Advisory Council

Debra McClain Executive Director
Beacon Clinic for Health and Hope

Debra McClain is the Executive Director of the Beacon Clinic for Health and Hope for the past 5 years. She is responsible for the day-to-day operations, including a formulary medication dispensary. Beacon Clinic serves as a primary care outpatient provider to uninsured, underserved, and underinsured adults in Cumberland, Dauphin, and Perry counties.

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Debra Schreiber, BSN, RN Bethesda Mission Medical Clinic

Deb's role at the men’s Bethesda Mission medical clinic includes case management, caring for acute health needs, and intake health assessment of our clients.

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Kristine Crockett, BSN, RN, CHPN Director, Homeland Hospice

Kristine is responsible for overseeing the operation of the Homeland Hospice program according to licensure, state law, and Medicare/Medicaid standards. She coordinates and provides direct supervision to the Medical Director, Nurse Practitioner,

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Monica Brussese, BSN, RN, CRRN Staff Development Nurse
Messiah Lifeways

As the Staff Development Nurse, Monica oversees many onboarding, orientation, and educational aspects of the nursing team at Messiah Lifeways. She spends much of her time exploring opportunities to assist team members in growing professionally, providing education to improve care, and celebrating departmental achievements.

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Harry Padilla, BSN, RN Chief Nursing Officer
Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute

As the CNO of PPI, Harry is responsible for planning, organizing and directing the overall operations of Nursing/Patient Care Services.

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Lee C. Lynn, BSN, RN Nursing Professional Development Generalist
Penn State Health, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Lee is the Nursing Education Professional Development (NEPD) liaison between the Schools of Nursing and PSHMC for Clinical Placement. She also facilitates clinical placements for outside requests and PSHMC staff who are enrolled in nursing programs at all levels. In her previous NEPD role, she was the unit educator for the Operating Room.

Lynn Motz, DNP, MSN, CRNP, ACNP-BC Associate Director of Advanced Practice
Penn State Health, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

In Lynn's current position with the Office of Advanced Practice, she is the director of the Advanced Practice Onboarding, Transition to Practice, and Mentor Programs.

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Janet Passley-Clarke, DNP, MSN, CRNP, PMH-BC Advance Practice Manager
Penn State Health, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute

Janet manages the advanced practice providers within the psychiatry department. She is also a provider in the adult outpatient psychiatric clinic at Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute in Harrisburg.

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Michele Szkolnicki, M.Ed., BSN, RN, FACHE, CMPE Senior Vice President and CNO
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Michele Szkolnicki is an accomplished Healthcare Executive with over 25 years of healthcare leadership experience that spans for-profit, not-for-profit, private equity, and academic settings in hospital, ambulatory and medical practice environments in both adult and pediatric medicine.

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Leslyn Williamson, RN, DNP, MSN, MPH, NEA-BC, FACHE West Shore Regional Chief Nursing Officer
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center and Holy Spirit Medical Center

Dr. Leslyn E. Williamson has more than 30 years of diversified health care experience. Her current role is the Regional VP and CNO for Penn State Health West Shore Region. Prior to joining PSH she served at the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Nursing Officer for Ellis Medicine in the capital region in NYS. She also worked at Mount Sinai Brooklyn, where she served as Vice President of Patient Care Services.

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Cheri Bechtel, MSN, RN, RN-BC CNO, VP Patient Care Services
UPMC West Shore Hospital

Cheri has been in the CNO/VP role for over three years and currently has oversight of nursing operations at the UPMC West Shore Hospital.

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Joye Gingrich, MBA, BSN, RN CNO, VP Patient Care Services
UPMC

Tracy Miller, MHA, BSN, RN, NE-BC CNO, VP Patient Care Services
UPMC Memorial Hospital

In Tracy's role of CNO/VP Patient Care Services, she oversees nursing practice, patient experience, and employee engagement. She leads operational effectiveness and strategic positioning within the UPMC system.

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Mary Lou Mortimer, DNP, MSN, RN System Director of Nursing Education, Practice and Research
UPMC Central PA

Mary Lou is responsible for the oversight of nursing education, practice, and research at the UPMC hospital sites.

Sandy Winston, MHA, MSN, RN CNO, VP Patient Care Services
UPMC Community Osteopathic

Sandy's role is to oversee nursing practice and provide on-site leadership at UMPC Community Osteopathic focusing on safe, quality patient care. She also has system oversight responsibilities for Surgical Services as well as the Surgery Optimization Clinic. Sandy's experience spans 38 years of acute health care in a variety of roles.

Kasey Paulus, RN, MBA, CENP VP Patient Care Services, CNO
WellSpan York Hospital

Kasey Paulus, serves as the Vice President Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer at WellSpan York Hospital. In this role Kasey is responsible for patient experience, operational excellence, nursing practice, and improving quality and safety through care delivery.

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Amy Seitz Cooley, DNP, RN, ACNS-BC Director, Nursing Excellence
WellSpan York Hospital

In Amy's role, she oversees professional development activities for WellSpan York Hospital. Amy has direct oversight for medical/surgical/critical care clinical nurse specialists and clinical educators.

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Cynthia Donell, MSN, RN Department Chair, Nursing
Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC)

Cynthia serves as the Department Chair of Nursing at HACC. She oversees the curriculum of both the practical nursing certificate and the associate degree nursing programs. Cynthia is also responsible for maintaining compliance with both the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing statutes, as well as, Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) accreditation standards.

Stacy Lutter, D.Ed., RN Department Chair, Assistant Professor of Nursing
York College of Pennsylvania

Stacy has been at York College since fall 2005. Her role as department chair is to provide leadership on departmental initiatives, such as new programs and curricular changes.

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Rachel Arnold Counseling Director and College & Career Counselor
Trinity High School

Rachel is currently the Counseling Director and College & Career Counselor at Trinity High School. She graduated from Messiah University in 2013 with a Master's in School Counseling (back when it was Messiah College!) and earned an undergraduate degree in Psychology Clinical/Counseling and a minor in Sociology from Kutztown University.

Jennifer Garvey, M.S.Ed. School Psychology Director of Student Services
Harrisburg Christian School

Rick Landis School Counselor
Cumberland Valley High School

Rick has been a School Counselor at Cumberland Valley High School for over 30 years. In addition to his counseling duties, he also serves as the Boys and Girls JV Tennis coach. Rick earned his undergraduate and master’s degrees from Shippensburg University.

Gail Hiestand High School Counselor
Mechanicsburg Area High School

Gail has been a school counselor at Mechanicsburg Area Senior High for 30 years. She also has been the varsity softball coach for 25 years. Gail earned her undergraduate degree in Family Studies from Messiah and her graduate degree is Secondary School Counseling from Shippensburg University.

Erin Hill School Counselor
Lancaster Mennonite High School

Andrew Sneeringer School Counselor, Northern York High School

Andrew is a School Counselor at Northern York High School. He completed his undergraduate and graduate degree at Messiah University.