UPMC Horizon welcomes three new members to board of directors
Farrell and Greenville, PA — UPMC Horizon recently appointed three new members to its board of directors: Dr. Hendley Hoge, Ron McCall, and Rod Wilt.
Dr. Hoge, principal at Mercer High School, began his education career in 1976 as a teacher in Akron City Schools. He taught in the Mercer Area School district for 16 years before being appointed as principal in 1993.
A 1976 graduate of the University of Akron, Dr. Hoge earned master’s degrees in education from Penn State University in 1977 and Westminster College, New Wilmington, in 1985. He earned a doctorate in education and a superintendent letter of eligibility from the University of Akron in 1991.
Dr. Hoge is chairperson of the Mercer County High School Principals’ Roundtable and the Mercer Area School District Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame Committee. He is a member of the Mercer County Historical Society and the Mercer Area Chamber of Commerce and sits on the Mercer County Children and Youth Services’ Advisory Board.
As founder and director of the Mercer Community Band, he has performed free weekly summer concerts for 33 years, drawing thousands of concert-goers to the Mercer County Courthouse Square.
Dr. Hoge and his wife, Dawn, have five children: Tyler, Jessica, Rachael, Adam and Matthew. They reside in Mercer. Dawn and Jessica are both registered nurses.
Mr. McCall is a partner with Ekker, Kuster, McConnell, and Epstein, LLP, Sharon. The primary focuses of Mr. McCall’s law practice are corporate law, real estate and development, commercial law, elder law, zoning and planning, Social Security, contracts, condemnation, and assessment law. Prior to forming the partnership of Ekker, Kuster, McConnell, and Epstein, LLP in 2001, Mr. McCall was a partner of Routman, Moore, Goldstone, and Valentino from 1995 to 2000, and an associate from 1988 to 1995.
He graduated summa cum laude, from Allegheny College, in 1984 and graduated second in his class, magna cum laude, from the University of Akron School of Law in 1987.
An active community member, Mr. McCall belongs to several civic and charitable organizations. He serves as solicitor for Penn Northwest Development Corporation and the Hermitage Wage Tax Office and is past president of Sharpsville Midget Football, player agent and board member of Sharpsville–South Pymatuning Little League, and a member of Sharon Elks Lodge.
Ron and his wife, Brenda Reash McCall, live in Sharpsville, with their three children: Jacob, Ben, and Noah.
Mr. Wilt is vice president of DBC Real Estate Management, LLC, Warrendale, Pa., and owner of RJW and Associates, Inc., a commercial real estate consulting firm. He served as president and CEO of Winner Global, LLC, Sharon in 2006 and 2007 and represented the 17th legislative district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1996 to 2006.
A graduate of Thiel College with a degree in business administration and English, Mr. Wilt is past president of the Greenville Little League board of directors and has served on the board of directors for the Keystone Blind Association and the United Way of Northern Mercer County. He is the secretary for the Thiel College board of trustees and a member of the presidential search committee as well as president of the North Allegheny Baseball Boosters board of directors.
Mr. Wilt and his wife of 24 years, Jill Gardner Wilt, live in Allison Park, Pa. They have an 18-year-old son, Tanner Ray Wilt.