Board of Trustees

Richard Hogan, MD
President

Peter Schlicht
Treasurer

Arlene Bell
Vice President/Secretary

Daniel Brooks, MD
Patrick Colletti
Don Huber
Marc Kennedy
Tracy Leja-Krepps
Chris O’Donnell, MD
David Young

Richard Hogan, MD, has been with the board since 2015. For 32 years, his practice in general internal medicine as a community-based primary care physician in Sewickley has focused on the geriatric population.

Arlene Bell is the past director of community health services for Heritage Valley Health System. She is past president of Penn State University’s advisory council (Beaver Campus) and worked as administrator of behavioral health services for several counties. She served on the board of the Valley Care Association, as chair of the board of her local church, and as a peer grant reviewer for federally funded agencies.

Peter Schlicht has served on the board since 2017 and was president of the Valley Care Association in 2021. He works as a financial advisor and vice president at Ameriprise Financial Services. A resident of Sewickley for over 40 years, he served on Sewickley Borough Council and on the boards of Sweetwater Center of the Arts and the Sewickley Valley YMCA.

Daniel Brooks, MD, chair emeritus, joined the Valley Care Association in 2008, serving as president in 2012. He moved to the Valley Care Endowment Board in 2014. A surgeon at Sewickley Valley Hospital, he became chief medical officer for Heritage Valley Health System. Dan follows elder care issues regionally and nationally, and researches new ways to address health and wellness among older adults.

Patrick Colletti is an experienced board director and advisor for angel, VC, and PE-backed organizations. He is the author of Refounder: How Transformational Leaders Take What’s Broken and Make it Better (Per Capita, 2021) and teaches at Carnegie Mellon University. He is passionate about cultivating refounders — leaders and entrepreneurs who revitalize the places where they live, work, and play. Patrick was president of Net Health for over 20 years, creating a software business that serves 98% of the country’s largest health care systems. He is a frequent corporate and community speaker and an active early-stage investor.

Don Huber was CEO of Allegheny Plywood from 1981-2024. He is currently on the board of Propel Charter Schools, Northland Public Library, and the Appalachia Mission team. He is actively involved with his local ambulance authority, and concerned for the long-term health of people in his community. He lives in McCandless Township.

Marc Kennedy spent over 40 years in the financial services industry, most recently with Bridgeway Capital, securing loans for underserved communities. Previously, he managed a team at Citizens Bank that specialized in health care and higher education, including senior care providers. He is on the boards of Primary Health Care Services, ACH Clear Pathways, and The Tess Senay Raynovich Art and Earth Fund. He was previously on the finance committee of the Greater Pittsburgh Food Bank and has lived in Sewickley for 30 years.

Tracy Leja-Krepps is the executive director of Masonic Village retirement community in Sewickley. She has been involved in coordinating the lives and health care of older adults since 2006. She also volunteers with programs for children with special needs and with the Clear Thoughts Foundation, dedicated to the discovery of new treatments for dementia.

Chris O’Donnell, MD, is a primary care physician practicing geriatric medicine, a subspecialty within internal medicine. He focuses on the unique, complex, and multiple conditions of older adults. He was medical director at Valley Care Nursing Home, and continues to serve as medical director of the Masonic Village of Sewickley. He was on the Valley Care board in the 1990s and again since 2017. He has lived in Sewickley for 40 years.

David J. Young is an import transportation agent and service provider manager at Expeditors International. He previously worked at AIT Worldwide Logistics. He and his family live in Sewickley, and are active members of the community.