OFFICERS
Chair (WNC)
William McLean, MD
Specialty: Family Medicine
Practice: MAHEC
Vice Chair
Katie Dunlap, MD
Specialty: Psychiatry
Practice: Cherokee Indian Hospital
Treasurer
Bronwyn Burleson
CPA
Burleson & Earley, P.A
Secretary
Kathleen Rodberg
Attorney
McGuire, Wood & Bissette Law Firm
DIRECTORS AT LARGE
Vice Chair Elect 1 (WNC)
Rachel Keever, MD
Specialty: Cardiology
Practice: Asheville Cardiology Associates (Rutherford)
Vice Chair Elect 1
Aimee Riley, DO
Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
Practice: Emerge Ortho (Buncombe)
Past Chair (WNC)
Rivers Woodward, MD
Speciality: Family Medicine
Practice: Blue Ridge Community Health Services
Past Chair
Carol Coulson, MD
Specialty: Ob/Gyn
Practice: MAHEC Ob/Gyn Specialists (Buncombe)
Past Chair
Susan McDowell, MD
Specialty: Family Medicine
Practice: MAHEC Family Medicine (Buncombe)
Past President (WNC)
Richard Bunio, MD
Specialty: Family Medicine
Practice: Cherokee Indian Hospital
Past President
Mark McNeill, MD
Specialty: Family Medicine
Practice: Trillium Family Medicine (Buncombe)
Director at Large (WNC)
Abdalla “AB” Abu Baker, Rph, MBA
Market Health and Wellness Director, WalMart
Director at Large
Leslie Lake
CME Marketing & Sales Manager, MAHEC Continuing Education
Director at Large
David May, MD
Specialty: Gastroenterologist
Practice: Digestive Health Partners (Buncombe)
Director at Large
Suzette LaRoche, MD
Practice: University of North Carolina
Director at Large (WNC)
Melissa Robinson, MD
Specialty: Family Medicine
Practice: Hot Springs Health Program (Madison)
Director at Large
Carolina Perez
Practice: Buncombe Sheriff’s Department
Director at Large
Jennifer Abbott, MD
Specialty: Family Medicine
Practice: WNC Community Health Services (Buncombe)
Director at Large
Shannon Alejandro, MD
Practice: EmergeOrtho (Buncombe)
Director at Large (WNC)
Tracy Bell, PA-C
Specialty: Psychiatry
Practice: Western North Carolina Veterans Affairs, Charles George Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Buncombe)
Director at Large (WNC)
Sarah Cash, MD
Specialty: Dermatology
Practice: AdventHealth Dermatology (Henderson)
Director at Large (WNC)
Pam Della Valle, MD
Practice: Pardee OB/GYN (Henderson)
Director at Large (WNC)
Jeffrey Garris, MD
Specialty: Urogynecologist & Pelvic Surgeon
Practice: AdventHealth (Henderson)
Director at Large
Kate Graeme, DO
Specialty: Family Medicine
Practice: North Buncombe Family Medicine (Buncombe)
Director at Large
Raymond Thertulien, MD
Specialty: Hematology & Oncology
Practice: Asheville Hematology & Oncology (Buncombe)
Director at Large
Sharon West, Ph.D.
Community Member
Ex-Officio Non Voting
Elisa Quarles
WCMS Staff
CEO, Western Carolina Medical Society