North Carolina Healthcare Foundation

The North Carolina Healthcare Foundation (NCHF) brings professionals and organizations together to create healthier communities in North Carolina and beyond. As a convener of change for a healthier North Carolina we:

Our mission is to foster and accelerate the collective impact of hospitals, health systems, and community partners to improve the health of North Carolinians. Learn more about our programs.

NCHF is the charitable non-profit, innovative and programmatic arm of the North Carolina Healthcare Association.

NCHF Board

Executive Committee
  • (Chair) Penney Burlingame Deal, Chief Executive Officer, Onslow Memorial Hospital
  • (Past Chair) Greg Lowe, President, HCA Healthcare, North Carolina Division, Mission Health
  • (Treasurer) Jeffrey Creagh, Vice President, Administration Operations, Novant Health
  • (Secretary) Jessie Tucker III, President and CEO, UNC Health Wayne
Members
  • Juan Austin, Senior Vice President for Social Impact, Sustainability and Community Relations, Wells Fargo Foundation
  • Chad Brown, President, Wilkes Medical Center
  • Josh Dobson, President & CEO, North Carolina Healthcare Association
  • Susan Kansagra, Former Assistant Secretary for Public Health and State Health Officer
  • Adia Ross, Chief Medical Officer, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist—High Point Regional Hospital
  • Jeffrey Sims, Assistant Professor and Associate Chair for Alumni & External Relations, Department of Health Policy & Management, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health
  • Lynda Stanley, President & CEO, Dosher Memorial Hospital
  • Kelly Calabria, Chief Communications, Marketing and Corporate Social Responsibility Officer of Blue Cross Blue Shield North Carolina
  • Tchernavia Montgomery, Chief Executive Officer of Care Ring
  • Mike Richardson, Senior Program Officer Healthcare of The Leon Levine Foundation

Staff Contacts