Meet Our Staff

Ryan Tatu, PhD, LPC

Chief Executive Officer

Ryan brings over 15 years of progressive leadership experience in hospital and outpatient operations. He came to UHS from Community Health Systems (CHS) and before that served as CEO at UHS sister hospital, Texoma Medical Center (TMC). A Pennsylvania native and graduate of East Stroudsburg University and Lehigh University, Ryan completed his academic studies with a PhD in Counseling at Amridge University in Montgomery, Alabama.

As an experienced, solutions-oriented executive, Ryan has led initiatives to improve the quality of patient care while balancing strategic decision making with financial discipline across various hospital, academic and outpatient service lines. Ryan’s commitment to patient care and the communities we serve along with his innovative and people focused approach to leadership align with our hospital’s values and strategic initiatives.

Josh Sullivan

Chief Financial Officer

Josh is an accomplished financial professional with 15 years of experience in the healthcare industry. As CFO of Lancaster Behavioral Health Hospital, he is a dedicated leader committed to ensuring that the hospital achieves its strategic goals. Josh believes in effectively allocating resources to provide the highest quality of care to the patients of LBHH.

Josh joined the management team in early 2022. Prior to LBHH, he was the CFO of The Visiting Nurse Association of Greater Philadelphia (VNA), where he had worked for 15 years. The VNA has a long history of serving the most vulnerable patients in Philadelphia regardless of their ability to pay. At the VNA, Josh secured capital to implement a conversion to a state of the art EMR system which improved the quality of life for the clinical staff, and improved patient quality outcomes.
In addition to his professional experience, since 2013, Josh has been an active speaker at several National Association of Home Care and Hospice (NAHC) annual conferences around the country, and at various healthcare state association conferences.

Emily Pressley, DO

Chief Medical Officer

Dr. Emily Pressley had 20 years of experience as a nurse most of that time spent in mental health before becoming a psychiatrist. She attended a diploma nursing school and went on to receive a BSN at Millersville University.

Dr. Pressley attended medical school at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, completed her internship at Community Hospital of Lancaster and her psychiatric residency at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.

Following residency Dr Pressley spent 3 years serving in an underserved region in Western Pennsylvania as part of a public health scholarship pay back program .She worked in both inpatient and outpatient settings, including a women’s drug and alcohol Half Way House and a county prison.

She returned to Lancaster and was employed at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital for the majority of the time as the medical director for the inpatient psychiatric unit.  In addition, she was the consulting psychiatrist for Franklin and Marshall College for 10 years.

Dr. Pressley has lived in Lancaster for many years and enjoys spending time with family and friends, gardening and traveling. Dr Pressley is proud to be part of the leadership of LBHH and to serve the people of this area.

Matthew Tamburrino, MHA

Chief Operating Officer

Matt is a proud member of the health care community.  He joined the Lancaster Behavioral Health Hospital with over 20 years of mental health care experience.  Throughout his career, Matt has held several administrative positions that include; training, personnel management, and the development of systems that focus on both patient and staff safety.  In addition to Matt operational responsibilities, he serves as a certified master instructor for safety and clinical intervention programs. Matt works within the Universal Health Services network of hospitals to train staff and ensure every employee has the tools and resources available to provide the best care experience. Matt’s work as a master instructor has enabled Matt to work with and provide support to both regional and hospitals throughout the country.

Matt believes a vital component of any hospital is consistent communication and collaboration across all disciplines to provide the best outcome of care to every person we serve.  Matt’s approach as a member of leadership is to provide guidance and support to all teams and every department at Lancaster Behavioral Health Hospital.

Karen Bramley, LCSW

Director of Social Services

Karen, a team oriented, behavioral health professional with over 25 years of experience in a variety of direct care and leadership positions, joined the LBHH team upon the opening of the hospital as Director of Social Services.   Prior to joining the team at Lancaster Behavioral Health Hospital, Karen worked for Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health within the Inpatient Behavioral Health Service Line, bringing with her extensive knowledge of the Lancaster community and resources, a proven history of strategic planning, successful program development and management, team building,  and clinical outcomes. Karen is committed to providing access to evidenced based treatment and care in a trauma informed environment that serves the Lancaster Community.  Karen received her Bachelors in Social Work from Millersville University and her Master’s Degree in Social Work from Temple University. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and certified as a trauma informed professional.

Jon Hartung

Director of Compliance

Jon has over 25 years of behavioral healthcare leadership experience. Throughout his career, Jon has held several leadership positions in various behavioral health service lines including; Inpatient Psychiatric Care, Crisis Intervention Centers, Admission Departments, Human Resources Management, and Compliance and Risk Management.

Jon oversees Compliance, Risk Management and Performance Improvement to ensure that Lancaster Behavioral Health Hospital is a safe, high quality organization that is compliant with Local, State and Federal regulations.  Jon’s approach as a member of leadership is to provide guidance and support to the facility team members in all departments across the hospital to obtain our three most important outcomes: Safe, High Quality care in compliance with rules, regulations and laws.

In addition to his professional experience, Jon has also held a number of volunteer positions on community organizations including Pottstown YMCA, and other youth service organizations.

Jon holds a Master Degree in Psychology from the University of Hartford, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Saint Vincent College.

Leah Holmes

Director of Admissions

Leah Holmes has over 15 years of experience and knowledge within behavioral healthcare. Leah manages the hospital admissions operations and is committed to increasing access to care for those in need. Leah received her B.A. in Psychology at the University of Miami, and her M.A. in Forensic Psychology at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice. She is currently enrolled in a M.B.A. program through West Chester University. Leah is passionate about serving others and places a strong emphasis on community health.

James Lucy

Director of Human Resources

Jim serves as the HR Director, bringing with him over 25 years of HR experience to the team.  Prior to joining the hospital, Jim served in several senior HR roles in the long term care industry in the central PA region.  Jim and his team are responsible for the recruiting, onboarding, and ongoing support needs for hospital staff members.   Jim earned his Bachelors of Science at Penn State University in Business Administration.  Additionally, he maintains HR certifications with both the Society of Human Resources and the Human Resources Certification Institute.

Staci Duppstadt

Director of Business Development

With over 15 years of experience in healthcare, Staci Duppstadt is a business development strategist who fosters strong, dedicated client relationships and community partnerships that are built on trust. Her responsibilities include managing Lancaster Behavioral Health Hospital’s public relations and marketing efforts to ensure that information about the hospital’s evidence-based treatment and high-quality care reaches those in need of hope and healing throughout south central Pennsylvania.

Staci joined the management team in early 2022. Prior to LBHH, she developed her skill and expertise through progressively more responsible roles in the marketing department at our sister UHS facility, Roxbury Treatment Center, in Shippensburg, PA. She has extensive experience promoting new programs, implementing performance improvement initiatives, and facilitating Service Excellence trainings. Staci has also been involved with several task forces and is looking forward to opportunities in the Lancaster region. Staci is dedicated to supporting the continuing growth of behavioral healthcare capabilities in our region.

Brad Weaver

Director of Pharmacy

Brad utilizes his pharmaceutical experience to optimize medication services at Lancaster Behavioral Health Hospital.  He is a local in Lancaster County, having graduated from Manheim Township High School.  He has been a clinical pharmacist for the past 15 years.  Brad has been involved in pharmacy management for the past decade, having worked in retail, hospital and home infusion pharmacies.  He traveled to the University of Arizona and earned his BS in Microbiology before obtaining his PharmD at the University of Pittsburgh in 2006.  Brad continued his education at Drexel, completing his MBA in 2017.  Brad and the entire pharmacy team strive to meet the needs of the hospital while addressing therapeutic needs of the patients.

Joe Wysock III

Director of Plant Operations

Joe holds extensive experience with healthcare operations, facility operations and project management. Joe has been an essential player since the inception of this hospital and has provided supervision throughout the entire planning, construction, and licensing phases.  Joe earned his Certified Healthcare Constructor credentials from the American Society of Hospital Engineers and he continues to use lean principles in the hospital’s day to day operations.  He has served on a number of local and regional leadership boards that include; ABC (Associated Builders and Contractors), Lancaster Young Professionals and Scholarship Committees and currently serves on the Thaddeus Stevens Alumni Board, President’s Advisory Committee, and as Vice President of the Thaddeus Stevens Foundation. Joe is also the Chairman of the Thaddeus Stevens Building/Construction Committee.

Joe earned a Master’s Degree in Business Administration at Lebanon Valley College, Bachelor’s Degree in Construction Management at Penn College and an Associate’s Degree in Carpentry from Thaddeus Stevens College.

Mike Wnek

Director of Performance Improvement

Mike has more than 20 years of healthcare industry experience that ranges from durable medical equipment to service development and delivery. Prior to joining the team at Lancaster Behavioral Health Hospital, Mike spent nine years in Quality & Performance Improvement at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health.

Mike holds a Master’s of Business Administration and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt. Mike is responsible for the performance improvement, risk management and hospital information areas at LBHH. He believes it is an honor to work for a hospital that embraces the goal of working collaboratively with the medical professionals, the community, the patient and the patient’s support network to create successful outcomes. Mike demonstrates commitment to the Improvement that is:  “We should always be focused on improving the care of the patients and improving the health of the community while we are creating better work environments and improving the cost of providing that care.”

The IHI Triple Aim is a framework developed by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement that describes an approach to optimizing health system performance. It is IHI’s belief that new designs must be developed to simultaneously pursue three dimensions, which we call the “Triple Aim”:

• Improving the patient experience of care (including quality and satisfaction);
• Improving the health of populations; and
• Reducing the per capita cost of health care