Executive Leadership
STEPHEN J. LAWLER
President & CEO
919-677-4229
slawler@ncha.org
TATYANA KELLY
Senior Vice President, Planning, Strategy, & Member Services
919-677-4253
tkelly@ncha.org
CYNTHIA CHARLES
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
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
