Leadership
Mount Nittany Health Leadership
Kathleen Rhine, MBA
President and CEO
Tiffany Cabibbo DSc, MSN, RN, CENP, FACHE
Chief Nursing Officer
Christopher Hester, MD
Chief Medical Officer, Mount Nittany Physician Group
Diane Hunt, MD
Chief Health Information Officer
Kurt Kissinger, MPIA
Chief Strategy & System Development Officer
Bryan Roach, CPA, CAIA, FACHE, CHFP
Chief Financial Officer
Upendra Thaker, MD, FIPP, CPE
Chief Medical Officer, Mount Nittany Medical Center and Medical Staff Services
Dawn Tice, MBA
Chief Operating Officer, Mount Nittany Physician Group
Amy Trithart, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, SHRM-SCP
Chief Human Resources and Ancillary Services Officer
Mount Nittany Health Board of Directors
Board Officers
- H. Ford Stryker
Chair - Tom King
Vice Chair - Eve Powars-Bahr
Secretary - Thomas F. Brown
Treasurer
Board Members
- Marty Bradley
- Abe Harpster
- William D. Joseph
- Kristie Kaufman, MD
- R. Kevin Murray
- Emily Peterson, MD
- Thomas Quigley
- Kathleen Rhine
- Pete Roy, MD
- Wayne Sebastianelli, 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 - 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
- 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
- Kathleen Rhine
- Karissa Thal, MD
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
- Kristie Kaufman, MD
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