The Institute is governed by the Board of Directors, which meets on a quarterly basis. The Institute is directed by the President and CEO, who oversees a staff of health researchers and administrative personnel who manage various Institute projects.
Anita Bachmann
CEO - North Carolina Market
United Healthcare Community and State
Robin Cummings, MD
Chancellor
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Paul R. Cunningham, MD, FACS
Dean Emeritus and Senior Vice Chancellor for Medical Affairs
Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University
Penney Burlingame Deal, DHA, RN, FACHE
President and Chief Executive Officer
Onslow Memorial Hospital
Laura S. Easton, RN, MSN
President and Chief Executive Officer
Caldwell UNC Healthcare
Leonard Ellis
Eben Concepts
Raymond J. Haigney, II, DDS
Lake Norman Oral & Facial Surgery
Keith Holtsclaw, FACHE
Retired President and Chief Executive Officer
Blue Ridge Regional Hospital
Sarah Jordan, PhD
Chair, Department of Nutrition and Health Care Management
Appalachian State University
Paul Malinda, MD
Emergency Room Physician
Alamance Regional Medical Center
Colonel, United States Army Reserves
Warren Newton, MD, MPH
Vice Dean, Director, North Carolina AHEC Program
William B. Aycock Professor and Chair
Department of Family Medicine
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Lawrence R. Nycum, MD,MMM
Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs
Novant Health – Forsyth Medical Center
Mark Payne, JD
Assistant Secretary for Audit and Health Service Regulation
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Sy A. Saeed, MD
Chairman
Department of Psychiatric Medicine
East Carolina University
Kim A. Schwartz, MA
Chief Executive Officer
Roanoke Chowan Community Health Center
Pam Shipman
Chief Innovation and Strategy Officer
Monarch Recruitment Ltd
Lisa Shock, MHS, PA-C
Physician Assistant/Healthcare Administrator
Managing Director, Clinical operations, Eastern Region
Evolent Health
Patricia A. Skinner, PhD
President
Gaston College
David Sousa, JD
Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel
Medical Mutual Insurance Company of North Carolina
Kevin W. Sowers, RN, MSN, FAAN
President and Chief Executive Officer
Duke University Hospital
Phillip E. Tarte, MHA
Health Director
New Hanover County Division of Public Health
FY 2018
FY 2017
FY 2016