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[email protected] Juliet Altenburg, RN, MSN, is the President of the Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation (PTSF) and oversees staff and operations. Juliet joined the PTSF in February 2003 after 19 years of employment at Lehigh Valley Hospital Network (LVHN) in Allentown, Pennsylvania.  She graduated from DeSales University in 1984 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in …

[email protected] Amy Kempinski, MSN, RN, CEN, TCRN, serves as Vice President of the Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation. She is a consultant and site surveyor for trauma systems across the United States and has spent 30 plus years of nursing in the trauma spectrum including roles of the Trauma Program Manager at a Level I Trauma …

[email protected] Lyndsey Diehl, MHA, RHIA, CHDA, CSTR, is the Director of Trauma Registry at the Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation.  Before transitioning to the Foundation, she started her Health Information Management career at the Pennsylvania Cancer Registry working in the quality assurance unit.  Lyndsey earned a B.S. in Health Information Management from the Pennsylvania College of …

[email protected] Darlene Gondell, MSN, RN, CCRN, CNRN, TCRN, is the Director of Accreditation for the Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation (PTSF). Darlene joined the PTSF as the Manager of Accreditation in 2018 and was promoted to Director of Accreditation in 2023. She is the staff liaison for both the PTSF Standards Committee as well as the Diversity, Equity and Inclusivity Committee, newly created for 2022. Prior to starting …

[email protected] Dor joined the Pennsylvania Trauma System Foundation on March 3, 2014, as the new Finance Specialist.  She previously worked as Office Manager for the accounting firm of Klingler and Associates and has 27 years in the accounting and management field.  Dor brings extensive financial and accounting experience to the office so that these services …

[email protected] Stephanie Radzevick, CPC, joined the staff in March 2012 as the Data Processor. She spent eight years at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA where she began as a Trauma Registrar and later worked as a Physician Reimbursement and Coding Analyst for the Trauma Surgery Department. Stephanie is a 2002 graduate of the University …

[email protected] Gabrielle Wenger, RHIT, CPC, CAISS, CSTR, has over three years of experience at PTSF where she conducts trauma registry audits with trauma program staff at both accredited trauma centers and pursuing hospitals.  She presents regularly at PTSF’s annual conference.  Previous work experiences in the health information field include both the hospital setting, as well …

Board Chair Dr. Henry A. Boateng is the Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation at the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Dr. Boateng focuses on adult and pediatric orthopaedic trauma as well as in hip preservation. He received his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC and completed his Residency …

Board Vice Chair Deborah Chappel is the Trauma Program Director at AHN Allegheny General Hospital. Ms. Chappel represents the Pennsylvania Trauma Nurse Advisory Council (PATNAC) on the PTSF Board of Directors.

Board Secretary/Treasurer Douglas G. Hock is the Executive Vice President and System Chief Operating Officer of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), he joined the organization in 2016. As a core member of the CHOP leadership team, Doug provides leadership, direction, and administration of clinical operations across the CHOP system. Doug previously served at two …