Our Team
Child Life Specialists

Linda Ambrose, BS

  • Outpatient Surgical Services
  • West Chester University, Elementary Education
  • Email:  lambrose@psu.edu


Natalie Chango, MS, CCLS

  • Internship Coordinator, Inpatient Medical/Surgical
  • BA - Pennsylvania State University, Letters, Arts & Sciences
  • MS - East Carolina University, Child Development and Family Relations
  • Email:  nchango@psu.edu


Janiece Crovella, MS, CLS

  • Outpatient Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
  • BS-University of LaVerne, Child Development
  • MS-South Eastern Nova University, Administration of Child and Youth Care Programs  
  • Email:  jcrovella@psu.edu


Rebecca Kepner, BS

  • Emergency Department/Peds Rehab 
  • Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Child and Family Studies
  • Email:  rkepner1@hmc.psu.edu


Joan McGeary, MS, CCLS

  • Pediatric Intensive Care/Intermediate Care
  • BA - Carnegie Mellon University, Developmental Psychology, Early Childhood Education
  • MS - University of Pittsburgh, Child Development
  • Email:  jmcgeary@psu.edu

 

Dana Oberski, BS

  • Emergency Department and Radiology
  • Penn State University, Human Development and Family Studies
  • Email:  doberski@hmc.psu.edu

 

 Julia O'Neill, MEd, CCLS

  • Inpatient Hematology/Oncology
  • BA - University of Richmond
  • MEd - Cabrini College, Education
  • Email:  joneill@hmc.psu.edu


 

Child Life Assistants

 Tiffaney Horner

 

 Tammy Ninosky, BS

  • Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Child Development and Family Relationships
  • Email:  tninosky@hmc.psu.edu

 

 Diane Shenk, BS

  • Pennsylvania State University, Individual and Family Studies
  • Email:  dshenk@psu.edu