Management Team

Scott Harrison, MD, President and CEO of CURE International, founded the organization with his wife Sally in 1996. Called, literally, to Africa to teach orthopedic surgery, this exposure to the desperate need of disabled children of the world who could be cured by modern surgery led to the formation of CURE International. CURE was the synthesis of his experiences as a professor of orthopedics, a cofounder of a network of for-profit rehabilitation hospitals, and his work as the Chairman/CEO of an international medical device company.

His medical career began at the University of Pittsburgh Medical School. He then served 3 years in the U.S. Army Medical Corps, one as a combat surgeon in Vietnam. Dr. Harrison went on to hold positions as Clinical Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Penn State's Medical School, Director of the Scoliosis Service for the Pennsylvania State Crippled Children's Hospital and the Chief of Orthopedic Surgery at Harrisburg Hospital.

In 1991 he left private practice to become Chairman of the Board and CEO of Kirschner Medical Corporation, a NASDAQ listed international orthopedic device manufacturing company. After refinancing the company, in 1994 he merged Kirschner with Biomet, Inc., where he served as Lead Director until the company was sold in 2007.

He resumed his surgical career 1996 with regular trips to a mission hospital in Kenya. One of the many mission hospitals, which had once been the source of primary healthcare for the continent of Africa, was at that time having great difficulty obtaining funding and physicians. So when the construction of CURE's first hospital in Kenya began in 1998, he determined to develop a twenty-first century model to address these problems. There would be a commitment to training and specialty care, based on a blend of for-profit and non-profit care which would be the foundation of sustainability. And most importantly, all of their work would reflect a culturally relevant spiritual ministry.

Dr. Harrison's commitment to disabled children around the world has been acknowledged by a number of venerable institutions, including the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, the WorldSpace Foundation, and the Caring Institute. The foundation of CURE International, teaching national physicians; the specialty surgical healing of disabled children; and an equal emphasis on First World quality medical care with a culturally appropriate demonstration of the message of Jesus Christ has enabled over 1,000,000 patients to be seen in a dozen countries.

None have ever been turned away for lack of money. And all have had the opportunity to experience medical and spiritual healing.

Dr. Harrison is the father of three children and grandfather to three more.

CURE co-founder Sally Harrison R.N. began her medical career with a nursing degree from Shady Side Hospital in Pittsburgh. Her interests extend to other areas of service as well. Sally has a heart for women and prayer, which she put into practice by serving as Director of Women's Ministries and Director of Prayer Ministries at West Shore Evangelical Church in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. She has also served as a volunteer at the Capital Area Crisis Pregnancy Center in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania.

Sally got her first taste of overseas medical ministry with a trip to Malawi, Africa with her husband, Dr. Scott Harrison, an orthopedic surgeon. It was in Malawi that she saw the overwhelming needs of the mothers of disabled children...and wanted to address them. The Harrisons returned to Malawi often because they were gripped by the needs of the disabled children and their families.

And then she and her husband started CURE as an organized way to help people in similar situations in other developing countries. Her passion to meet the needs of the world's most vulnerable women has shaped CURE's strategies. Because of her, CURE has moved into the poorest countries with the greatest medical needs. And in these countries, CURE has developed ways to provide mothers of disabled children with the knowledge and the resources to take care of their young. What's more, CURE provides room and board for the mother of children being treated. Sally's sensitivity to the holistic healing of families makes CURE unique as well as successful as a model of medical care.

In addition, Sally's vision to help needy women has resulted in CURE training and employing women in many areas of the facilities, reinforcing their inherent worth and natural abilities - regardless of what their culture tells them.

She has personally offered comfort to hundreds of overwhelmed mothers and women caregivers throughout the world - Dominican Republic, Malawi, Kenya and Uganda.

Sally is the mother of three children and grandmother to three more.

Mark Bush serves as the Chief Operating Officer of CURE International and is responsible for new program development and existing hospital operations as well as the overall financial strategy of this 1000+ employee, international hospital organization.

Prior to joining CURE, Mark served as a senior consultant to Magellan Health Services, a large managed mental healthcare provider organization. Mark has also held positions as a Senior Director of Product Development for Orchid Biosciences, leading a team of genetic and software engineers; Chief Operations Officer for Aviahealth, a healthcare Internet company; Vice President of Information Technology for Women's Health, a physician practice organization; and Chief Information Officer for Value Oncology Sciences, a cancer management services organization.

Mark graduated with honors from the Pennsylvania State University with a bachelor's degree in Social Psychology in 1981.

Dale Brantner is a senior vice president for CURE International. He is responsible for leading the organization's development efforts as well as its spiritual ministry program.

Dale has significant international professional experience, including serving as department head of biblical studies, professor of Old Testament and Biblical Hebrew and then president of Theological College of Zimbabwe from 1996 to 2002. His work has also taken him to Israel and the West Bank, where he studied archaeology and the culture of the ancient Near East for several years.

Prior to coming to CURE International, Dale was associate pastor of college students and young adults at West Shore Evangelical Free Church in Mechanicsburg, PA. He also was an adjunct faculty member of biblical studies at Messiah College in Grantham, PA.

An avid outdoorsman, Dale lives in Lewisberry, Pennsylvania with his wife Dianne and their three children.

Mark Knecht serves as the Chief Financial Officer of CURE International and is responsible for the financial operations of the organization. Prior to joining CURE, Mark served as Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis of a publicly traded senior care company. He also served in various accounting and finance functions at Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, a national health insurance company and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Mark is a Certified Management Accountant. He graduated from the Pennsylvania State University with a bachelor's degree in Accounting. Mark and his wife Deb have two children, Kaitlyn and Anna.

Lisa Wolf is Vice President of Donor Relations for CURE International. In this role, Lisa is responsible for CURE's events and donor communication strategy.

Prior to joining CURE, Lisa served as a marketing consultant to small and medium-sized businesses and non-profits. She has also held numerous fundraising positions for political candidates including Governor Tom Ridge (PA) during his first gubernatorial campaign. Following the campaign, she served in the Governor's office as a liaison to the cabinet and later directed economic development marketing for the Commonwealth.

Lisa holds a B.A. in Business Administration from Muhlenberg College. She serves as co-chair of the board of Jump Street, a regional arts council, and is an active member of the Camp Hill United Methodist Church. She and her husband Michael live in Enola, PA and have two children, Campbell and Carly.

Stephen Miller is a graduate of Letourneau University in Longview, Texas and a Licensed Professional Engineer by the State of Oregon. He and his wife Audrey have four children, Miriam, Matt, Mike and Jake.

Stephen spent over 10 years working outside of the United States, mainly in Africa and Brazil, doing rural construction projects and design and installation of water and micro-hydro electrical systems.

While in Africa, Stephen joined CURE to manage the start up and construction of CURE's first two hospitals, Kenya and Uganda. In 2001, Stephen returned to the United States to work at the CURE headquarters. He now serves as Vice President of International Operations, managing all of CURE's hospital construction projects, overseeing the Gift In Kind program and assisting in other areas.

Andy serves as Vice President of Operations. In that role, he supports CURE’s hospitals in Kenya, Uganda, Niger and Ethiopia. In addition, he provides project management oversight to CURE’s new hospital projects. Andy played a key role in the successful commissioning of CURE’s hospitals in Ethiopia, Honduras and Niger.

Prior to joining CURE, he worked in construction project management and as a sales engineer for a medical equipment company. Andy has bachelor’s degrees in both psychology and Biblical studies from Gordon College.

He is married with 2 adult children and lives in the scenic foothills of Dillsburg, Pa. For rest and recreation, Andy enjoys family camping and ocean fishing when the opportunity allows.

Erin started with CURE International in 2004 and has served both in the US, as a consultant and a Resource Development Director; and at CURE’s Kabul facility as Patient Services Manager, Finance Director and Interim Executive Director. She currently serves as Vice President of Operations, overseeing CURE's hospitals in Afghanistan, Honduras, the Dominican Republic and Haiti, Zambia and Malawi.

Erin’s work prior to CURE includes serving as an International Program Coordinator for The Salvation Army in Blantyre, Malawi; and years of experience in working in case management in the US social service sector. She holds her BA in Sociology from Wheaton College. Erin lives in Madison and enjoys playing Ultimate Frisbee in any country where she can find a team.

As the VP of CURE.org, Joel leads CURE's technology, marketing, and communications strategy. He has more than a decade of experience in the technology industry delivering, supporting, and selling software solutions as a software architect, executive, and consultant. From 2006 through 2009, Joel served as technical management and VP of Engineering for a SaaS software company with offices in the U.S. and India focused on social and learning solutions for international businesses. Before that, he operated a software consulting firm, architecting Internet solutions for clients such as the Comcast Corporation.

Joel is a member of the Nonprofit Technology Network and Business of Software. He holds a bachelor's in computer science from Messiah College and is a pursuing a Master's of Religion in Old Testament from Evangelical Theological Seminary. He and his wife Cre reside in Mechanicsburg, PA.