Staff Directory

Executive Leadership

Photo of Steve LawlerSTEPHEN J. LAWLER

President & CEO
919-677-4229
slawler@ncha.org

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JODY M. FLEMING

President
Strategic Partners
919-677-4130
jfleming@ncha.org

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TATYANA KELLY

Senior Vice President, Planning, Strategy, & Member Services
919-677-4253
tkelly@ncha.org

CYNTHIA CHARLES

Vice President, Communications and Public Relations
919-677-4223
ccharles@ncha.org

 

DEBRA CARTER

Senior Executive Assistant
Executive Secretary, NCHA Board
919-677-4219
dcarter@ncha.org

 

 

JULIA WACKER, MSW, MSPH

President, Foundation
Executive Director, CaroNova
919-677-4171
jwacker@ncha.org

 

JEFFREY WEEGAR

Chief Financial Officer
919-677-4231
jweegar@ncha.org

JESSICA LEWIS

General Counsel
919-677-4113
jlewis@ncha.org

 

 

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LAPONDA EDMONDSON, DRPH, MHS

Vice President, Foundation
Senior Director of Evaluation, CaroNova
919-677-4125
ledmondson@ncha.org

 

 

NICHOLLE KARIM

Executive Director, Policy Development, 919-677-4105, nkarim@ncha.org

MAKEDA HARRIS

Regulatory Affairs Project Manager, 919-677-4222, mharris@ncha.org

CYNTHIA CHARLES

Vice President, Communications and Public Relations, 919-677-4223, ccharles@ncha.org

STEPHANIE STRICKLAND

Director, Communications, 919-677-4241, sstrickland@ncha.org

HANNAH RODGERS, MPH

Manager, Communications, 919-677-4230, hrodgers@ncha.org

COURTNEY WALLEN, MA

Associate Manager, Communications, 919-677-4226 cwallen@ncha.org

JEFFREY WEEGAR

Chief Financial Officer, 919-677-4231, jweegar@ncha.org

ANTHONY OKUNAK

Executive Director, Financial Services, 919-677-4132, aokunak@ncha.org

ELIZABETH MIZELLE

Senior Director, Measurement, 919-677-4124, emizelle@ncha.org

AMY SMITH

Director of Administration and Human Resources, 919-677-4172, asmith@ncha.org

RONNIE COOK

Finance and Managed Care Consultant, 919-677-4225, rcook@ncha.org

JACLYN SNOW

Financial Services Project Manager, 916-601-9010, jgoldsmith@ncha.org

CHRISTINA MITCHELL

Business Administration Project Manager, 919-677-4137, cmitchell@ncha.org

MARJAH HAYGOOD

Accounting Manager, 919-677-4138, mhaygood@ncha.org

ESTHER GOVADA

Data Analyst, 919-525-8682, egovada@ncha.org

RIFAT JAHAN

Data Analyst, 919-677-4133, rjahan@ncha.org

CHRISTIE JOHNSTON

Executive Assistant, Financial and Member Services, 919-677-4224, cjohnston@ncha.org

KRISTI MANNING

Executive Assistant, Core Services, kmanning@ncha.org

RANDI CARLSEN

Financial Policy Project Manager, 919-677-4139, rcarlsen@ncha.org

Julia Wacker

President, Foundation, Executive Director, CaroNova, 919-677-4171, jwacker@ncha.org

LaPonda Edmondson

Vice President, Foundation and Senior Director of Evaluation, CaroNova, 919-677-4125, ledmondson@ncha.org

Jai Kumar

Executive Director of Innovation, Deputy Director, CaroNova, 919-677-4157, jkumar@ncha.org

Jill Armbruster

Senior Director, Communications, CaroNova, 803-479-1109, jarmbruster@ncha.org

Dean Higgins

Senior Director of Business Operations, Foundation, 919-677-4212, dhiggins@ncha.org

Emily Roland

Senior Director, Program Implementation, NC State Team Lead, CaroNova, 919-677-4232, eroland@ncha.org

Shelby Lassiter

Director, Patient Safety and Quality Improvement, Foundation, 919-677-4134, slassiter@ncha.org

Shakeerah McCoy

Director of Rural Health Innovation, 919-677-4242, smccoy@ncha.org

Trish Vandersea

Director of Performance Improvement and Population Health, 919-677-4115, tvandersea@ncha.org

Ellen Carroll

Director, Program Design, CaroNova, 919-677-4146, efahey@ncha.org

Miriam Tardif-Douglin

Senior Program Manager, Research and Policy, CaroNova, 919-677-4213, mdouglin@ncha.org

Chelsea Bednarz

Program Manager, Population Health, 919-677-4211, cbednarz@ncha.org

Sarah Cavaiani

Project Manager, Grants and Programs, Foundation, 919-677-4233, scavaiani@ncha.org

Madison Ward-Willis

Manager, Planning, CaroNova, 919-677-4136, mward@ncha.org

Jessica Foster

Manager, Program Design, CaroNova, 919-677-4135, jfoster@ncha.org

Yvonne Mosley

Program Manager, Patient Safety and Quality Improvement, Foundation, 919-677-4121, ymosley@ncha.org

Tevin Jenkins

Project Coordinator, CaroNova, 919-677-4158, tjenkins@ncha.org

Elijah Christian

Data Analyst, CaroNova, echristian@scha.org

Shannon Twist

Implementation Research Analyst, CaroNova, stwist@ncha.org

Montana Wagner-Gillespie

Project Manager, Health Equity, Foundation, 919-677-4159, mwagner@ncha.org

Lizette Leon

Executive Assistant, Foundation, 919-677-4170, lleon@ncha.org

Marissa Franks

Program Manager, Social Impact, 919-677-4243, mfranks@ncha.org

Breyah Atkinson

Project Manager, Population Health, 919-677-4116, batkinson@ncha.org

Ernie Izummuo

Senior Program Manager, Clinical Implementation, 919-677-4156, eizummuo@ncha.org

TATYANA KELLY

Senior Vice President, Planning, Strategy, & Member Services, 919-677-4253, tkelly@ncha.org

JONATHAN KEA

Senior Director, Data and Information Systems, 919-677-4143, jkea@ncha.org

JOHN S. ROWE

Senior Systems Analyst, 919-677-4144, jrowe@ncha.org

ZACH FAIGEN

Data Programs Project Manager, 919-677-4145, zfaigen@ncha.org

JAMES HAYES

Education Services Project Manager, 919-677-4246, jhayes@ncha.org

CHRISTIE JOHNSTON

Executive Assistant, Financial and Member Services, 919-677-4224, cjohnston@ncha.org

JODY M. FLEMING

President, Strategic Partners, 919-677-4130, jfleming@ncha.org

IRENE WATTS

Senior Director of Sales and Marketing, Western NC, Strategic Partners, 704-771-4025, iwatts@ncha.org

PAMALA ROGERS

Corporate Relations Program Manager, 919-677-4127, progers@ncha.org

KELSEY ADAMS

Account Manager, Eastern NC, Strategic Partners, 919-677-4128, kadams@ncha.org

JORDAN BRITTON

Account Manager, Western NC, Strategic Partners, 919-677-4140, jbritton@ncha.org

ALEX KEY

Project Manager, Client Services & Business Growth, Strategic Partners, 919-677-4131, akey@ncha.org

SAMANTHA QUINLAN

Executive Assistant, Strategic Partners, 919-677-4123, squinlan@ncha.org

KELSEY ADAMS

Account Manager, Eastern NC, Strategic Partners, 919-677-4128, kadams@ncha.org

JILL ARMBRUSTER

Senior Director, Communications, CaroNova, 803-479-1109, jarmbruster@ncha.org

GREG BAUER, DHSC, MBA, MHA

Director, Education Services, 919-677-4247, gbauer@ncha.org

CHELSEA BEDNARZ

Program Manager, Population Health, 919-677-4211, cbednarz@ncha.org

ELLEN F. CARROLL

Director, Program Design, CaroNova, 919-677-4146, efahey@ncha.org

DEBRA CARTER

Senior Executive Assistant, Executive Secretary, NCHA Board, 919-677-4219, dcarter@ncha.org

SARAH CAVAIANI

Project Manager, Grants and Programs, Foundation, 919-677-4233, scavaiani@ncha.org

CYNTHIA CHARLES

Vice President, Communications and Public Relations, 919-677-4223, ccharles@ncha.org

ELIJAH CHRISTIAN

Data Analyst, CaroNova, echristian@scha.org

RONNIE COOK

Finance and Managed Care Consultant, 919-677-4225, rcook@ncha.org

LAPONDA EDMONDSON, DRPH, MHS

Vice President, Foundation and Senior Director of Evaluation, CaroNova, 919-677-4125, ledmondson@ncha.org

ZACH FAIGEN

Data Programs Project Manager, 919-677-4145, zfaigen@ncha.org

JODY M. FLEMING

President, Strategic Partners, 919-677-4130, jfleming@ncha.org

JESSICA FOSTER, MPH

Manager, Program Design, CaroNova, 919-677-4135, jfoster@ncha.org

ESTHER GOVADA

Data Analyst, 919-525-8682, egovada@ncha.org

MAKEDA HARRIS

Regulatory Affairs Project Manager, 919-677-4222, mharris@ncha.org

JAMES HAYES

Education Services Project Manager, 919-677-4246, jhayes@ncha.org

MARJAH HAYGOOD

Accounting Manager, 919-677-4138, mhaygood@ncha.org

DEAN HIGGINS

Senior Director of Business Operations, Foundation, 919-677-4212, dhiggins@ncha.org

RIFAT JAHAN

Data Analyst, 919-677-4133, rjahan@ncha.org

TEVIN JENKINS

Project Coordinator, CaroNova, 919-677-4158, tjenkins@ncha.org

CHRISTIE JOHNSTON

Executive Assistant, Financial and Member Services, 919-677-4224, cjohnston@ncha.org

NICHOLLE KARIM

Executive Director, Policy Development, 919-677-4105, nkarim@ncha.org

JONATHAN KEA

Senior Director, Data and Information Systems, 919-677-4143, jkea@ncha.org

TATYANA KELLY

Senior Vice President, Planning, Strategy, & Member Services, 919-677-4253, tkelly@ncha.org

ALEX KEY

Executive Assistant, Strategic Partners, 919-677-4131, akey@ncha.org

JAI KUMAR

Executive Director of Innovation, Deputy Director, CaroNova, 919-677-4157, jkumar@ncha.org

SHELBY LASSITER

Director, Patient Safety and Quality Improvement, Foundation, 919-677-4134, slassiter@ncha.org

STEPHEN J. LAWLER

President & CEO, 919-677-4229, slawler@ncha.org

JESSICA LEWIS

General Counsel, 919-677-4113, jlewis@ncha.org

SHAKEERAH MCCOY

Director of Rural Health Innovation, 919-677-4242, smccoy@ncha.org

CHRISTINA MITCHELL

Business Administration Project Manager, 919-677-4137, cmitchell@ncha.org

ELIZABETH MIZELLE

Senior Director, Measurement, 919-677-4124, emizelle@ncha.org

YVONNE MOSLEY

Program Manager, Patient Safety and Quality Improvement, Foundation, 919-677-4121, ymosley@ncha.org

ANTHONY OKUNAK

Executive Director Financial Services, 919-677-4132, aokunak@ncha.org

HANNAH RODGERS, MPH

Manager, Communications, 919-677-4230, hrodgers@ncha.org

PAMALA ROGERS

Corporate Relations Program Manager, 919-677-4127, progers@ncha.org

EMILY ROLAND

Senior Director, Program Implementation, NC State Team Lead, CaroNova, 919-677-4232, eroland@ncha.org

JOHN S. ROWE

Senior Systems Analyst, 919-677-4144, jrowe@ncha.org

AMY SMITH

Director of Administration and Human Resources, 919-677-4172, asmith@ncha.org

JACLYN SNOW

Financial Services Project Manager, 916-601-9010, jgoldsmith@ncha.org

STEPHANIE STRICKLAND

Director, Communications, 919-677-4241, sstrickland@ncha.org

MIRIAM TARDIF-DOUGLIN

Senior Program Manager, Research and Policy, CaroNova, 919-677-4213, mdouglin@ncha.org

SHANNON TWIST

Implementation Research Analyst, CaroNova, stwist@ncha.org

TRISH VANDERSEA

Director of Performance Improvement and Population Health, 919-677-4115, tvandersea@ncha.org

JULIA WACKER, MSW, MSPH

President, Foundation, Executive Director, CaroNova, 919-677-4171, jwacker@ncha.org

COURTNEY WALLEN, MA

Associate Manager, Communications, 919-677-4226, cwallen@ncha.org

IRENE WATTS

Senior Director of Sales and Marketing, Western NC, Strategic Partners, 704-771-4025, iwatts@ncha.org

JEFFREY WEEGAR

Chief Financial Officer, 919-677-4231, jweegar@ncha.org

MADISON WARD WILLIS

Manager, Planning, CaroNova, 919-677-4136, mward@ncha.org

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