Senate Majority Policy Committee

Tuesday, August 5, 2025 | 10 a.m.

206 Marie Hall Drive, Danville, PA

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Agenda

10:00 a.m.       Welcome and Opening Remarks

Senator David G. Argall, Chairman, Senate Majority Policy Committee

Senator Lynda Schlegel Culver

Ann Blankenhorn, CEO
Geisinger Behavioral Health Danville

10:10 a.m.       Panelist Introductions

                        Imad Melhem, MD, MMM, CPE, Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health
                        Geisinger

                        Dawn Ziegler, MPH, Vice President of Behavioral Health – Testimony
                        Geisinger

                        The Honorable Kevin M. Dougherty, Justice
                        Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

                        Laura R. Dimino, Ph.D., Interim Executive Director – Testimony, Testimony 2
                        Center for Rural PA

                        Kaitlyn Goode, Data Visualization Specialist
                        Center for Rural PA

                        Melanie Gordon – Testimony
                        County Commissioners Association of PA

                        Dr. Jennifer Evans, Administrator – Testimony
                        Snyder County Children and Youth Services

                        Laura Herman, Mental Health Supervisor – Testimony
                        Northumberland County BH/ID Services

Bob Stoudt, Chairman of the Board
Columbia Montour Chamber of Commerce

Karla Alexander, Executive Director – Testimony
 AGAPE

                        Cindy Powers, Program Director
                        The Gate House

                        Megan Bair, CEO – Testimony
                        Central Susquehanna Opportunities, Inc.

                        Carin Wharton, Executive Director
                        The Good Samaritan Mission

                        Zoe Swisher, Healthcare Outreach Coordinator
                        The Women’s Center, Inc.

                        Jennifer Campbell, Executive Director
                        Beyond Violence Inc.

                        Stephanie Keer, Program Director
                        Hidden River Clubhouse

                        Jen McLaughlin, Director of Mental Health Services
                        Community Services Group

                        Sam Kranzel, Warden
                        Montour County Prison

                        George Nye, Warden
                        Columbia County Prison

10:45 a.m.       Roundtable Discussion

12:00 p.m.      Closing Remarks and Adjournment