Meet the Staff
Head Nurse: Jo Davidson, RN
Jo Davidson joined the Hope Within team in the summer of 2019. Jo is the wife to Brad, mom to her seven children, Emily, Benjamin, Caleb, James, Grace, Ellie and Jenny, and “Josie” to her three grandchildren, Amelia, Bini, and Saoirse. This crew is the great love of her heart! Jo graduated from Messiah College’s nursing program with a BSN. After working six years in various NICUs on the east coast she took a long break to be a full-time wife and mama. Three years ago Jo felt a pull to re-enter the nursing field and found the gift of Harrisburg’s Beacon Clinic where she fell in love with their diverse population and its unique challenges. She fully believes that those three years prepared her to step into the head nursing role at Hope Within. Her goal is to love and serve the people in the broader Lancaster, Dauphin and Lebanon County areas well as she puts hands and feet to her faith and she considers it an honor to do so. Besides enjoying all things “family” Jo enjoys reading, walking, talking and coffee with her girlfriends, and traveling.
Dental Director: Elena Guk, DDS
Dr. Elena Guk joined Hope Within Ministries in 2019. She resides in Mechanicsburg with her husband Alex. They have been married for 19 years and have four wonderful children, Emily, Timothy, Michael, and Diana. Her family attends the Slavic Evangelical Church of York. Her family loves the Lord and enjoys glorifying God with talents that God gave them.
Medical Director: David Keller, MD
Dr. Keller joined Hope Within Ministries in 2019. He resides in Hershey with his wife Laurie. Together they share 3 adult children, Ellie, Ethan, and Maggie. Dr. Keller practices Family Medicine full time at Lebanon Valley Family Medicine. Dave graduated from Penn State University College of Medicine in 1992 and Harrisburg Hospital Family Medicine Residency in 1995. Dr. Keller is looking forward to serving at Hope Within because of a lifelong desire to “extend a cup of cold water” in Christ’s name to those society has left behind. Dr. Keller and his family worship together at Grace Point Palmyra Evangelical Free Church.
Business Manager: Brenda Martin
Brenda Martin first joined Hope Within as Business Manager in 2005 when the clinic was being renovated prior to opening in 2006. She resigned in 2019 and rejoined Hope Within in 2021. Brenda works full time for High Company LLC as Manager of Applications and Development Group and is the Bookkeeper for World Without Orphans Global. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science from Messiah College, a Bachelor of Arts in Bible from Lancaster Bible College and a Masters of Business Administration from The Pennsylvania State University Capital College. Brenda is a member of Proclamation Presbyterian Church in Mount Joy, PA and is actively involved in Youth and Missions. In her free time, Brenda enjoys travel, reading, hiking and time with friends.
Executive Director: Anne Marie McAlester
Anne Marie first joined HW in 2012 as the office manager. In early 2018 she temporarily left HW for personal reasons, but in January 2019 she was invited to return to HW as the Chief Operating Officer. She was appointed Executive Director in October 2019. Anne Marie has served the majority of her adult career in Christian Ministry in a variety of settings; Church staff, Christian Theater and Christian schools and she has extensive experience with overseeing large teams to accomplish big tasks. Anne Marie worked as a nurse for 10 years prior to leaving the profession to raise her children. Though she has not maintained her nursing license, her experience in the medical field has been a great asset to her as she serves the community via Hope Within. Anne Marie has been married to her husband, Brad for 31 years, together they have two adult children, Bradley and Brendan. The McAlester Family worships together at Grace Point Palmyra Evangelical Free Church. Annemarie.mcalester@hopewithin.org
Director of Development: Brendan McAlester
Brendan joined the HW team as a staff member in 2020, though he grew up in and around the ministry as his mother is Anne Marie also serves at Hope Within. Brendan has a passion for the community we serve. Brendan previously worked in management at the Hershey Lodge and as an actor at Sight & Sound. He is currently active in the worship arts at Grace Point Palmyra Evangelical Free Church though he has also served on the other worship teams at other churches in Branson, Missouri and Central PA. He lives in Lancaster and enjoys spending time with his family, friends and his dog Dublin. Brendan.mcalester@hopewithin.org
Office Manager: Beth Moad
Beth Moad joined the Hope Within staff in August of 2020. She and her husband, Mark live in Hummelstown and have been married 43 years. God blessed them with four children Laura, Gregory, Jessica and Katelyn. She is Grammy to four grandchildren, Lucy, Charlie, William and Weston. She is also known as Grammy Moad to her grandchildren’s friends. Her family is her life and they love to be together. Beth enjoys cooking, gardening, playing games and swimming in their pool. She has been active in church ministry for many years teaching Sunday school, Pioneer Girls, Senior High Youth Ministry, serving as Deaconess and worship team leader. She and her family currently attend GracePoint Church in Palmyra. Beth worked for over 35 years as office manager of a family run Refrigeration and HVAC Company in Harrisburg. She is excited to join the Hope Within staff to serve the Lord through ministering to the needs of our patients.
Dental Program Coordinator: Tina Nissly, RDH, PHDHP, EFDA
Tina Nissly joined the Hope Within Ministries team in January 2019, accepting the role of Dental Program Coordinator for Hope Within Dental. She resides in the Mount Joy area. Tina has two amazing children who she loves to spend her time with, a daughter, Bethanie who is a Sophomore at Grove City College and a son, Ty who is married to his lovely wife, Hadas. They have two beautiful daughters Trinity and Lillyana. Tina worships and loves the Lord Jesus Christ and attends the Worship Center in Leola. She is active with Women’s Bible study and is on the Hospitality and Guest team. Tina is a 1992 Dental Hygiene graduate from Pennsylvania College of Technology. Tina currently practices full time as a registered dental hygienist at, Family Dentistry of Lititz. Tina has her Public Health Dental Hygiene Practitioner license along with her Expanded Function Dental Assistant License. For over seven years she ministered and was employed in a local free dental clinic in Lancaster County as the Dental Director. Her passions are sharing the Lord Jesus Christ with the patients and the volunteers. Tina also equips the team in prayer and encourages others to trust and watch how God provides for the people He wants to have served through the means of Dentistry. She has served in Peru on a Medical/Dental mission trip. She also enjoys helping to collaborate, develop and operate dental programs for those who are in need of services but more importantly in need of Christ Jesus. It is a beautiful way to see smiles and hearts transformed for His Kingdom. Tina looks forward to seeing how God sends the people to Hope Within Ministries to be loved and cared for. Tina is excited and thankful for this opportunity to be a part of the HWM team.
Staff Nurse: Rebecca Whitsel, RN
Becky previously served as head nurse at Hope Within until resigning in 2019. In 2021, she rejoined our staff to help us provide for our ever expanding medical needs. Becky has been married to her husband Danny for over 22 years. They have three daughters, Julianna, 20, Ava, 18, and Saylor, 3. The family also has two dogs. She is a Member of Crossroads Brethren In Christ Church in Mount Joy, where she enjoys being a member of the worship team. Becky likes to read, crochet, and sing. Currently working as a school nurse, with a background in labor & delivery and a doctor’s office, she brings a welcome diversity to our team.