Staff
Executive Director: Midge Crystle, Lancaster, PA (2000-present) Co-Director: Karen Miller Rauch, Philadelphia, PA (2002-present) Accountant: Roger Ledyard, Lancaster, PA (2007-present)
Board Officers
Robert W. Martin, MD. Lancaster, PA. Chairman of Board, NPI, 1999 to present; Positions held: Physician in private practice, 1996 to 2007; General Director, Nazareth Hospital, EMMS, Nazareth, Israel,; Assistant Director of the University Student Health Service, West Virginia University Hospital, 1981–1987; Resident, George Washington University, 1970-1973; 1965-1970; Education: B. Sc. Eastern Mennonite College, 1960; M.D., Hahnemann Medical College, 1964. Honors: Order of the British Empire, 1997; Physician of the Year, Mennonite Medical Assoc., 1997; Distinguished Alumni Award, Eastern Mennonite University, 1998.
Marjorie K. Crystle Lancaster, PA. Positions held: Executive Director, NPI, 2000 to present; Instructor, School of Nursing, Nazareth Hospital, Nazareth, Israel, 1993. Nursing instructor, counselor, Southeast Lancaster Health Services, 1990 to 1993. Instructor, School of Nursing, Lankenau Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 1961 to 1963. Education: Diploma, Registered Nurse, Lankenau Hospital. B.S. Nursing Education, Millersville University, Millersville, PA 1961. B.A. Spanish, Millersville University, 1987.
Nelson
R. Lehman, M.D.
Mount Joy, PA.
Vice Chair of NPI
Board. Positions held: Physician and Managing Partner, Susquehanna
Family Health Center, 1979 to present.
Education: B.S. Eastern Mennonite College; M.D. University of Maryland
Medical School, 1976; Resident, University of Maryland Hospital, 1979.
Winfred J. Miller, C.P.A. Harrisonburg, VA. Secretary/Treasurer of Board, NPI, 2009-present: Positions held: Founder and CEO of W.J. Miller Accounting and Bookkeeping Firm, Harrisonburg, VA, 1979-present; BS in Accounting, Southern Colorado State, 1972; CPA certified, 1977.
Members
of the Board
Rev. S. George Dirghalli. Syracuse, NY. Positions held: College Chaplain, Syracuse University; Rector Emeritus, Calvary Church. Education: B.A. University of Florida, 1950; M.A. University of Florida, 1951; Graduate of Episcopal Theological School, Cambridge; Doctoral work in Pastoral Theology, Drew University, 1976.
Rev. Ronald B. Fritts, D. Min. Downingtown, PA. Positions held: Interim Senior Pastor, Wayne Presbyterian Church, Wayne, PA, 2007-Present; Interim Senior Pastor/Head of Staff, Presbyterian Church of Wyoming, Wyoming, OH, 2006-2007; Senior Pastor/Head of Staff, First Presbyterian Church, Phoenixville, PA, 2000-2006; Senior Chaplain, The United States Military Academy in West Point, New York, 1996-2000; Pastor/Head of Staff, Fairview Presbyterian Church, Glenmoore, PA, 1988-1996. Education: B.A., Psychology, Wilkes College, Wilkes Barre, PA; M. Div., Ashland Theological Seminary, Ashland, Ohio; D. Min., Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA.
Roger
K. Glick.
Palmyra,
NJ. Positions held: Violin Repairman, Russo Music Center, 2005-present;
Spanish Teacher, Fels High School, 2001-2002, Boat builder, Cherubini Boat Co.,
2000-2001, Violin Repairman, Zaph's Music Store,1996-2000; Boat Builder,
Cherubini Boat Co., Delran, NJ, 1986-1996. ESL Instructor, Riverside High
School, Riverside, NJ, 1993-1994; Violin Repairman, Zaph's Music Store,
1984-1986; Oakton Community College, Glenview, IL, 1981, Harp Maker, Lyon and
Healy Harp Company, Chicago, IL, 1977-1981; ESL Instructor, University of Puerto
Rico, P.R., 1975. Education:
MA, Teaching English as a Second Language, University of IL, 1971; BA,
Anthropology, University of IL, 1966.
David
R. Hiebert.
Scottdale, PA.
Positions held:
Owner/operator, The DeskTop 2002-present; Western Director, Pennsylvanians Concerned About Alcohol
Problems, 2002-2003; Editor, Mennonite Publishing House, 1988 to 2002; Graphic
designer, Mennonite Publishing House, 1976 to 1988; Offset press operator,
Church Growth Services, 1974 to 1975; Photographer, Root Photography, 1974;
Reporter, Farmer’s Exchange, 1973 to 1974. Education: B.S., Journalism,
Ball State University.
Darryl Landis, MD,
MBA, CPE, FAAFP, FACPE.
Winston-Salem, NC. Positions held: Founder and Board Chair, Nazareth Project,
Inc., Lancaster, PA, 1989-1996, 2008-present; Missionary physician at Nazareth
Hospital, Nazareth, Israel, 1988; Management positions held (This list does not
include eight years clinical experience, 1990-1998): President, Mustard Seed
Ventures, Inc., 2005-present; Adjunct Associate Professor, Dept. of Public
Health Sciences, Wake Forest Univ. School of Medicine, 2004-present; Senior Vice
President Health Intelligence and Chief Medical Officer, CorSolutions, Inc.,
Rosemont, IL, 2002-2005; Vice President of Business Development and Medical
Director for Health Intelligence Services, Ingenix, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN,
2000-2002; Medical Director, United HealthCare of North Carolina, Inc.,
Greensboro, NC, 1998-00; Director of medical Management, Aegis Family Health
Centers, Inc., 1997-98; Director of Quality Management, Aegis Family Health
Centers, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC, 1996-97; Clinical Asst. Professor, Wake Forest
Univ. Dept. of Family and Community Medicine, 1995-98; Education: MBA, Fuqua
School of Business, Duke Univ., Durham, NC; MD, Univ. of Pennsylvania School of
Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 1989; BS, Biochemistry, Millersville University of
Pennsylvania, 1985.
J.
Welby Leaman, JD.
Washington,
D.C. Positions
held: U.S.
National Security Council, Director for International Trade & Investment,
Washington, DC, 2006-Present; U.S. Treasury Department, Senior Advisor,
International Trade Office, Washington, DC, 2004-2006; Latin American Economic
& Legal Development Advisor, Lima, Peru, 2002-2004; Wilmer, Cutler &
Pickering, Attorney (Sixth-year), Latin America Group, Washington, DC,
2000-2002; UNDP Detail to 2 Peruvian Regulatory Agencies, Advisor to President,
Lima, 1997-2000; Debevoise & Plimpton, Attorney, International Tax, New
York, 1996-1997. Education:
J.D., Yale Law School, New Haven, CT; BS. Business Administration,
Messiah College, Grantham, PA.
Ponnuswamy Swamidoss, Ph.D. Washington, D.C. Positions held: Director, Educational Services, American Public Health Assoc., 1994 to present; Visiting Professor, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Romania, 1995 - 1998; President & CEO, Swamidoss Associates, Inc., 1994 - 1997; Consultant, Nazareth Hospital,1995 & 1997; Associate Dean, School of Continuing Education, Howard University, 1992 - 1994; Grant Reviewer, USAID/ASHA, 1994; Assistant Professor, College of Medicine, Howard University, 1971 to present; Director of Education & Training, Howard University Hospital, 1978 - 1991; Assistant Hospital Director, Howard University Hospital, 1972 - 1991. Education: B.A. Millersville University, 1953; M.A. George Washington University, 1972; Ph.D., Howard University, 1980. Honors: Outstanding Teaching Award, Howard University College of Medicine, 1992; The Regent’s Award for Excellence, American College of Health Care Executives, 1989; Outstanding Service Award, Howard University Hospital, 1982.
Karen Miller Rauch Philadelphia, PA. Positions held: Co-Director, Nazareth Project, 2009 to present, Program Director, Nazareth Project, 2002 -2009; Adjunct Professor of English, Saint Joseph's University, 2008 - 2009; Director's Assistant, Lancaster Pregnancy Clinic, 1999-2002, Community Living Assistant, Friendship Community, East Petersburg, PA, 1996-1999. Education: MA Writing Studies, Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA, 2008; BA Inter-Cultural Communications, Eastern College, St. Davids, PA, 1999; Middle East Studies Program, Council of Christian Colleges and Universities, Cairo, Egypt, 1998.
Roy
E. Wert, M.D.
Lebanon, PA.
Positions held:
Secretary of Board, Nazareth Project, 2000 to 2009, Treasurer of
Nazareth Project Board, 2007 - 2009;
Chief of Orthopedic Surgery, Guthrie Clinic; Clinical Asst. Professor of
Orthopedic Surgery,
State University of New York; Clinical Asst. Professor of Orthopedic
Surgery, Hahnemann Medical College.
Education: B.A. Eastern Mennonite University, 1962; M.D. University of
Pennsylvania, 1966; Resident in Orthopedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania,
1972 - 1975.