Executive Director
Deepa L. Sekhar, MD, MSc
Penn State PRO Wellness is an extension of Penn State College of Medicine’s Department of Pediatrics and Penn State Children’s Hospital at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. For more than 15 years, the Center has led statewide efforts to improve health and wellness through lifestyle prevention, health care research and educational outreach.
For general inquires, please email prowellness@pennstatehealth.psu.edu.
Executive Director
Deepa L. Sekhar, MD, MSc
Project Coordinator
Kathleen Allen
Research Project Manager
Katie Greenawalt, MS, CHES
Senior Project Manager
Alicia Hoke, MPH, CHES
Project Coordinator
Marwa Khan
Project Coordinator
Allison Linton
Marketing & Communications Specialist
Jill Manlove
Public Relations Specialist
Amy Ward
Project Coordinator
Angela Zearfaus, RD
Faculty Affiliates
William Calo, PhD, JD, MPH
Faculty Affiliates
Jennifer Kraschnewski, MD, MPH
Our Advisory Council is comprised of allied organizations invested in advancing our mission with improving the health and wellness of today’s youth and families.
Matthew S. Adams
Boy Scouts of America, Pennsylvania Dutch Council
Tiffany Bransteitter
Pennsylvania Department of Health
William Calo
Penn State Public Health Sciences
Christine Drexler
WeMatter and Cocoa Packs
Jennifer Edmondson, MS
Division of Food and Nutrition, Bureau of Budget and Fiscal Management, Pennsylvania Department of Education
Amy Flaherty, MA
Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, Bureau of Health Promotion & Risk Reduction, Pennsylvania Department of Health
Diana Fox
Hospital Systems, American Cancer Society, Inc.
Amanda Frankeny
Pennsylvania Nutrition Education Network
CJ Freeman
School District of Lancaster
David Genova
Montgomery County Health Department
Roy Gothie
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Multi-Modal Division
David Greineder
Office of Health Equity, Pennsylvania Department of Health
Elise Gurgevich
Penn State Extension
Diane Harlow
WellSpan Population Health
Martha Harris
Fizika Group
Toni Henning, BSN, RN CSN, MEd
Lebanon School District
Shelby Iezzi
Pottstown School District
Dr. Sarah Iriana
Penn State Children’s Hospital
Carol LaRegina
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Nicole Lazarz
Capital BlueCross
Monica Lazur
Pinnacle Health
Jody McCullough
Division of General Internal Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine
Kathleen McKenzie
Highmark Inc.
Kelsey Miller
CHI St. Joseph Children’s Hospital
Gil Pak
Penn State Children’s Hospital
Ian Paul, MD
Division of Academic General Pediatrics
Jessica Peconi-Cook
Pennsylvania State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Inc (PSAHPERD)
Becca Raley
Partnership for Better Health
Mack Ruffin IV, MD, MPH
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Laura Saccente
PSAYDN
David Saunders
Office of Health Equity, Pennsylvania Department of Health
Deb Tregea
Penn State College of Medicine
Ashley Visco
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center