Jun. 5—Reading Hospital

Julie Schlappich, MSN, RN, has been named vice president, perioperative and procedural services, Reading Hospital. In this new role, Schlappich will continue to provide administrative and operational leadership for the operating suites, PACU, sterile processing, perfusion services, neuro monitoring, pre-admission testing, endoscopy, cardiovascular interventional radiology, and hospital-based advanced practice providers.

Schlappich is a Berks County native, graduating from Hamburg High School and Alvernia University. She is also a graduate of the Reading Hospital School of Nursing. She completed her Master of Science in Nursing degree with a focus on healthcare administration from Cedar Crest College. Schlappich began her career at Reading Hospital as a neonatal ICU nurse, before moving to interventional radiology. She later became an operating room nurse and then nurse manager. Since 2016, Schlappich has been the senior director of perioperative services.

Mid Penn Bank

Mid Penn Bank has appointed Justin Manning as senior vice president and regional president of its Lancaster region. In his role, he will report to Heather Hall, executive vice president and central Pennsylvania market president. Manning will be instrumental in the delivery of the bank's commercial, treasury, insurance, and wealth services to the Lancaster region.

Most recently, Manning was senior vice president of commercial banking at S&T Bank, after having spent much of his banking career with PNC Bank. He holds a Bachelor of Science in business management from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and earned the certified treasury professional designation. He serves on the board of directors and is the treasurer of Humane Pennsylvania and is an executive leadership team member of Lancaster City Alliance.

Greater Reading Chamber Alliance

The Greater Reading Chamber Alliance (GRCA) has been named one of 13 Communications Award of Excellence winners by the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE) for its website redesign. GRCA's Director of Communications & Marketing Leah Fassnacht and Digital Marketing Coordinator Audrey Krupiak managed the six-month-long project under the guidance of GRCA member, LaunchDM, Reading.

As an entity that combines both economic development and traditional chamber activities, it was important to create a website that better highlighted GRCA's work. The new site features a 36% decrease in the number of pages, and includes a stepped-member application form, an extensive event calendar that can be filtered by event type and a more robust overview of the economic, workforce and real estate development tools and programs GRCA offers.

The site welcomed 14% more new users and hosted nearly 12% more sessions from the time it launched in August 2021, through the end of the year, compared to the same time in 2020. The site also saw a 15% increase in page views. All new traffic was driven to the site through GRCA's social media channels and email database.

The 13 winning entries will compete for the Best in Show title within their total annual revenue category. The three winning entries will be announced at ACCE's annual convention in Indianapolis July 27. This is the second ACCE award for Fassnacht and Krupiak, who were previously recognized in 2021 for the Rebuild Berks multimedia campaign.

JBT Bancorp Inc.

Jonathan Hollinger and Sina Patel have been elected to the JBT Bancorp Inc. board of directors.

Hollinger is CEO and president of Pleasant View Communities, a non-profit senior living community located in Manheim. He is a graduate of Lancaster Mennonite High School and Lebanon Valley College and is a certified public accountant.

A resident of Manheim, Hollinger serves as a board trustee of Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences, and is a board member of Kairos Health Systems and Center for Parent/Youth Understanding.

Patel is the vice president of Jay Guruji Inc., a travel accommodations industry company based in Lancaster.

Patel is a graduate of Conestoga Valley High School, Penn State University, and Walden University and holds a Master of Science in accounting, a Master of Science in financing, and a Master of Philosophy.

A resident of Lancaster, Patel is a certified notary public and is involved with The Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Pennsylvania Association of Notaries, Golden Key International Honour Society, Delta Mu Delta International Business Honor Society, and The Penn State Alumni Association.

RKL LLP

RKL LLP has named Daniel J. Nickischer partner and leader of the firm's small business services group. In this role, Nickischer will lead a team of RKL advisors dedicated to serving the tax, accounting and financial needs of small business owners, and direct firm wide efforts related to quality control, client service and workforce development in this service area. He succeeds James H. Ostrowski, who led the small business services group for seven years and remains a partner with the firm, which has an office in Spring Township.

Nickischer specializes in compiled and reviewed financial statements; employee stock ownership plan accounting; and corporate, partnership and individual tax services. He joined RKL in 2015.

Nickischer earned the certified construction industry financial professional designation in January 2020. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Construction Financial Management Association. He holds a Bachelor of Science in accounting from West Chester University and a Bachelor of Arts in criminal justice from the University of Pittsburgh.

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