PROGRAM:

Roger Longenderfer, M.D., 61, was named president and chief executive officer of PinnacleHealth System July 1, 2001.  Prior to that, he served as executive vice president and chief operating officer and vice president for medical affairs.

Included in Longenderfer’s long list of accomplishments at PinnacleHealth is the development of a successful transplant program and management of the clinical consolidations between Community General Osteopathic, Harrisburg, and Polyclinic Hospitals.

As a family practice physician and administrator for the past 20 years, Longenderfer has witnessed significant changes in the healthcare field.  A native of Central Pennsylvania, Longenderfer earned his degree in medicine from Hahnemann Medical College and completed his residency in family practice at Geisinger Medical Center.  He later went on to complete his master’s degree in business administration at Oklahoma City University.

After a successful tenure in private practice in Terre Hill, Pa., Longenderfer established the role of vice president of medical affairs at Ephrata Community Hospital in 1991. While there, he developed a quality management program and assisted with the organization and education of medical staff to deal more effectively with managed care.

In 1994, Longenderfer became vice president of medical affairs at Mercy Health System – Oklahoma in Oklahoma City, a three-hospital health system with 350 active medical staff physicians and 850 physicians overall.

In this position, he oversaw a vast array of areas including quality management, utilization review, medical records, social services, risk management, the Neuroscience Institute and medical education with responsibility for medical students and continuing medical education.

He is a retired diplomat of the American Board of Family Practice and a member of the American College of Physician Executives, the American College of Healthcare Executives and the American Academy of Family Practice.  He is licensed to practice medicine in Oklahoma and Pennsylvania.

Longenderfer and his wife Michele and their three grown children enjoy a range of outdoor activities including golfing, sailing, snow and water skiing and hiking.  They also enjoy the theatre and ballet.

UPCOMING PROGRAMS / MEETING LOCATIONS:                                                 
March 9                                  Roger Longenderfur, President and CEO Pinnacle Health  
Hilton                                      “Who is in my Emergency Room?”

March 16                               Jerry Sandusky, The Second Mile, Former PSU Football Coach
Hilton

March 23                               Joseph Robinson, Jr. , Executive Director, Martin Luther King Jr.          Leadership Development Institute
Hilton                                     “Harrisburg Through Ebony-colored Glasses”
Mr. Robinson, a product of the Harrisburg School System and a leader within the African- American community, will reflect on Harrisburg's past and present and offer thought-provoking ideas relative to its future.

For complete programming go to our website: hbgrotary.org and click on calendar.
NEWS AND NOTES:  
• Meal charge in 2009 will be $14 for Guests, Visiting Rotarians and Active Specials.

• DISTRICT INFO: 

2008 District Conference April 30-May 2

Check out the tentative schedule:

Thursday, April 30 Golf Tournament—Country Club of York
Friday, May 1– Yorktowne Hotel Plenary / Breakout Sessions
Lunch/ Factory Tours including Harley Davidson
Dinner at Sovereign Bank Stadium

Saturday, May 2—Yorktowne Hotel - Plenary Sessions
Lunch/ Downtown/Historical Tours/ Governors Banquet

  Registration materials will be available shortly!!

100th Rotary International Convention Birmingham, England June 21-24, 2009
Register early take advantage of special pricing! Register Online! It’s convenient and secure. Your confirmation materials will be e-mailed to you.  Birmingham Convention Bureau will handle all individual and group housing requests. Reservations are filled as requested. E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

You will receive a hotel confirmation from the Birmingham Convention Bureau indicating the hotel name, address, room rate per night, room type requested, and dates reserved. All housing changes/inquiries must be made directly to the Birmingham Convention Bureau until 8 May 2009. Please return your completed reservation form by 17:00 GMT on 8 May 2009.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR KATRINA BUILD

Joining Hands, District 7390’s disaster relief project, will be building its second new construction home along the Mississippi gulf coast from January 5th – March 27th, 2009. Major financial support will be coming from a $15,500.00 District Simplified Grant. Clubs participating in this Grant are Hanover, Colonial Park, York, York North, Carlisle, Hershey, West York, Mechanicsburg North, Littlestown and Mt. Joy.

Contact John Judson or Tom Johnston for more info.

 For more information contact District Initiatives chair Diane McNaughton or Linda.
For meeting cancellations due to inclement weather.... Tune to ABC27-TV
or check your e-mail or call the Rotary office at 234-1208.

Minutes by Mark Stone: 

A sparse crowd of Rotarians made their way to the weekly meeting of the Harrisburg Rotary Club held at the Pennsylvania Department of Education Offices at 333 Market Street on this snowy Monday.  President Barry Ramper opened our meeting at 12:18 PM. Howard Ammons led us in prayer, and Caryn Carr led us in song with "God Bless America" and a pledge to our flag.

Rotary Minute:  Bob Hall

Bob informed us that the three matching grants secured through the Rotary International Foundation over the last four years have been put to use at the clinic in the Dominican Republic. The clinic is now a two story building serving the prenatal, dental and medical needs of the people of La Plasquala.  Medical students from Penn State Hershey Medical School and dental students from Temple University are on board to serve the clinic in a rotating basis.  

Visiting Rotarians & Guests - Wil Everhart

We had no visiting Rotarians today and our only guest, Deb Curcillo, Deputy District Attorney for Dauphin County, volunteered to be our speaker due to the illness of our scheduled speaker and member Dr. Kathleen Howley, Assistant Vice-Chancellor for the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.

Mini-Classification Talk - Valerie Payne

Val shared with us that she is a native of Harrisburg and a graduate of the John Harris Campus of Harrisburg High, Harrisburg Area Community College, and Penn State Harrisburg.  She serves as Director of Administration for the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, a multi-facited role that that involves procurement, professional service contracts, consulting contracts, among other responsibilities.  She has served with the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission for eighten years. Welcome to Harrisburg Rotary, Val!

Youth Exchange Committee - Caryn Carr

Caryn reminded all in attendance of the upcoming Rotary Youth Exchange weekend (March 14-15th) to be held at the YWCA. Rotarians are still needed to fill key time slots. Please see Caryn if you can help out.

Good News Reporting -Jeff Boswell

Jeff passed the styro-foam cup through the membership and the dollar bills quickly left the wallets and pocketbooks of our generous Rotarians.

Speaker -- Deb Curcillo, Deputy District Attorney for Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

Tina Nixon introduced our speaker, Deb Curcillo, Deputy District Attorney for Dauphin County. Deb Curcillo has worked in the area of Domestic Violence and Abuse for the past twenty-two years.  She started the Child Abuse Office under then District Attorney, Richard Lewis in the mid 1980's.  Domestic violence is still prevalent in all socio-economic groups within our society.  Her work brings her in contact with victims, hospitals, community groups and police agencies. Many victims of abuse just want the abuse to stop and don't want the abuser to be removed from the couple’s home.  She told us that the impact of the abuse within the home is stronger on the children who may watch and listen to the repeated abuse.  In many situations she sees a repeated cycle of violence within the same family unit.  Since the late 1980's more aggressive laws against batterers are on the books and law enforcement agencies have received better training to deal with these difficult cases.  Dauphin County courts have mandated a "batterer's counseling" program for those involved in battering woman and children.  Deb's work allows her the opportunity to work with the YWCA where she serves as a victims advocate.  A very informative and concise program for those in attendance.

We all were ask to stand and we repeated the Rotary Four-Way Test. President Barry concluded today's meeting at 1:11 PM.