Three New Members Join Board of Trustees

Eskedar Getahun, Daniel Liberman and William McCune have all joined the Salus University Board of Trustees effective January 2023.

Michael H. Mittelman, OD ‘80, MPH, MBA, FAAO, FACHE said he was thrilled to welcome the new members to the board and was confident they would make an already strong board even stronger.

“The level of experience and expertise they collectively bring to the Salus team will help us to continue to innovate and excel during challenging times,” he said.

McCune recently retired as senior vice president of Lancaster General Hospital in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, a member of the University of Pennsylvania Health System. He was responsible for the oversight of day-to-day operations for Lancaster General’s 600-bed community/tertiary hospital. Prior to this position he was a senior operation executive for Crozer Keystone Health System as well as for Main Line Health where he was an executive at both Lankenau and Bryn Mawr Hospitals.

He has extensive experience in all aspects of healthcare management as well as strategy development integrating community health needs and organizational goals. He also has extensive experience in clinical program development for cancer and cardiovascular care and has been responsible for the planning and construction of large new healthcare facilities.

“Salus enjoys an outstanding reputation not only because of its preeminent Pennsylvania College of Optometry, but also its unique program offerings in the health sciences, education and rehabilitation,” said McCune. “There is a definite focus on training the needed healthcare professionals of the future and in doing so to enhance the health and wellbeing of those living in the region. I hope, in some small measure, to assist in furthering this effort.”

Liberman was most recently president of WS Audiology, a leading hearing aid company formed in 2019 by the merger of Sivantos and Widex, and before that, the chief commercial officer at Essilor of America, Inc., a leading eyecare company. He has a bachelor’s degree from Stanford University, a Master of Science degree from the University of Bath and a juris doctor degree from Michigan Law School.

“Salus offers an amazing combination of high-quality training, innovation, and value — making education accessible and impactful on people’s lives,” said Liberman. “I look forward to working with the Salus community in evolving these areas and building more bridges to industry partners to accelerate this positive impact.”

Getahun is an organizational advisor at Culture Lift Strategies, a management consulting firm focused on organizational development, culture, finance and strategy. 

She previously was chief of staff and interim CEO of PushBlack — the nation's largest non-profit media organization for Black Americans, serving 9 million people across all platforms — where she oversaw all operations, financial management, and fundraising initiatives for the c3 and c4 organizations, with budgets of more than $7 million; and as state extension specialist in organizational development at Cornell University where she led the state-wide strategic plan for Cornell Cooperative Extension, a system which reaches 1.9 million people directly each year.

She has her Master of Business Administration from the Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management; a master’s in Social Research from Hunter College; and a bachelor’s in Psychology from Barnard College.