Center for Rural PA
Tuesday, April 8, 2025 | 9 a.m.
Room 8E-A, East Wing
Agenda
Testifiers:
Panel 1: Perspectives from County Officials and Mental Health Professionals
The Honorable Judge Tiffany L. Cummings, Magisterial District Court 04-3-03, Tioga County (Testimony)
Annette (Annie) L. Strite, M.A., M.H./I.D.D. Administrator and Mental Health Director (Testimony)
Andrea B. Kepler, L.C.S.W., Administrator, Dauphin County Mental Health, Autism and Developmental Programs (Testimony)
Chris Santarsiero, Vice President of Government Affairs, Connections Health Solutions (Testimony) (Supplemental Testimony)
Kimberly Jones, M.S., L.P.C.S., Vice President of Clinical Operations, Connections Health Solutions, Dauphin, Cumberland, Perry Walk-In Center (Q&A participation)
Brittney McCarthy, Strategic Account Manager, Connections Health Solutions, Dauphin, Cumberland, Perry Walk-In Center (Q&A participation)
Panel 2: Perspectives from Mental Health Providers
Dr. Jamie Zelazny, Assistant Professor of Nursing and Psychiatry and Co-Director of the Digital Health Hub, University of Pittsburgh (Testimony)
Dr. Brayden N. Kameg, Assistant Professor of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh; Director of the Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Residency Program, Veterans Administration Pittsburgh Healthcare System (Testimony)
Dr. Brian Schurr, Central Keystone Counseling (Testimony)