Leadership

Board of Trustees

• M. Christine Alichnie, PhD, RN │ Board President │ Consultant, PNC, Inc. (Semi-Retired)
• Marilyn Harris, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN │ Board Vice President │ Independent Hospital & Health Care Professional (Retired)
• Anna Teresa (Terri) Bickert, DNP, RN, NEA │ Board Treasurer │ Adjunct Faculty, Doctoral Program, Geisinger Hospital (Semi-Retired)
• Oralia Dominic, PhD, MS, MA │ Board Secretary│ Founder and President of National Institute of Rural and Minority Health, Inc.
• Stephanie Ingalsbe, LPN │ Multi-Site Director, Bayada Home Care
• Tamara Kear, PhD, RN, CNN, FAAN | System Vice President – Professional Practice, Nursing Research, and EBP, Common Spirit
• Chanel Hart, MSN, RN │ Director of Nursing, Public Health Management Corp (PHMC)
• Molly McCullough, BSN, RN │ St. Clair Hospital, LPN Clinical Instructor, Greater Johnstown Career & Training Center
• Thomas Murt, Ed.D │ Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army Reserves (Retired), Teacher/Operations Assistant
• Jennifer K. Partyka, MSN, RN │ PACU RN, Geisinger; PSNA Board of Directors Representative
• Ruth Phillips, BSN, MS, OCN, BCMAS │ Vice President, Medical Affairs, Blue Spark Technologies, Inc.
• Patricia (Patty) Porche, MSN, CRNP, FNP-C │ Leader Nurse Practioner, Family Practice & Counseling Network (FPCN)
• Jessie Reich, MSN, RN, ANP-BC │ Director of Patient Experience & Magnet Programs, Hospital of the University of PA
• Ellen Schauerman, BSN, RNC-NIC │ Neonatal Nurse, UPMC-Hamot
• Margarete Zalon, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, FAAN │ Professor, University of Scranton (Retired)

CEO, Nursing Foundation of Pennsylvania, Wayne E. Reich, Jr., MSN, MBA, RN