berkey, DO
Assistant Chief of Staff - Natalie Tussey, MD
Secretary - Jeffrey Elias, DO
Treasurer
Members at Large
- Jennifer Gilbert, DO
- Andrea Knab, MD
- Kyle Lewis, MD
Mount Nittany Health Medical Directors
- Gregory Wilson, DO
Medical Director, Medicine Services - Christopher Yingling, MD
Medical Director, Surgical Services - Faoud Ishmael, MD
Medical Director, Quality and Population Health - Kevin Wilson, MD, FAAOS
Medical Director, Musculoskeletal Services