WHO WE ARE

Our Board of Directors

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Board Chair

Melissa Robinson, MD

Family Medicine
Madison County Health Department

Marshall, NC

Vice Chair

David May, MD

Gastroenterology & Internal Medicine
Digestive Health Partners

Asheville, NC

Secretary

Virginia Lawrence

Senior Vice President, Commercial Banking
First Citizens Bank

Asheville, NC

Treasurer

Christina Sanders, CPA

Director, Healthcare
DMJPS, LLC

Asheville, NC

Chair Emeritus

Jeffrey Garris, MD

OBGYN & Urogynecology
AdventHealth

Arden, NC

Chair Emeritus

Jennifer Abbott, MD

Family Medicine & Pediatrics
WNC Community Health Services

Asheville, NC

Chair Emeritus

William McLean, MD

Family Medicine & Geriatrics
MAHEC Family Health Center

Asheville, NC

DIRECTORS AT LARGE

Director at Large

Abdalla “AB” Abu Baker

Market Health & Wellness Director
Walmart

Asheville, NC

Director at Large

Carla Barnard

CEO & Broker in Charge
Likewise Commercial Real Estate

Asheville, NC

Director at Large

Tracy Bell, PA-C

Director of Didactic Education, Physician Assistant Program
South College

Asheville, NC

Director at Large

Richard Bunio, MD

Administrative Medicine, Family Medicine, & Occupational Medicine
Cherokee Indian Hospital

Cherokee, NC

Director at Large

Sarah Cash, MD

Dermatology
WNC Dermatology Associates

Asheville, NC

Director at Large

Peter Kanipe, Esq.

Attorney
McGuire Wood & Bissette

Asheville, NC

Director at Large

Suzette LaRoche, MD

Neurology & Neurophysiology
UNC Health Pardee Hospital

Arden, NC

Director at Large

Jennifer Runkle, Ph. D.

Environmental Epidemiology
North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies

Asheville, NC

Director at Large

Annie Simpson, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Healthcare Professions
Medical University of South Carolina

Fairview, NC

Director at Large

Hannah Stillings, MD

Family Medicine, Adolescent, Geriatrics, and Obstetrics
Mission Hospital Sugar Hill Clinic

Marion, NC

Director at Large

Rivers Woodward, MD

Family Medicine, Adolescent and Young Adult, & Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Blue Ridge Community Health Services

Lake Lure, NC

WHO WE ARE

Our Board of Directors

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Board Chair

Melissa Robinson, MD

Vice Chair

David May, MD

Secretary

Virginia Lawrence

Treasurer

Christina Sanders, CPA

Chair Emeritus

Jeffrey Garris, MD

Chair Emeritus

Jennifer Abbott, MD

Chair Emeritus

William McLean, MD

DIRECTORS AT LARGE

Director at Large

Abdalla “AB” Abu Baker

Director at Large

Carla Barnard

Director at Large

Tracy Bell, PA-C

Director at Large

Richard Bunio, MD

Director at Large

Sarah Cash, MD

Director at Large

Peter Kanipe, Esq.

Director at Large

Suzette LaRoche, MD

Director at Large

Jennifer Runkle, Ph. D.

Director at Large

Annie Simpson, Ph.D.

Director at Large

Hannah Stillings, MD

Director at Large

Rivers Woodward, MD

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