Leadership

Allegheny Health Network leadership team

Mark Sevco

President

Mark Sevco is the president of Allegheny Health Network. He joined the network in 2025, most recently having served as the chief operating officer of Sutter Health in Northern California. As COO of Sutter, Mr. Sevco led operations for one of California’s largest health systems, with 24 hospitals, 4,000 beds, eight medical foundations, home and hospice care services, ambulatory surgery centers, and other diversified businesses across six California markets.

Prior to joining Sutter in 2023, Mr. Sevco (MBA, MHA) was an executive vice president with Pittsburgh-based UPMC, where he spent 30 years in various senior leadership positions operating the system’s hospital and ambulatory services. Before he departed for Sutter Health, he was president of UPMC Hospitals, leading UPMC’s 40 academic, community and specialty hospitals across Pennsylvania, Maryland and New York. From 2019 to 2021, he served as president of UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.

Mr. Sevco holds a bachelor’s degree in applied mathematics, a master’s degree in business administration, and a master’s degree in health administration from the University of Pittsburgh. He was also an adjunct professor for Pitt’s Graduate School of Public Health.

Bethany Casagranda, DO, MBA

Chief Medical Officer, Allegheny Clinic President

As Allegheny Health Network’s CMO, Bethany Casagranda, DO, MBA, is AHN’s senior-most clinical executive and the leader of AHN’s medical staff of 2,500 employed and affiliated doctors. She is also president of AHN’s physician organization, the Allegheny Clinic, one of the state’s largest physician groups, employing more than 1,400 physicians.

Prior to being named CMO, Dr. Casagranda served as chair of AHN’s Imaging Institute from 2017 onward. In that role, Dr. Casagranda has advanced high-quality care, leveraging state-of-the-art imaging technology across the network’s expansive system of hospital and ambulatory imaging facilities. Under Dr. Casagranda’s leadership, the AHN Imaging Institute has experienced significant growth and investment, both in terms of its facilities as well as its clinical staff, which grew from 28 to 124 physicians during her tenure. Additionally, the Imaging Institute has recently completed a four-year journey to designate all AHN imaging facilities as Diagnostic Imaging Centers of Excellence (DICOE), the gold standard for imaging program quality, as recognized by the American College of Radiology.

In her new capacity as CMO, Dr. Casagranda will serve as the lead clinical executive for AHN’s employed physician organization and AHN hospital medical staffs. She will also play a key role in AHN’s ongoing clinical transformation, including integrated efforts between AHN and Highmark Health to further develop and execute the organization’s “Living Health” clinical model, which advances medical protocols through evidence-based high-quality care redesign.

Dr. Casagranda earned her undergraduate degree from Washington and Jefferson College, earned her medical degree from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, and completed her residency and fellowship training at UPMC, where she remained on staff and faculty until 2013, when she joined AHN. At AHN, she has held a variety of leadership positions, including Program Director of the Radiology Residency program, Musculoskeletal (MSK) Fellowship Director, MSK Division Director, and most recently, Professor and Chair of the Department of Radiology. Her clinical specialty is musculoskeletal radiology, and she is certified by the American Board of Radiology in diagnostic radiology.

Brian Devine 

Chief Financial Officer

Brian Devine serves as Chief Financial Officer for Allegheny Health Network. As CFO, Mr. Devine is responsible for overseeing and sustaining AHN’s strong financial performance, including direction of the network’s accounting and revenue cycle operations, budget planning, and capital investments.

Previously, he served as CFO of enGen, formerly known as HM Health Solutions, a Pittsburgh-based health technologies company and Highmark Health subsidiary.

Additionally, he has served as senior vice president of finance and commercialization for enGen, and as vice president of finance for AHN from 2016 to 2018, serving as chief of staff to the then-CFO. His career spans more than 20 years, most of it spent at Highmark Health and its subsidiaries. 

Mr. Devine is a graduate of Penn State University Education (BS, accounting) and holds an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh's Katz Graduate School of Business.

Angela Costa, RN, BSN, MPM

Chief Nurse Executive

Angela Costa (RN, BSN, MPM) is Chief Nurse Executive for AHN. Ms. Costa began her nursing career at Allegheny General Hospital over 30 years ago and has served as Chief Nurse Executive for AHN since early 2023.

During her interim tenure as CNE, Ms. Costa has worked with the chief nursing officers at each of AHN’s affiliated hospitals to innovate and improve the quality of nursing practice across the organization as well as provide exceptional care to patients and their families. She serves as the voice of the organization’s 6,000 nurses as a member of AHN’s executive leadership team and has led the implementation of best practices in nursing that has made AHN a preferred destination for nursing professionals.

Over the last year, Ms. Costa has helped to implement and expand several nursing workforce programs meant to recruit and retain nurses and create new roles and schedules that meet nurses’ personal and professional expectations. Those programs, part of AHN’s “Work Your Way” lifestyle initiative, include the creation of a mobile internal nursing team that allows nurses to float between different AHN hospitals; the creation of new “night owl” and “weekend warrior” shifts that allow nurses to build work schedules that are a better fit with their personal needs; and the creation of a new digital nursing team, which allows nurses to perform certain nursing duties remotely, from their own homes.

Throughout her career with AHN, Ms. Costa has served in roles of increasing responsibility, including most recently as the Chief Nursing Officer of AHN West Penn Hospital, Vice President of Clinical Nursing Operations, and CNO/COO of Canonsburg Hospital. At West Penn, Ms. Costa also led the nursing team’s successful recent Magnet journey, helping the hospital become Southwest Pennsylvania’s only four-time Magnet-recognized facility – which is the industry’s gold standard for nursing quality.Ms. Costa’s areas of clinical expertise include trauma, critical care, and neurology/stroke. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from Duquesne University and later received a Master of Public Policy and Management degree from Carnegie Mellon University.

She serves on the Allegheny Credit Union board and is a member of the Hospital and Health System Association of Pennsylvania’s Nurse Ambassador Advocacy Initiative. Ms. Costa also is active in the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) and Partner for Work, and she is a member of Palladium’s board of directors.

Eugene “Gene” Scioscia, Jr., MD

Chief Experience Officer

Eugene Scioscia, Jr., MD, is Allegheny Health Network’s Chief Experience Officer.

Dr. Scioscia has been a part of AHN and its family of hospitals for nearly 30 years, working in leadership roles at both Allegheny General Hospital, where he served as chairman and residency training program director for the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and West Penn Hospital, where he is past president of the medical staff. At the network leadership level, he continues to serve as AHN’s vice chairman, Clinical Operations, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He also continues to maintain his gynecology practice.

Under his leadership, AHN’s Patient Experience Office is building a system-wide culture of service excellence and superior patient communication, working closely with clinicians, hospital and institute leadership, and front-line staff across the network to meet and exceed patient and employee expectations.

Dr. Scioscia received his undergraduate degree from Duke University and his medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Medicine. His post-graduate training comprises four years of residency at Yale-New Haven Medical Center, including two years as the center’s chief OBGYN resident. Today, he is an adjunct clinical associate professor in obstetrics and gynecology at Temple University School of Medicine’s Pittsburgh Clinical Campus at AHN, and an assistant professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology Drexel University College of Medicine.

His professional affiliations include membership in the Pittsburgh Obstetrics/Gynecology Society (past president), and service as a fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He also has served as an examiner for the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

William K. Johnjulio, MD

Medical Director, Clinically Integrated Network

William Johnjulio, MD, is the Medical Director of AHN’s clinically integrated network, Physician Partners of Western Pennsylvania LLC. He is also chair of Allegheny Health Network’s Primary Care Institute, as well as the system chair of the Department of Family Medicine at AHN.

Previously, Dr. Johnjulio served as the program director of Forbes Family Medicine Residency at AHN, and he is also a member of the Medical Staff Executive Committee at AHN. He joined AHN in 2010 and maintains his clinical practice with Forbes Family Medicine.

Dr. Johnjulio graduated from the University of Iowa College of Medicine and completed postgraduate training with a family medicine internship at the University of Rochester/Highland Hospital and a residency and chief year in family medicine at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. He also completed a Faculty Development program at Duke University and an Executive Business Program at the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business.

He has held academic appointments in the Departments of Family Medicine at Forbes Hospital, Temple University and Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, as well as at the University of Pittsburgh College of Pharmacy.

Dr. Johnjulio is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine, and he is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians and the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine. He has served on the board of directors of the Allegheny County Medical Society since 2013.

Jacqueline M. Bauer

General Counsel, Chief Administrative Officer, Corporate Secretary

Jacqueline M. Bauer is General Counsel, Chief Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary of Allegheny Health Network.

Ms. Bauer serves as the chief legal counsel for the provider network and works closely with the AHN executive management team on strategic matters, including transactions and corporate initiatives. Additionally, she oversees regulatory and government affairs for AHN. She also serves as secretary of the Board of Directors of AHN and of the hospital and foundation boards within the network.

Previously, Ms. Bauer served as counsel in the Highmark Health law department and worked for the law firm of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart (now known as K&L Gates). She has a law degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and received her undergraduate degree from Washington and Jefferson College, where she currently serves on the Board of Trustees.

Ms. Bauer also serves on the Board of Directors of Family House, Inc. 

Mitch Beckman

Chief Development Officer, Highmark Health and Allegheny Health Network

Mitch Beckman is Highmark Health’s Chief Development Officer, an SVP-level position that leads all fund-raising activities for Highmark Health and its subsidiary organizations, including AHN.

Mr. Beckman joined Highmark Health in 2023 from the Medical College of Wisconsin and its affiliate, Froedtert Hospital, a 700-bed academic medical center near Milwaukee. He has served as MCW’s vice president and chief development officer since 2019, and in that role, his development team raised $90 million annually and recently completed an ambitious, $300 million comprehensive capital campaign.

Throughout his career, Mr. Beckman has delivered transformational results when it comes to cultivating potential high-impact donors and building relationships with grateful patients. He also has a deep understanding of what it takes to establish and sustain donor-supported academic endowments, which provide vital financial resources for health care innovation and medical education.

A Wisconsin native, Mr. Beckman has spent three decades in university and health care fund development, much of that at the University of Iowa. Before joining MCW, he was the assistant VP for Iowa’s Center for Advancement, as well as the university’s Carver College of Medicine.

At Highmark Heath, Mr. Beckman collaborates with the Highmark Health and AHN senior leadership, creating a unified strategy for current and future philanthropic campaigns. He also oversees operations of AHN’s existing foundations and trusts (Alle-Kiski Medical Center Trust, Forbes Health Foundation, Saint Vincent Hospital Foundation for Health and Human Services, Suburban Health Foundation, and the Western Pennsylvania Hospital Foundation).

He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a communications degree.

Vicenta Gaspar-Yoo, MD

Senior Vice President, Care Continuum and Transitions

Vicenta Gaspar-Yoo (MD, MBA, CHCQM-PA) is AHN’s senior vice president, Care Continuum and Transitions. In this position, Dr. Gaspar-Yoo oversees care transitions inside and outside of the health network, ensuring accountability between facilities and institutes, and improving coordination across the care continuum and with AHN’s post-acute care partners.

Previously, Dr. Gaspar-Yoo had served as president of AHN Allegheny Valley Hospital, a position she held from 2019 to 2023. As AVH president, she succeeded in expanding the hospital’s outpatient footprint and improving the hospital’s patient safety scores. She also introduced a scholarship helping diverse populations pay for nursing school tuition.

She came to AHN from University Hospitals Health System (UH) in Cleveland, where she served in a variety of clinical and executive leadership roles. 

Dr. Gaspar-Yoo earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of the Philippines and her medical degree from the University of the East College of Medicine in Manila. She completed an internship at Crozer-Chester Medical Center near Philadelphia and began her career with a residency at UPMC Presbyterian.

She later earned an MBA from Case Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead School of Management.

Dan Laurent

Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications, Allegheny Health Network and Highmark Health

Dan Laurent is Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications and Chief Communications Officer for Highmark Health and AHN. A seasoned, award-winning communications professional with more than 30 years of experience leading high-performing media relations, internal and executive communications teams, Mr. Laurent is responsible for overseeing all facets of corporate communications, media relations and reputation management for Highmark Health, Highmark Inc. and AHN, including strategic planning and messaging related to workforce developments, board and executive leadership transitions, financial news, operations, legal matters, quality/safety issues, philanthropy, community relations, real estate transactions, mergers, acquisitions and affiliations, and crisis communications. 

For AHN, he also leads all clinical-, research- and academic-related regional and national media relations, work that has earned local and national recognition for its excellence from the Public Relations Society of America and the International Association of Business Communicators. Mr. Laurent's organization also includes Highmark Health's social media, internal communications, web, digital and multimedia operations, and he serves as the senior liaison to Highmark Health’s community affairs and government relations teams.

A lifelong resident of western Pennsylvania, Mr. Laurent previously served as Vice President of Communications for Highmark Health and AHN, and as Director of Corporate Communications for the former West Penn Allegheny Health System. He holds a bachelor’s degree in communication arts from Allegheny College in Meadville, Pa., and has completed the Wharton executive leadership program at the University of Pennsylvania.

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