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
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
Alexandra Dean, PhD, NCC, LPC
Industrial/Organizational Psychologist
Leonard Ellis
Eben Concepts
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
Brian McGinnis
Executive Director, Catawba Valley Medical Group
John Morrow, MD
Director, Pitt County Health Department
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
Susan Neeley
Former, Director of Health Services, Gaston County Schools
Lawrence R. Nycum, MD,MMM
Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs
Novant Health – Forsyth Medical Center
Sy A. Saeed, MD
Chairman
Department of Psychiatric Medicine
East Carolina University
Kim A. Schwartz, MA
Chief Executive Officer
Roanoke Chowan Community Health Center
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
Betsey Tilson, MD
State Health Director and Chief Medical Officer, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
William Way Jr., MD
Chief Medical Officer, Wake Radiology