Board of Trustees Elected for St. Barnabas Communities
Gibsonia, Pa. - Feb. 8, 2005 - A new board of trustees was recently elected for the
St. Barnabas Communities Inc., a subsidiary of St. Barnabas Health System, which operates three
independent living communities. The St. Barnabas Communities, which include The Village at
St. Barnabas, The Washington Place at St. Barnabas and The Woodlands at St. Barnabas, are home
to more than 400 retirees.
Trustees for St. Barnabas Communities Inc. for 2005 will be:
- Joseph C. Scaletta of Pine Township, Chairman. Scaletta is president of C.U.E.,
Inc., a cast urethane manufacturing company in Cranberry Township. A graduate of the
University of Pittsburgh, Scaletta founded C.U.E. in 1989, following 18 years' experience
in the polyurethane business. Today, C.U.E. employs 100 people at two locations and ships
to 50 countries in the world. A manufacturer dedicated to community service, Scaletta has
served as a trustee of St. Barnabas Health System for six years. He has been instrumental
in the fund-raising success of the St. Barnabas Charitable Golf Tournament and is also a
member of the St. Barnabas Charities' Community Advisory Committee.
- Douglas W. Day of Richland Township, President/Secretary. Employed by St.
Barnabas for more than 17 years, Day has worked his way through the ranks, currently serving
as Senior Vice President of St. Barnabas Health System. In that capacity, he oversees the
operations, administrative and personnel decisions of the St. Barnabas Communities. He is
particularly involved with the St. Barnabas Communities' growth plans, focusing on The
Woodlands at St. Barnabas, which is a growing community of carriage homes in Valencia borough,
Butler County. Day also serves as Administrative Director of St. Barnabas Medical Center,
a multi-specialty outpatient medical center. As President of the St. Barnabas Communities
Board of Trustees, he continues his past responsibilities and takes on board responsibilities.
Day holds a bachelor of arts degree from Westminster College and is actively involved in several
professional and civic organizations.
- Jane Clare Orie of McCandless, Treasurer. Orie is serving her first full term as
state senator for the 40th Legislative District of Pennsylvania. She previously served
4½ years in the state House of Representatives. She currently represents portions of northern
Allegheny County, and southern and central Butler County. Focusing on the needs of her
constituents, Orie has led the fight for improvements in health care, prescription drug
coverage, tax reform, safety in schools, crime victims' rights, economic development and
infrastructure enhancement on the state and local levels. Dedicated to seniors' issues,
she has been a member of St. Barnabas Charities' Community Advisory Committee for many years.
She holds a bachelor of arts degree from Franklin & Marshall College and a law degree from Duquesne
University.
The Village at St. Barnabas in Richland Township is a community of 252 one- and two-bedroom
apartments anchored by an indoor mall filled with a restaurant, pub, country store, bank, travel
agency, hair salon, library, chapel, post office, auditorium and more. The Washington Place at
St. Barnabas in Richland Township is a community of 23 cozy one- and two-bedroom apartments in
which hospitality hostesses check on residents daily. The Woodlands at St. Barnabas in Valencia
borough, Butler, County, is a community of 60 one-level carriage homes designed for younger
retirees who desire a spacious setting and maintenance-free lifestyle.
About St. Barnabas - St. Barnabas Health System is the largest health care concern of its kind in Pennsylvania and
offers service apart from the ordinary in a faith-based, non-denominational setting.
Tracing its heritage back to 1900, the system serves approximately 900 inpatients and residents,
plus 35,000 outpatients and home care clients. The health system is composed of the St. Barnabas
Communities, including The Village at St. Barnabas, The Washington Place at St. Barnabas and The
Woodlands at St. Barnabas; St. Barnabas Clinical Services, including St. Barnabas Nursing Home,
St. Barnabas Medical Center, Valencia Woods at St. Barnabas and The Arbors at St. Barnabas; the
Kean Theatre; and St. Barnabas Charities, the fund-raising arm.
Contact:
Kathleen Brenneman
(724) 444-5530
kbrenneman@stbarnabashealthsystem.com
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