Steering Committee

The Steering Committee for the Healthy Blair County Coalition is responsible for directing the community health needs assessment, the development of the strategies to meet identified needs, and the monitoring of programs and interventions. The following persons currently serve as members:

David McFarland

Blair Planning Commission

Donna D. Gority

Former Blair County Commissioner

Ted Beam, Jr.

Blair County Commissioner

Kimberly Semelsberger/
Heidi Kreider

Conemaugh Nason Medical Center

Dr. Donald Beckstead

Altoona Family Physicians

Mayor Matthew Pacifico

Altoona City Council

Sherri Stayer

Lung Disease Center of Central Pennsylvania

Coleen A. Heim

Healthy Blair County Coalition Director

Amy Marten-Shanafelt

Blair Health Choices

Bill Young

Sheetz, Inc.

Patrick Miller

Altoona Blair County Development Corporation

Kevin Hockenberry

UPMC Altoona

Dr. Francine Endler

Hollidaysburg Area School District

Tracy Kelly

Home Nursing Agency WIC Program

To learn more about HBCC or how you can get involved,

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The Steering Committee for the Healthy Blair County Coalition is responsible for directing the community health needs assessment, the development of the strategies to meet identified needs, and the monitoring of programs and interventions. The following persons currently serve as members:

David McFarland

Donna D. Gority

Shawna Hoover

Judy Rosser

Cathy Crum

Lisa Hann

James Hudack

Tom Shaffer

Lannette Johnston

Joseph Peluso/ Murray Fetzer

Lauren Jacobson

Melanie Shildt

Ted Beam, Jr.

Kimberly Semelsberger/ Heidi Kreider

Dr. Donald Beckstead

Mayor Matthew Pacifico

Sherri Stayer

Coleen A. Heim

Amy Marten-Shanafelt

Bill Young

Patrick Miller

Kevin Hockenberry

Dr. Francine Endler

Tracy Kelly

To learn more about HBCC or how you can get involved,

Joseph Peluso/
Murray Fetzer

Kimberly Semelsberger/
Heidi Kreider