The board of the North Carolina Community Health Center Association is made up of FQHC/CHC CEOs and at-large members representing areas like medical, human resources, and financial officers. The board meets four times per year at least and guides the organization.
| Name | Title | Health Center | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carolyn Allison (See Bio) | Board member | Charlotte Community Health Center | |
| Lee Ann Amann (See Bio) | Board Member | Black River Health Services | |
| Reuben Blackwell (See Bio) | CEO | OIC Family Medical Center | |
| Greg Bounds, PhD (See Bio) | Board Member | Goshen Medical Center, Inc. | |
| Margaret Covington (See Bio) | Board member | Stedman-Wade Health Services Inc | |
| William Crumpton (See Bio) | Board Member | Compassion Health Care, Inc. | |
| Claretta Foye (See Bio) | Claretta Foye | Lincoln Health Center | |
| Daniel Lipparelli (See Bio) | Board Member | NeighborHealth Center Inc. | |
| Elizabeth L Freeman (See Bio) | Affiliate Member | NC Department of Rural Health | |
| Jennifer Greene (See Bio) | Board Member | Appalachian District Health Department/ App Health Care | |
| Tim Hall (See Bio) | Board Member | Robeson Health Care Corp | |
| Scott Harrelson (See Bio) | Board Member | Craven County Health Department | |
| Don Holloman (See Bio) | Board Member | Cabarrus Rowan Community Health Center Inc | |
| Richard Hudspeth, MD (See Bio) | Board Member | Blue Ridge Community Health Services | |
| LaShun Huntley (See Bio) | Past Chair | United Health Centers | |
| Althea Johnson (See Bio) | |||
| Michelle Lewis (See Bio) | CEO | Triad Adult and Pediatric Medicine, Inc. | |
| Yvonne Long-Gee (See Bio) | Board Member | Rural Health Group | |
| Scot McCray (See Bio) | Board Member | Advance Community Health Center | |
| Thomas McRary (See Bio) | Board Member | West Caldwell Health Council | |
| Glenn Martin (See Bio) | Board Member | Person Family Medical Center | |
| Michael McDuffie, DHSc (See Bio) | Board Member | Metropolitan Community Health Services | |
| Heather Miranda (See Bio) | Associate Member | Wake County Human Services | |
| Shirley Ocloo (See Bio) | CEO | Kintegra Health | |
| Laura Owens (See Bio) | Board Member | Carolina Family Health Centers | |
| Shavonda Pugh (See Bio) | Board Member | Bertie County Rural Health Association | |
| Joe Rockenstein (See Bio) | Board Member | Ocracoke Health Center | |
| Scott Rogers (See Bio) | Associate Member | ABCCM Doctor's Medical Clinic | |
| Betty Shubert (See Bio) | Associate Member | Cleco Primary Care Network | |
| Kim Schwartz (See Bio) | Board Member | Roanoke Chowan Community Health Center | |
| Alice Salthouse (See Bio) | Board Member | High Country Community Health Center | |
| Sheila Simmons (See Bio) | Board Member | First Choice Community Health Centers | |
| Gwendolyn Reed (See Bio) | Board Member | Anson Regional Medical Services | |
| Teresa Shackleford (See Bio) | Board Member | MERCE Family Healthcare | |
| William Seagroves (See Bio) | CFO | Lincoln Community Health Center | |
| Chuck Shelton (See Bio) | Treasurer | Bakersville Community Health Center | |
| Shantelle Simpson (See Bio) | Board Member | Appalachian Mountain Community Health Center | |
| Robert Spencer (See Bio) | CEO | Kintegra Health | |
| Teresa Strom (See Bio) | Secretary | Hot Springs Health Program | |
| Pamela Tripp (See Bio) | Board Member | CommWell Health | |
| Brian Toomey (See Bio) | Board Member | Piedmont Health | |
| Rose Turner (See Bio) | Board Member | Gateway Community Health Centers Inc. | |
| Lisa Wallace (See Bio) | Board Member | Kinston Community Health Center | |
| Kim Wagenaar (See Bio) | Board Member | Western NC Community Health Services | |
| Debra Weeks (See Bio) | Board Member | C. W. Williams Community Health Center Inc. | |
| Rachel Willard (See Bio) | Board Member | Wilkes County Health Department |
Chris Shank is responsible for overseeing the day to day operations of the Association.
She is focused on increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of support services through improvements to each function (HR, Finance, Technical Training, Clinical Programs, and Services and Support) as well as coordination and communication between functions. Chris drives initiatives in the management team and organizationally that contribute to long-term operational excellence, including pursuing business opportunities to develop and enhance revenue streams. She will assist the GPO committee in leveraging the Association’s Group Purchasing Organization to build affinity partnerships and sponsorship opportunities to benefit health center members.
Chris comes to NCCHCA with over 20 years of primary care management experience. She joins us after being a Regional Administrator in the Duke Primary Care system where she led clinical operations, practice transformation, and quality improvement initiatives. Chris started her career in community health in Wilmington, NC working with underserved populations. Chris lives in Cary with her husband, Michael. In her free time, they run a nonprofit offering ex-offenders an opportunity to get a firm foundation established so that they can become independent functioning members of society.
Western NC health centers have stepped up to provide incredible service to their communities, acting immediately after the storm to re-open sites, deliver supplies, and volunteer in shelters, public housing complexes, and senior living centers, bringing care to their most vulnerable neighbors. Now it’s our turn to support these health care heroes and help them rebuild their communities:
