Steering Council Members

2023 - 2024 Committee Members

Committee Role 2023 - 2024 Term
Chair Elizabeth Holbert (Penn State Hershey Medical Center)
Co-Chair Deborah Gardiner (Thomas Jefferson)
Director Member Lindsey Ford (Geisinger Medical)
Coordinator Member- West Region Amy Popp & Delancy Zeller (UPMC of Central PA)
Coordinator Member- East Region Christina Piroso (CHOP)
Coordinator Member- Central Region Katy Armas (Tower Health)
New to Vizient Member Cindy Liberi & Lisa Sheehan (UPMC)
Networking Lead Janice Gibson (Jefferson Health, Northeast)
Academic Partner Brianna Blackburn (Penn State College of Nursing)
PA-AC Director Jenny Gimbel
PA-AC Senior Manager Zaharaa Davood
PA-AC Director of Nursing Professional Advancement Amy Ricords
PA-AC Public Health Project Coordinator Jilian Bohn
PA-AC Public Health Project Coordinator Namaijah Faison

2022 - 2023 Committee Members

 

2022 - 2023 Committee Members

Committee Role 2022 - 2023 Term
Chair Tiffany Conlin (UPMC Presbyterian)
Co-Chair Elizabeth Holbert (Penn State Hershey Medical Center)
Past Chair Jeanette Palermo (Thomas Jefferson)
Director Member Lindsey Ford (Geisinger Medical)
System Coordinator Member Teddi Porter (Excela)
Coordinator Member Cathy Witsberger (UPMC Presbyterian)
New to Vizient Member Cindy Liberi (UPMC)
Networking Lead Janice Gibson (Jefferson Health, Northeast)
Academic Partner Brianna Blackburn (Penn State College of Nursing)
Nurse Resident Lead Lydia Kim (Penn Presbyterian Medical Center)
PA-AC Director Jenny Gimbel
PA-AC Director of Nursing Professional Advancement Amy Ricords
PA-AC Senior Manager Zaharaa Davood

2021 - 2022 Committee Members

 

2021 - 2022 Committee Members

Committee Role 2021-2022 Term
Chair Jeanette Palermo (Thomas Jefferson)
Co-Chair Lois Scipione (Temple)
Past Chair Kelly Gallagher (Penn Medicine)
Director Member Lindsey Ford (Geisinger Medical)
System Coordinator Member Elizabeth Holbert (Penn State Hershey Medical Center)
Coordinator Member Cathy Witsberger (UPMC Presbyterian)
New to Vizient Member Ashley Iannazzo (UPMC)
Networking Lead (East) Janice Gibson (Jefferson Health, Northeast )
Networking Lead (Western) Tiffany Conlin (UPMC Presbyterian)
Academic Partner Jennifer Barton (Penn State College of Nursing)
Nurse Resident Lead Lydia Kim (Penn Presbyterian Medical Center)
PA- AC Senior Manager Jenny Gimbel
PA-AC Director of Nursing Professional Advancement Amy Ricords
PA-AC Manager Zaharaa Davood

2020 - 2021 Committee Members

 

2020 - 2021 Committee Members

Committee Role 2020 - 2021 Term
Chair Denise Ratkiewicz (Allegheny)
Co-Chair Jeanette Palermo (Thomas Jefferson)
Past Chair Kelly Gallagher (Penn Medicine)
Director Member Lindsey Ford (Geisinger Medical)
System Coordinator Member Elizabeth Holbert (Penn State Hershey Medical Center)
Coordinator Member Cathy Levonian (Thomas Jefferson)
New to Vizient Member Ashley Iannazzo (UPMC)
Networking Lead Lois Scipione (Temple)
Academic Partner Jennifer Barton (Penn State College of Nursing)
Nurse Resident Lead Lydia Kim (Penn Presbyterian Medical Center)
PA-AC Executive Director Sarah Hexem
PA- AC Manager Jenny Horn
PA-AC Director of Nursing Professional Advancement Amy Ricords
PA-AC Coordinator Zaharaa Davood

2018 - 2019 Committee Members

 

2019 - 2020 Committee Members

Committee Role 2019 - 2020 Term
Chair Kelly Gallagher (Penn Medicine)
Co-Chair Denise Ratkiewicz (Allegheny)
Director Member Lindsey Ford (Geisinger Medical)
System Coordinator Member Brianna Blackburn (Pinnacle)
Coordinator Member Cathy Levonian (Thomas Jefferson)
New to Vizient Member Jill Larkin (UPMC)
Networking Lead Lois Scipione (Temple)
Academic Partner Jennifer Barton (Penn State College of Nursing)
Nurse Resident Lead Lydia Kim (Penn Presbyterian Medical Center)

2018 - 2019 Committee Members

 

2018 - 2019 Committee Members

Committee Role 2018 - 2019 Term
Chair Kelly Gallagher (Penn Medicine)
Co-Chair Denise Ratkiewicz (Allegheny)
Director Member Ann Rollman (Reading Hospital)
System Coordinator Member Brianna Blackburn (Pinnacle)
Coordinator Member Cathy Levonian (Thomas Jefferson)
New to Vizient Member Jill Larkin (UPMC)
Networking Lead Cathy Griffin (St. Luke’s University Health Network)
Academic Partner Jennifer Barton (Penn State College of Nursing)
Nurse Resident Lead Lydia Kim (Penn Presbyterian Medical Center)
PA-AC Executive Director Sarah Hexem
PA- AC Manager Jenny Horn
PA-AC Director of Nursing Education Advancement Amy Ricords
PA-AC Coordinator Zaharaa Davood
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2017 - 2018 Committee Members

 

2017 - 2018 Committee Members

Committee Role 2017 - 2018 Term
Chair Amy Ricords (Hershey)
Co-Chair/Director Member Cindy Cappel (Lehigh Valley)
Systems Coordinator Kelly Gallagher (Penn)
Coordinator Member Cathy Levonian (Jefferson)
New-to-Vizient Member Denise Petras (UPMC)
Networking Lead Cathy Griffin (St. Luke’s)
Academic Partner Jennifer Barton (Penn State)
Nurse Resident Lead Lydia Kim (Presbyterian)
PA-AC Director Sarah Hexem
PA-NRC Coordinator Jenny Horn
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