Friends of MERP
The Friends of MERP is a non-profit organization of community volunteers dedicated to advancing MERP services. Its board of directors helps assure that MERP services are accessible throughout the region and supports the provision of services by raising both funds and awareness. Contact friendsofmerp@gmail.com to find out how you can become a Friend of MERP through service or charitable giving.
Board of Directors
- Tracy Schliep, President
- Randy Clark, Vice President
- Willie Pletcher, Treasurer
- Sarah Adams, Secretary
- Julie Cylencia, Member
- Ronald Amrhein, Member
- Valerie Amrhein, Member
- Robert Barletta, Member
- Scott Currie, Member
- Gizelle Dean, Chair, Nominating Committee
- Patricia Fuller, Member
- Michelle O’Malley, Member
- Janice Schwanbeck, Member
- Adam Trambley, Member
- Jackie Bonier, Director Emeritus
- Adam Nowland, Ex officio
MERP News & Updates
Another MERP Program in the Making!
A team from St. Mary Medical Center visited this past fall to tour both MERP facilities. St. Mary Medical Center is a 373 bed facility located in Langhorne, PA, just outside of Philadelphia.In 2012, a MERP coordinator and the UPMC Horizon Hospital director of...
A Faster Way to Clean and Sterilize Equipment?
We found a really great machine that might actually help MERP staff and volunteers to get out from under that mountain of uncleaned medical equipment! The equipment washer is like a giant dishwasher made specifically for medical equipment. In November, we found a...
Thank you to our partners
