Medical Alumni Council Executive Committee
Executive Committee Chair
Joseph Aaron Butash, M.D. '07
Emergency Medicine
Boston, MA
Executive Committee Members
Christopher D. Andres, M.D. '89
Family Medicine
Tunkhannock, PA
Ann K. Astolfi, D.M.D. '88
Periodontist - Ann K. Astolfi, D.M.D.
Bethlehem, PA
Richard Bevilacqua, D.M.D., M.D. ’83
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgury
West Hartford, CN
Jean-Paul Bonnett, D.O. ’76
Osteopathic & Family Medicine
Sparta, NJ
Domenic Casablanca, M.D. '89, Chair-elect
Family Physician
Chelton, CT
Thomas Churilla, M.D. '09
Radiation Oncology
Northeast Pennsylvania
Tara B. Churilla, D.O. '11
Pediatrics
Northeast Pennsylvania
Edward DelSole, M.D. '09
Orthopedic Surgery
Clarks Summit, PA
Philip J. Dzwonczyk, M.D., FACP ’75
Palliative Medicine
Norwich, NY
Mary Engel, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
University of Scranton
Scranton, PA
Tina Marie George, M.D. '06
Family Medicine
Duryea, PA
Michael Gillan, D.O. '07
Family Medicine
Sayre, PA
Jed D. Gonzalo, M.D., MSC ’02
Assistant Dean - Health Systems Education
Penn State College of Medicine
Hummelstown, PA
Gabriela Jakubowska, Ph.D.
Interin Director Office of Health Professions
The University of Scranton
Scranton, PA
Christopher A. Jones, M.D., MSC ’02
Assistant Professor, Geriatrics and Palliative Care
University of Pennsylvania
Merion Station, PA
James J. Kuchera, M.D. ’72
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Convent Station, NJ
Terence P. Lonergan, M.D. ’89
USAF Physician
Ellicott City, MD
Michelle Maldonado, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Arts and Sciences – The University of Scranton
Professor, Department of Theology/Religious Studies
Scranton, PA
John J. Mangan, M.D. '11
Orthopedic Surgery
Philadelphia, PA
Angela M. Marx, O.D. '07
Optometry
Vestal, NY
Joseph A. Nebzydoski, V.M.D. ’74
Veterinary Medicine
Youngsville, NY
Patrick T. Orr, Ph.D. ’06
Psychology, Faculty
University of Scranton
Scranton, PA
Catherine Patrick, D.O. '10
Family Medicine
Archbald, PA
Scott A. Peslak, M.D., Ph.D. '06
Hematology/Oncology
King of Prussia, PA
Joyce A. Petrini, M.D. ’76
Emergency Medicine Physician
Meadowbrook, PA
Ralph Riviello, M.D. '90
Assoc. Professor Dept. of Emergency Medicine
Drexel University College of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA
Mary Grace Rizzo, D.M.D. '10
Family Dentistry
South Abington Twp., PA
Ryan Rusnok, M.D. '02
General Surgeon
Shavertown, PA
Jennifer M. Swenski, D.O. ’05
Physician - Obstetrics and Gynecology
Moosic, PA
Pamela Q. Taffera-Deihl, D.O., M.B.A. '02
Family Medicine Hospitalist
Sinking Springs, PA
Gerald P. Tracy, M.D. ’63
Professor of Medicine
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
Scranton, PA
April L. Troy, M.D. '02, Immediate Past Chair
Pediatrics
Dickson City, PA
Justin Tunis, M.D. '08
Sports Medicine Physician
Clarks Summit, PA
Cassandra Tunis, D.O. '08
Family Medicine
Clarks Summit, PA
Kathleen Iezzi Walsh, M.D. '88
Pediatric Medicine
Dickson City, PA
Adrienne M. Yourek, M.D. '00
Psychiatry
Clayton, DE