Samantha A. Shaak, PhD, is the Executive Director of The Leonard Parker Pool Institute for Health. She has been with LVHN since 2015. Prior to transitioning to the Institute in 2021, she served as a Senior Research and Evaluation Scientist and the Manager of Health Systems Research & Evaluation in…

Cheryl Arndt is the Community Partnership Data Strategy Analyst with the Leonard Parker Pool Institute for Health and fellow in the 2022-2023 Pool Fellowship for Health. For many years, Cheryl developed and ran mental health and social services programs for children and adults in the Lehigh Valley. When an employer…

Jennifer Garcia is a Financial Analyst at Leonard Parker Pool Institute for Health. Since joining The Institute in August 2022, Garcia specializes in streamlining LPPIH’s financial and administrative requirements. Additionally, Jennifer is experienced in financial/data analysis, computer systems analysis and accounting/billing services. Garcia earned a Bachelor’s of Arts degree in…

A Lehigh Valley native, Matt Trust is the Community Engagement and Communications Specialist at Leonard Parker Pool Institute for Health. After joining The Institute in October 2022, Matt began his tenure working in health communication following six years with Hershey Entertainment & Resorts as a Media Relations Coordinator. In his…

Bridget I Rassler is the Director of Finance and Administration for The Leonard Parker Pool Institute for Health. Prior to the Pool Institute for Health, Rassler served as the Manager of Finance and Administration for The Dorothy Rider Pool Health Care Trust and The Rider-Pool Foundation. She has been with…

Carol Andersen is the CEO of Bloom For Women, whose mission is to provide sanctuary and a continuum of care to heal, empower and employ women survivors of sex trafficking and exploitation. Bloom’s two-year residential program is part of a network of more than 75 programs that follow the nationally…

Thespina Godshalk is a 2009 graduate of Chestnut Hill College, where she completed her master’s degree in counseling mental health with a specialization in child and adolescent therapy. Thespina is a licensed professional counselor and clinical educator with certifications from the Sanctuary Model in trauma-informed care and from the Pennsylvania…