NW PA AHEC Personnel
Patricia Stubber, MBA, MT, Executive Director
Jane Mullinax, MEd., Director of Career Development
Mark Stockard, BS, Director of Education
Annie Skraba, BA, Director of Marketing and Outreach
Louann Gapinski, Practice Manager
Sandra Kozloff, BA, Executive Assistant
Megan Gapinski, Work-Study Student
Albert Varacallo, Jr., MD, MMM, FAAFP, Clinical Coordinator
Walter Thomas, DMD, Dental Liaison
Nichole Bialas-Harrison, MD, Behavioral Health Liaison
Contact us!
NW PA AHEC Board Members
Carolynn Masters, RN, PhD, CARN, Board President
Gannon University
Dean of the School of Sciences, Engineering and Health
109 University Square
Erie, PA 16541
814-871-7605
masters004@gannon.edu
Jacklyn K. Slagle, Board Vice President
Warren General Hospital
Director Medical Staff Development
2 Crescent Park West
PO Box 68
Warren, PA 16365
814-723-4973 x1704
814-723-2248 -FAX
sjackie@wgh.org
Walter Thomas, DMD, Board Treasurer
Conneaut Valley Health Center
906 Washington Street
Conneautville, PA 16406
814-587-2438
814-373-2417 -FAX
wthomas@mmchs.org
Kirsten Peterson BS, MA, Board Secretary
Allegheny College
Director of PreProfessional Studies
520 N. Main Street
PO Box 62
Meadville, PA 16335
814-332-2845
814-332-2340 -FAX
kpeterso@allegheny.edu
Netra Baker, RN
Charles Cole Memorial Hospital
Education Department
1001 East Second Street
Coudersport, PA 16915
814-274-5246
netra.baker@charlescolehospital.com
Hershey Bell, MD, FAAFP
LECOM
Professor of Family Medicine
1858 West Grandview Blvd
Erie, PA 16509
814-866-6641
814-866-8458
hbell@lecom.edu
Renee Bloom, MS, RT(R)
Clarion University-Venango Campus
School of Nursing and Allied Health
Chair, Department of Allied Health
1801 West First Street
Oil City, PA 16301
814-393-1265
rbloom@clarion.edu
Linda J. Carpenter
Hamot Medical Center
CME Manager
201 State Street
Erie, Pennsylvania 16550
814-877-5690
linda.carpenter@hamot.org
Audean Duespohl, PhD, RN
Mental Health Care Provider
2139 Hill City Road
Seneca, PA 16346
814-676-0647
wsllama@.zoominternet.net
Rev. Joseph Gregorek, PhD
Gannon University
Professor of Biology
109 University Square
Erie, PA 16541
814-871-7323
gregorek001@gannon.edu
William S. Jeffress, MBA
Booker T. Washington Center
Executive Director
1720 Holland Street
Erie, PA 16503
814-453-5744
814-453-5749 -FAX
wjeffress@btwcenter.org
Whitney McAnlis, MPH, CHES
PA Department of Health
Northwest District Office
Public Health Educator
19 McQuiston Drive
Jackson Center, PA 16133
724-662-6068
wmcanlis@state.pa.us
Scott Meredith
Glendale Medical Associates
Administrator
850 Main Street
Coalport, PA 16627
814-672-5141
814-672-5675
scomer@glendale-medical.com
Cynthia Novotny, PA-C
17128 Mullen Road
Meadville, PA 16335
814-724-7429
cdnovotny@gmail.com
Timothy D. Pelkowski, MD
Westminster Family Medicine
3822 Colonial Avenue
Suite A
Erie, PA 16506
814-833-2415
814-838-1153 -FAX
tdpelkowski@roadrunner.com
Gary Silko, MD
St Vincent Health System
Family Practice Residency Program
V.P. of Medical Education
2314 Sassafras Street, Suite 306
Erie, PA 16502
814-452-5722
814-452-5097 -FAX
gsilko@svhs.org
Jill Slomski, MBA
Mercyhurst College
Walker School of Business
Assistant Professor of Marketing
501 East 38th Street
Erie, PA 16504
814- 824-3373
jslomski@mercyhurst.edu
Elaine Stanton, BA
Divine Connections
1534 East 26th Street
Erie PA, 16510
814-454-7530
j2cstanton@aol.com
Pam Streich
North Central Workforce Investment Board
Director of Planning
651 Montmorenci Road
Ridgway, PA 15853
814-773-3162
814-772-7045 -FAX
pstreich@ncwib.org
Albert L. Varacallo, Jr., MD, MMM, FAAFP
DuBois Regional Medical Center
Primary Care Assoc.
5 N. Third Street
Reynoldsville, PA 15851
814-653-8222
814-653-9305 -FAX
alvaracallo@drmc.org
Amy Weschler, RN, Ed.D
Nursing Department
128 Centennial Hall
Edinboro University
Edinboro, PA 16444
814-732-2900
814-732-2536 -FAX
aleehan@edinboro.edu
The Faces on Our Website
The faces used for the graphic header on this website are healthcare professionals and students who have worked with the NW PA AHEC. They are, from left to right; Cindy Novotny, Dr. Kory Stauffer, Nick Carr, Dr. Tony Snow, Dr. Ama Graham-Kremmers, and Dr. Al Varacallo.
Cindy Novotny, PA-C, is a certified physician assistant who provides family medicine and women’s health services at Linesville Health Center, Andover Primary Care, Jamestown Health Center and Sheakleyville Health Center, all part of the Primary Health Network, a Federally Qualified Health Center. Cindy is also a member of the NW PA AHEC Board of Directors and helps with our summer career camps.
Kory Stauffer, PhD., has helped with our summer career camps as well. Dr. Stauffer is an assistant sport and exercise science professor at Gannon University.
Nick Carr is a freshman at California University of Pennsylvania in the nursing program. Nick attended the 2007 NW PA AHEC summer camp at Clarion University-Venango Campus.
Tony Snow, MD, is the Chief Medical Officer at Community Health Net in Erie, a Federally Qualified Health Center. Dr. Snow is also featured in The Great Hospital Adventure© Program!
Ama Graham-Kremmers, DDS, is the Chief Dental Officer at Community Health Net. The NW PA AHEC works closely with Community Health Net and its providers, including Dr. Snow and Dr. Graham in the Erie Community Foundation’s “Access to Primary Care” initiative.
Al Varacallo, MD, MMM, FAAFP, works directly with the NW PA AHEC as the Clinical Coordinator providing clinical oversight of student training in designated AHEC training sites.
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