Dr. Allison Barrett is the director of bariatric surgery at Lancaster Medical Center. She specializes in bariatric, foregut and robotic surgeries. She is board-certified in general surgery.

Barrett attended Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, for undergraduate studies, followed by Boston University School of Medicine in Boston. She completed her internship and residency at New York University in New York City. Barrett spent an additional year in fellowship training in minimally invasive and bariatric surgery at Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles.

She is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons. Barrett’s certifications include basic life support, advanced cardiac life support, fundamentals of laparoscopic surgery and fundamentals of endoscopic surgery.

Zachary Bullock is senior vice president and market leader for Commercial Banking in Central Pennsylvania for PNC Bank, NA. He oversees PNC’s Commercial Banking team in the market, which serves businesses with annual revenues between $5 million and $100 million. 

Bullock began his career with PNC in 2008, spending time in retail banking, credit risk management and treasury management before transitioning to commercial banking. He relocated to the Greater Philadelphia region in 2013, and after 10 years of direct relationship management responsibilities, he returned to his hometown of Lancaster to assume his current role of market leader.

Bullock holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Villanova University and a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Penn State.

Gene Clark is the chief executive officer of Clark Associates Inc., a Lancaster-based collective of companies leading the food service industry in equipment, supplies and service. Its businesses include the e-commerce site WebstaurantStore.com, 11 brick-and-click Restaurant Stores in the northeast, three specialty channels, Clark Food Service Equipment, 11400 Inc. and Clark National Accounts and three manufacturing companies, Noble Chemical, Regal Foods and Vertical Converting. Clark Associates has more than five million square feet of distribution centers and more than 7,000 employees in 17 states.

Clark is a graduate of Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster. In 2019, he received the Food Service Equipment Reports’ Young Lion Award, which recognizes rising leaders who have begun to have a meaningful impact in the food service industry. In 2020, he received the Food Service Equipment Distributors Association Volunteer of the Year award.

Joseph Frank serves as regional hospital president for Penn State Health’s East Region, which includes Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center and St. Joseph Medical Center, located in Reading, Berks County.

He provides executive-level leadership for the two hospitals, driving operations, growth and coordination across each region. He also focuses on developing and maintaining strong relationships with local referring physicians in private practice. 

Prior to joining Penn State Health’s senior management team in 2018, Frank held a variety of very successful leadership roles in both publicly traded and private equity health care companies. He was CEO of The Heart Group, a Lancaster cardiology practice acquired by Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health, and CEO of Valley Forge Dental, where he developed and operated multispecialty dental practices in nine states. As senior vice president for Surgical Care Affiliates, Frank oversaw the company’s growth from a single surgery center in Lancaster to 79 facilities in 39 states.

Frank earned a master’s degree in public health from the University of Pittsburgh. In addition, he holds a master’s degree from West Virginia University and a bachelor’s degree from Shippensburg University.

Dr. Nitin Goyal is a staff anesthesiologist and pain medicine specialist at Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center, where he currently serves as president of the medical staff and chair of the bylaws and continuing medical education committees. 

Goyal is board-certified in anesthesiology and pain medicine. After earning his medical degree from SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York, he completed his residency in anesthesiology and fellowship in pain medicine at the University of Toledo, where he later served as an assistant professor and associate program director of the pain medicine fellowship.

An active educator and contributor to academic medicine, Goyal has developed simulation-based training programs and led curriculum development for anesthesiology and pain medicine trainees, including cadaveric and ultrasound-guided procedural instruction. He has authored multiple peer-reviewed publications and textbook chapters and presented nationally on topics including neuromodulation, perioperative safety and opioid stewardship.

Goyal is committed to mentorship and has guided more than 20 residents and fellows through advanced training. His leadership experience includes participation in anesthesiology, multidisciplinary pain and opioid task forces, reflecting a strong focus on evidence-based practice and community health improvement.

Elizabeth (Lisa) Groff is president and licensed supervisor of The Groffs Funeral Home, continuing a four-generation family legacy of serving the Lancaster community. In her role, she provides compassionate guidance to families and oversees all aspects of funeral service operations, with a focus on personalized care and attention to detail.

Groff earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Elizabethtown College and a degree in mortuary science from Mt. Ida College. She brings more than 25 years of experience as a licensed funeral director, having previously served in roles including pre-need manager, pre-arrangement counselor and licensed insurance agent. She assumed leadership of the family business following her father’s retirement in 1999.

An active community leader, Groff has held numerous board and volunteer roles across Lancaster County. She currently serves on the board of Neighborhood Services and is chair-elect of the Rotary Club of Lancaster. Her past leadership includes board chair roles with the American Red Cross of the Susquehanna Valley and the Mayor’s Office of Special Events. She is also involved with the Elizabethtown College Leadership Council and LancasterHistory, and she has supported initiatives such as the Lancaster County Council of Churches Food Hub capital campaign.

Dr. Daron Kahn is the medical director of pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine for Lancaster Medical Center, where he also serves as head of internal medicine. Additionally, he is active on the medical staff at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.

Kahn is board-certified in internal medicine, pulmonary medicine, critical care medicine and sleep medicine. He most recently completed additional training in obesity medicine through the Cornell/Columbia obesity medicine program at the Columbia University Institute of Human Nutrition and is board-eligible in this subspecialty. He is a member of the American Thoracic Society, the American College of Chest Physicians and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. He has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals and has presented several abstracts and posters at both national and international meetings.

Kahn worked at DuPont in Wilmington, Delaware, in the Biobased Materials Department before starting medical school at Sidney Kimmel Medical College in Philadelphia. He completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. He then completed his subspecialty training in pulmonary and critical care medicine, followed by an additional year in sleep medicine at the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. During that time, he was inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society in recognition of exemplary service, integrity, clinical excellence and compassion. 

Kahn has special interests in the treatment of complex sleep disorders such as obstructive sleep apnea, insomnia, excessive daytime sleepiness, narcolepsy and restless leg syndrome. He was in private practice for six years in Wyomissing after completing his medical training. He also served as the program director for the Sleep Medicine Fellowship at Tower Health Reading Hospital in West Reading. 

Dr. Ben Lazarus is a founding member of US Digestive Health, a 300-person provider medical practice located in the Northeastern U.S. It is the third-largest gastroenterology practice in the country. He is a clinical instructor of medicine and involved in the training of medical students and residents. Board-certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology, he also serves as the chief of endoscopy and gastroenterology at UPMC Lititz. 

Lazarus received his medical degree from the Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed his internal medical residency and gastroenterology fellowship at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Jefferson Stratford Hospital in Stratford, New Jersey. He was also a visiting fellow at the Graduate Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children in Philadelphia. 

Lazarus has served as a board member for both the Lancaster Museum of Art and the Lancaster City & County Medical Society.

Gregory (Greg) Lefever is a retired banking executive with a 42-year career in financial services and wealth management. 

Lefever earned a Bachelor of Arts in economics from Millersville University.  Throughout his career, he held senior leadership positions including president and CEO of Sterling Financial Trust Company, president and CEO of Bank of Lancaster County, Lancaster market president for PNC Bank and managing director of wealth management for PNC Bank’s Central Pennsylvania region. He concluded his banking career as executive vice president of trust and investment services for S&T Bank.

An active business and community leader, Lefever serves on the boards of Security National Trust Company, Strasburg Railroad Corporation, Goodhart Sons Inc. and the Robert Lauman Foundation. He has also contributed to numerous community initiatives, including serving as chair of the 2009 United Way of Lancaster County Campaign and chair of the Millersville University Performing Arts Campaign.

Liz Martin, a Lancaster County native, has dedicated her career to serving the community while running two successful businesses. After graduating from Penn Manor High School and Elizabethtown College, she successfully ran Martins Hatchery Poultry Farm for eight years. Later, she became the fourth-generation owner of Martin Insurance Agency after purchasing the business from her uncle. She grew the business from $500,000 to over $11 million in premium volume through organic growth and by purchasing six other agencies. In 2022, she merged her agency with Enders Insurance.

Martin continues to oversee the operation of her family’s all-natural grass-fed beef and equine-boarding farm, Ironstone Spring Farm, in Manor Township.

A past president of the Lancaster Rotary Club and of the ASSETS Lancaster board, Martin is also a past board member and current member of the Lancaster Chamber of Commerce. She is a board member of the Hourglass Foundation, an organization dedicated to protecting and enhancing Lancaster County’s unique character and quality of life, board chair for the Economic Development Company of Lancaster County, and a member of Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture. She is also an active supporter of many county-based nonprofit organizations and foundations.

Martin has received a number of prestigious leadership and service awards including the Small Business “Person of the Year” in 2011 from the Lancaster Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the “25 Women of Influence Award” presented by the Central Penn Business Journal in 2016.