About Us

Our Health Improvement Coalition
In 2011, a group of community leaders from the areas of education, health, faith, business, non-profit, and local government sectors formed to advise WellSpan Health (formerly Summit Health), on a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA), which is conducted every 3 years. In 2013, this group evolved into a community collaborative -- Healthy Franklin County. We utilize a collective impact model to align resources and work together to improve the health and well-being of all Franklin county residents. Through the utilization of data, we can integrate practices and coordinate improvements that will provide collective impact, leading to positive change. Health is not just about disease or illness. We know that health depends on the mental, social and physical well-being of an individual.
Here's our current organizational chart which reflects our current priorities, task force and work groups. To learn more about our task forces, initiatives and how to get involved, contact Noel Purdy at npurdy@wellspan.org.
Vision Statement: To have all people of Franklin County achieve their full potential for health and well-being across the lifespan.
Mission Statement: To promote, strengthen and evaluate Franklin County’s efforts to improve the health and well-being of all people.
Leadership Advisory Committee
The leadership advisory committee helps inform the community health needs assessment process and creates strategies through a joint plan of action to address health priorities and needs. Some members of the leadership advisory committee co-chair task forces ( a + is next to each member that leads a task force).
Kelly Goshen+
Director
Keystone Behavioral Health
David Grant+
COO
Keystone Health
Joanne Cochran
CEO
Keystone Health
Bethany Peake
Executive Director
Mental Health Association
Barbara Houpt+
Garden Coordinator
Network Ministries
Michele Beecher
Public Health Nurse
PA Department of Health
Jay Eury
Marketing & Market Dev. Educator
Penn State Cooperative Extension
Sheldon Schwartz
Community Advocate
Retired
Sonja Payne+
Executive Director
Shippensburg Community Resource Coalition
Dr. Jose Ricardo-Osorio, Ed.D
Associate Professor of Spanish & Foreign Language Education
Megan Schreve
CEO
South Central Community Action Programs
Carla Christian
Executive Director
Annette Searfoss
Executive Director
Nicole Nicholson+
Family Center Director
Amy Pinkerton+
ECE Apprenticeship Coordinator
Mike Ross
President
Franklin County Area Development Corporation
Carrie Gray
Administrator
Amanda Keefer
Resident Initiatives Coordinator
Franklin County Housing Authority
Stacie Horvath
Administrator
Franklin County Human Services
Alice Elia
Sr. Director of Dev. & HR
Franklin County Library System
Cori Seilhamer+
Mental Health Program Specialist/CIT Franklin County MH/IDD/EI
Karen Johnston
Executive Director
Amy Hicks
Executive Director
Tod Kline
Superintendent
Waynesboro Area School District
Denise Esser
Executive Director
Waynesboro Human & Community Services
Ann Kunkel
Vice President Community Health & Engagement
Daphne Murray
Regional Dir., Case Management Operations
Claudia Schuchardt-Peet
Hospital Librarian
Pat McCulloh
Sr. Dir. WellSpan Medical Group Operations
Ann Spottswood
Director of Community Services
Nickie Fickel+
Community Health Educator
Kim Crider+
Community Health Educator
Courtney Porter+
Account Manager
Marvin Worthy
Owner