Cathy M. Cich, RN, BSN
Founder and Administrator

      Cathy was born in Steubenville, OH and is the daughter of the late Frank and Bertha Cich.  She graduated from Steubenville Catholic Central High School in 1973, where she would years later return to work as a School Nurse for 3 years.  She graduated from Jefferson Community College (now Eastern Gateway Community College) as an LPN in 1984 and then continued her education in Nursing at Franciscan University of Steubenville where she obtained her Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing in 1988.  Upon graduation, she began her nursing career working at the former St. John Medical Center on the 5th floor.  Cathy took a huge leap of faith, by leaving her full time position at the hospital and following what she truly believed was a vocation to work in Hospice Nursing.  She started in February, 1989 and worked 15 years as a hospice nurse, Professional Relations Coordinator, and Hospice Educator speaking locally as well as nationally in Washington DC at the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization's Symposium.  She also spoke in Omaha, Nebraska on "Communicating with The Dying Patient".  She continues to speak to various colleges and Universities in our community or wherever she is requested to speak including civic organizations. 

      Cathy was honored by Franciscan University as she received the "Fr. Kevin Keelan Alumni Award" in March, 1998.  She then was the recipient of the Trinity Health System's "Community Women of the Year 2000 in the Spiritual Category" and then in 2004, Cathy was once again an award from Quinn Memorial AME Church receiving the "Community Person of the Year in Health / Hospice." Cathy has always viewed her passion of working with the dying as a ministry and never as a job. During her career as a hospice nurse, Cathy had what she referred to as a "divinely inspired dream" "One evening I dreamt of a residential hospice building and the sign on the outside of the building stated "Charity Hospice"  and under that it had the statement "Where Charity and Love Prevail, There God is Ever Found".  It was a dream that I never shared with anyone for years.  I wasn't sure what it all meant, but it took almost 9 years to discover that our local community was a growing elderly area, and many elderly people were having a difficult time caring for loved ones at home. They needed a

Board of Trustees

Tracy Miller, BS, CMA
Office Manager
Riverside of OH - Wintersville office.
(President)

Tracy Miller is an evening instructor Health/Business at the Jefferson Community College. She has a BS in Business Management from Franciscan University of Steubenville and a Medical Assisting certificate from Jefferson Community College.

She is the President of the Board of Charity Hospice, where she has been on the Board since the inception of Charity Hospice in 2004.
Advisory Board, member for Jefferson Community College Medical Assisting Program, Advisory Board member for Pittsburgh Technical Institute Medical Programs.

Miller attends the North River Avenue Christian Church.

 

 

Anita Petrella
US Postmaster Steubenville & Wintersville
(Secretary)

Anita L Petrella serves the Charity Hospice Board as Secretary.  She is employed as the  Postmaster of Steubenville and Wintersville Ohio Post Offices since January , 2005. Anita is a graduate of CCHS and the University of Steubenville with a BS degree in Finance and Business Management.  She has been employed by the US Postal Service for 36 years and resides with her husband, Craig, and three sons, J, Billy and Michael.  Anita is a member of Triumph of the Cross Parish in Steubenville.

Anita also has experience owning small businesses in Steubenville and Mingo for the past 15 years. In addition, she has owned and operated Petrella Rentals for 30 years.

 

Jane Antonucci
Co-owner Celebrations in Steubenville
(Treasurer)

Jane is co-owner, along with her husband, Richard, of Celebrations/Ohio Novelty Co. Inc.  The family has operated the party, balloon & sports store in Steubenville, Ohio since 1950.  Rich & Jane took the reins in 1979 from Carlo Antonucci, Rich’s father.  At this time, their daughter, Carla Marx, is involved as well.  As Carla is deaf, sign language has become a second language within the family.  Carla’s two young hearing sons learned to sign out of necessity.  Interpreting speech into sign language for Carla is a privilege for Jane.
Service to the community has been a priority.  She says her volunteer experiences constantly expand her comfort zone.  For ten years, Jane trained & worked in search and rescue (SAR) locating lost and missing children and adults.  By attending seminars and receiving help from friends and professionals, she trained her own SAR K-9, Chica.  Chica developed into a wonderful water search dog, alerting and indicating where to find drowned victims.  As a SAR TECH II, Jane joined her volunteer fire department and became a National Registry Emergency Medical Technician – Intermediate (NREMT-I).  As a member, she held the office of EMS Lieutenant, Secretary and Trustee for five years.  Her roles included EMT, SAR, fund-raising, CPR and First Aid Instructor and assisting firefighters.  

Jane’s first experience with Hospice was very personal.  In 1991 her father was diagnosed with lung cancer.  He was cared for in Jane’s home with the help of St. Gregory’s Hospice.  After his death, she wanted to become part of the loving, caring team who helped her through the difficult loss.  Finishing Valley Hospice’s training, she became a patient-care volunteer as well as an office volunteer. Today, Jane continues to serve as a patient-care, office and bereavement volunteer for Charity Hospice, Inc.
Since her father’s death, Jane has cared for, with the Hospice team’s help, her mother, mother-in-law and father-in-law in their final days.  Her experience is certainly very personal.  Jane and Rich have lived in the Richmond area for thirty years and enjoy the quiet and slower pace of the country.

Antonio ("Tony") Licata, MD
Retired General Surgeon Weirton & Steubenville

Dr. Antonio S. Licata is a retired general surgeon from Weirton. He practiced in the Weirton and Steubenville area for about thirty years until his retirement in 2000. Dr. Licata has been involved with hospice care for a great many years having served as medical director and on the board of hospice in the past. He has also served on the board of trustees at the Weirton Medical Center and the Weirton Osteopathic Hospital where he served as the president of the board. He also was the Medical Director of the Weirton Medical Center for several years. He has also been chairman of the department of surgery at both the Weirton Medical Center and St. John Medical Center.

Dr. Licata has been an active member of St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church having been a member of the Pastoral Council and the grade school board. He has been an extraordinary minister of the Eucharist since 1974. He and his wife Ruth have been instrumental in leading the Bereavement Ministry at St. Joseph’s Church.

Dr. Licata is a past member of the Council of the West Virginia State Medical Association and the Advisory Board to the College of Arts and Sciences of West Virginia University. He is now a member of the Emeriti Academy of the College. He served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy as a medical officer during Viet Nam and as a lieutenant colonel in the U. S. Army as a surgeon during Desert Storm.

M. Pervaiz Rahman, MD
Medical Director
of Charity Hospice

Dr. Rahman graduated with his MD from Hugh Dow University of Health Sciences in Pakistan .  He trained with the Royal Australasian College of Physicians in Medical Oncology in New Zealand.  Dr. Rahman also did his Internal Medicine Residency at Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA.  He did his Fellowship in Medical Oncology at Georgetown University in Washington DC.  He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology and is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and the Tony Teramana Cancer Center in Steubenville, OH.  He also serves at Weirton Medical Center .
Dr. Rahman is Board Certified in Hospice & Palliative Care.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joseph Corabi
Attorney at Law

Steubenville, OH

Joe was born in Washington, PA, has 3 brothers and two sisters, one who is also an Attorney.  He is married to the former Kathy McMenamin and has three children. He has a Sole Practice of Law in Steubenville, and also serves as Jefferson County Court Judge.
From 1978-1981, Joe taught Business Law at the College of Steubenville.  In 2006, He was also on staff at Jefferson Community College where he taught training to displaced workers. 
LICENSED TO PRACTICE IN
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, U.S. District Courts in Pittsburgh, PA, Cincinnati, OH, and Columbus, OH, and the U.S. Supreme Court

MEMBER OF FOLLOWING ASSOCIATIONS

Licensed Real Estate Insurance Agent for First American Title Insurance Company/Ohio Bar Title Insurance Company
Ohio State Bar Association
Jefferson County Bar Association
Who’s Who in the Midwest
Title Insurance Underwriter for First American Title Insurance Company/Ohio Bar Title Insurance Company

Jeanne Ann VanFossen, CFNP
Professor of Nursing -
WV Northern Community Community College
Jeanne Ann Van received her Bachelor of Science at Alderson-Broaddus College.
She also has an MSN, MS from West Virginia University.
Jeanne is currently employed by West Virginia Northern Community College for the past 17 years as Professor of Nursing.
In addition to the above, she maintains herself as a Family Nurse Practitioner for Take Care Health in Pittsburgh PA.

David Mosti
Mosti Funeral Homes

 

Michael J. Zinno, CPA, MBA

Finance Director for the Jefferson Country Board of Developmental Disabilities,  Steubenville, OH

Michael is a 1985 graduate of Steubenville Catholic Central High School.  He received a Bachelors of Business Administration degree with a major in Accounting from Kent State University in 1989, and a Masters of Business Administration from Franciscan University of Steubenville in 1995.  His past work experience includes the Staff Accountant at the former St. John Medical Center and Controller for Bethany College. 

Currently, he is the Finance Director for the Jefferson County Board of Developmental Disabilities.  He is an active member of the community serving as Board President for the Area Agency on Aging Region 9, serving on the local educational advisory council for Bishop John King Mussio Elementary School, serves on the zoning board of appeals for the City of Steubenville, and is a member of the Steubenville Lion's Club.  He resides in Steubenville with his wife Tammy and their two children, Joseph and Isabella. 

 

 

Marsha Fusco, BSN, MSHA
Retired Nursing Professor @
Jefferson Community College
(Former Vice President)

Marsha began her career as an RN in Kansas City where she worked in Medical Surgical Nursing. The hospital was a trend setting hospital that practiced Holistic Care. In 1979 Marsha and her husband moved back to the Ohio Valley where she then went to work for St. John's Hospital as a Psychiatric Nurse. She found that the concept of Holistic Nursing was new to the Ohio Valley so she began educating her teammates in the concept.

Her educational efforts led her to Jefferson Community College where for 25 years she taught Medical Surgical Nursing with a focus on Holistic Nursing Care.

Fusco is currently retired and lives in the country with her husband Don.

Msgr. Kenneth Uram
Diocese of Steubenville, Retired

     Msgr. Uram was born in Cleveland, OH.  He earned a Bachelor's and Master's Degree from John Carroll University in Cleveland; studied philosophy at the Diocesan Seminary and theology at St. Francis Seminary in Loretta, PA.              Msgr. Uram was ordained May 23, 1959 at Holy Name Cathedral.  In 1962, he was appointed Administrator of St. John Fisher Mission in Richmond, OH which later became a Parish and Msgr. was the first pastor.                                 

     He also served as Superintendent of schools , Director of the Catholic Community Center, a member of the Steubenville Ecumenical Institute, the Diocesan Board of Consultors, and a representative on the Priests' Senate.  Other offices included the Liturgical Commission, a pro-syndodal judge and examiner, and a chaplain to the Catholic Daughters of the Americas.

     In 1973, he was named Diocesan Director of Religious Education, an office he served for nine years.  Other Pastorates included Holy Rosary and Holy Name Cathedral in Steubenville.  He returned in 1985 to St. John Fisher Church as Pastor and Administrator and also the now closed St. Thomas More Mission in Bloomingdale.  He was named a prelate of honor in 1990 with the title of Monsignor.    He was also appointed in 2000, as the pastor of St. Joseph Church in Amsterdam for one year, while retaining St. John Fisher in Richmond. 

     Msgr. Uram retired July 1, 2004.  He resides in Wintersville and provides weekly assistance at St. John Fisher Parish and other local area churches when needed. He continues to serve on the Jefferson County Prevention and Recovery Board and also serves on the Finance Committee on the Board of Trustees of Charity Hospice.

    

 

Tom D'Anniballe
CPA - D'Anniballe & Company