Cathy M. Cich, RN, BSN
Founder and Administrator

Board of Directors & Members

Tracy Miller, BS, CMA
Office Manager
Riverside of OH - Wintersville office.
(President)

Tracy Miller is an evening instructor Health/Business at the Jefferson Community College. She has a BS in Business Management from Franciscan University of Steubenville and a Medical Assisting certificate from Jefferson Community College.

She is the President of the Board of Charity Hospice
Advisory Board, member for Jefferson Community College Medical Assisting Program, Advisory Board member for Pittsburgh Technical Institute Medical Programs.

Miller attends the North River Avenue Christian Church.

 

Marsha Fusco, BSN, MSHA
Retired Nursing Professor @
Jefferson Community College
(Vice President)

Marsha began her career as an RN in Kansas City where she worked in Medical Surgical Nursing. The hospital was a trend setting hospital that practiced Holistic Care. In 1979 Marsha and her husband moved back to the Ohio Valley where she then went to work for St. John's Hospital as a Psychiatric Nurse. She found that the concept of Holistic Nursing was new to the Ohio Valley so she began educating her teammates in the concept.

Her educational efforts led her to Jefferson Community College where for 25 years she taught Medical Surgical Nursing with a focus on Holistic Nursing Care.

Fusco is currently retired and lives in the country with her husband Don.

Anita Petrella
US Postmaster Steubenville & Wintersville
(Secretary)

Anita L Petrella serves the Charity Hospice Board as Secretary.  She is employed as the  Postmaster of Steubenville and Wintersville Ohio Post Offices since January , 2005. Anita is a graduate of CCHS and the University of Steubenville with a BS degree in Finance and Business Management.  She has been employed by the US Postal Service for 36 years and resides with her husband, Craig, and three sons, J, Billy and Michael.  Anita is a member of Triumph of the Cross Parish in Steubenville.

Anita also has experience owning small businesses in Steubenville and Mingo for the past 15 years. In addition, she has owned and operated Petrella Rentals for 30 years.

Jane Antonucci
Co-owner Celebrations in Steubenville
(Treasurer)

Jane is co-owner, along with her husband, Richard, of Celebrations/Ohio Novelty Co. Inc.  The family has operated the party, balloon & sports store in Steubenville, Ohio since 1950.  Rich & Jane took the reins in 1979 from Carlo Antonucci, Rich’s father.  At this time, their daughter, Carla Marx, is involved as well.
As Carla is deaf, sign language has become a second language within the family.  Carla’s two young hearing sons learned to sign out of necessity.  Interpreting speech into sign language for Carla is a privilege for Jane.
Service to the community has been a priority.  She says her volunteer experiences constantly expand her comfort zone.  For ten years, Jane trained & worked in search and rescue (SAR) locating lost and missing children and adults.  By attending seminars and receiving help from friends and professionals, she trained her own SAR K-9, Chica.  Chica developed into a wonderful water search dog, alerting and indicating where to find drowned victims.
          As a SAR TECH II, Jane joined her volunteer fire department and became a National Registry Emergency Medical Technician – Intermediate (NREMT-I).  As a member, she held the office of EMS Lieutenant, Secretary and Trustee for five years.  Her roles included EMT, SAR, fund-raising, CPR and First Aid Instructor and assisting firefighters.
          Jane’s first experience with Hospice was very personal.  In 1991 her father was diagnosed with lung cancer.  He was cared for in Jane’s home with the help of St. Gregory’s Hospice. 
After his death, she wanted to become part of the loving, caring team who helped her through the difficult loss.  Finishing Valley Hospice’s training, she became a patient-care volunteer as well as an office volunteer. Today, Jane continues to serve as a patient-care, office and bereavement volunteer for Charity Hospice.
Since her father’s death, Jane has cared for, with the Hospice team’s help, her mother, mother-in-law and father-in-law in their final days.  Her experience is certainly very personal.
          Jane and Rich have lived in the Richmond area for thirty years and enjoy the quiet and slower pace of the country.

Antonio ("Tony") Licata, MD
Retired General Surgeon Weirton & Steubenville

Dr. Antonio S. Licata is a retired general surgeon from Weirton. He practiced in the Weirton and Steubenville area for about thirty years until his retirement in 2000. Dr. Licata has been involved with hospice care for a great many years having served as medical director and on the board of hospice in the past. He has also served on the board of trustees at the Weirton Medical Center and the Weirton Osteopathic Hospital where he served as the president of the board. He also was the Medical Director of the Weirton Medical Center for several years. He has also been chairman of the department of surgery at both the Weirton Medical Center and St. John Medical Center.

Dr. Licata has been an active member of St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church having been a member of the Pastoral Council and the grade school board. He has been an extraordinary minister of the Eucharist since 1974. He and his wife Ruth have been instrumental in leading the Bereavement Ministry at St. Joseph’s Church.

Dr. Licata is a past member of the Council of the West Virginia State Medical Association and the Advisory Board to the College of Arts and Sciences of West Virginia University. He is now a member of the Emeriti Academy of the College. He served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy as a medical officer during Viet Nam and as a lieutenant colonel in the U. S. Army as a surgeon during Desert Storm.

M. Pervaiz Rahman, MD
Medical Director
of Charity Hospice

Oncology/Hematology Teramana
Cancer Center, Steubenville.
Weirton Medical Center, and UPMC Pittsburgh.
Certified Hospice & Palliative Care Physician.

 

 

 

Joseph Corabi
Attorney at Law

Joe was born in Washington, PA, has 3 brothers and two sisters, one who is also an Attorney.  He is married to the former Kathy McMenamin and has three children. He has a Sole Practice of Law in Steubenville, and also serves as Jefferson County Court Judge.
From 1978-1981, Joe taught Business Law at the College of Steubenville.  In 2006, He was also on staff at Jefferson Community College where he taught training to displaced workers. 
LICENSED TO PRACTICE IN
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, U.S. District Courts in Pittsburgh, PA, Cincinnati, OH, and Columbus, OH, and the U.S. Supreme Court

MEMBER OF FOLLOWING ASSOCIATIONS

Licensed Real Estate Insurance Agent for First American Title Insurance Company/Ohio Bar Title Insurance Company
Ohio State Bar Association
Jefferson County Bar Association
Who’s Who in the Midwest
Title Insurance Underwriter for First American Title Insurance Company/Ohio Bar Title Insurance Company

Jeanne Ann VanFossen, CFNP
Professor of Nursing -
WV Northern Community Community College
Jeanne Ann Van received her Bachelor of Science at Alderson-Broaddus College.
She also has an MSN, MS from West Virginia University.
Jeanne is currently employed by West Virginia Northern Community College for the past 17 years as Professor of Nursing.
In addition to the above, she maintains herself as a Family Nurse Practitioner for Take Care Health in Pittsburgh PA.

David Mosti
Mosti Funeral Homes

Todd Piergallini
Piergallini Catering &
St. Florian Hall, Wintersville

Todd Piergallini is a life time Ohio Valley resident and graduate of Buckeye Local High School. Todd comes from a family that has owned and operated businesses in the Ohio Valley for 3 generations.

Todd is the owner and operator of Piergallini Catering which has been in business for 25 years . Prior to launching into the catering business, Todd helped run the family farms and chain of Piergallinis Country Markets. Todd resides in Smithfield, Ohio with his wife Tina of 25 years. Todd and Tina are the proud parents of 6 children ages 9 to 22.

 

Msgr. Kenneth Uram
Diocese of Steubenville,
Retired

Tom D'Anniballe
CPA - D'Anniballe & Company

Tom D'Anniballe was born and raised in Steubenville and graduated from Steubenville High School.  After receiving his Bachelor of Arts from the Ohio State University in 1975, Tom joined his father in the family practice and became a Certified Public Accountant. 

His areas of expertise include estate planning and administration, business valuations, litigation support, corporate and individual tax services and business management.

He is very active in his community.  He is a member of the Board of Trustees of Jefferson Community College, Board of Advisors of the Franciscan University of Steubenville, President and Scholarship Chairman for the Ohio State University Alumni Association of Jefferson County, Charity Hospice, Inc. Board of Trustees, and also is a member of the Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants.

He is a member of the Triumph of the Cross Parish.  He also served on the Marriage Preparation Team for several years.  He served as the 1999 Campaign Chairman for the United Way of Jefferson County and also served for eight years on the Board of Directors. 

Tom is married to Jeanne, a retired teacher at Steubenville High School.  Tom is a devoted sports fan and follows his Steubenville Big Bed and Ohio State football teams.

 

Melissa Greco
Administrator Carriage House Steubenville

Melissa Greco is currently taking classes at Franklin University in Columbus, Ohio in the Marketing field. She has already completed an Associate in Business Management obtained at Jefferson Community College in Steubenville, Ohio. Prior to that, Greco attended Wichita State University in Wichita, Kansas.

Melissa has completed Certified Training with Intrust Bank and Christi Regional Medical Care Center, both in Wichita, Kansas. Fields of training include building trust, team management, developing others, correcting performance, commitment to preset goals, roles of leadership, regulation compliance, corporate blueprints, positive results, sales management, proactive listening, customer satisfaction and resolution, team players, and other various classes!

Currently, Greco is the Executive Director of the Young Women's Christian Association where she oversees volunteer work, fund raising, grant writing, staff management, develops and executes programs, manages kitchen, manages marketing and is a residence director.