Association of
North Carolina Boards of Health

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Patricia ‘Pam’ Andrews, MA Agency Counseling, BA Psychology

Current Chair, AppHealthCare BOH, (Alleghany, Ashe and Watauga Counties)
Clinical Mental Health Counselor

Principal, Capstone Wellness Center

NCALHD Accreditation Board, member

Member since 10/2023

 

Kevin Austin, BS Engineering Operations   (Yadkin)

Current, Chair of Yadkin County Commissioners, member

NCALHD Accreditation Board, member (representing NCACC)

VP and Manufacturing Manager, Austin Electrical Closures

Member since 10/2023

 

Eva A. Brown, BS Accounting, MPA (Warren)

Current BOH member, Warren County

Past Secretary of ANCBH and Director Emeritus of ANCBH

Retired in 2016 as CFO (Assistant Health Director), Warren County Health Department

Member since 6/2017

 

Stephen C. Dedrick, BS Pharm, MS, RPh (Durham)

Associate member, past Pharmacist member Durham County BOH

Retired Corporate Director of Pharmacy at Duke Health and Continuing Education Director for UNCCH SOP

Member since 8/2021

 

James A. “Jim” Davis, Law Enforcement Certification, Criminal Justice/Policing (Hoke)

Chair, Hoke County BOH

Private Investigator, Sandhills Security and Investigations

Past Sheriff, US Justice Department Official, and 9th Congressional Dist. Chair of Hoke County

Member since 5/2023

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Susan A. Elmore, MS, DVM, DACVP, DABT (Orange)

Associate Member, Past President and Webmaster ANCBH; Director Emeritus, ANCBH

Past Veterinarian member of Orange County BOH

Owner of Elmore Pathology Consultant Services

Member since 2/2014 (currently on Sabbatical)

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Deborah Fortune, PhD, FAAHE (Durham)

Associate Member, Past President, Society of Public Health Education (SOPHE)

Professor of Public Health Education

Member since 8/2021

 

Herbert G. Garrison, MD, MPH (Pitt)

Chair, Pitt County Board of Health

Emeritus Professor of Emergency Medicine

Development Officer, East Carolina University Foundation

Member since 11/2023

 

Patrick E. Harris, BS, Fire Science (Johnston)

Retired CEO/ CFO several medical practices, restaurant owner, Retired Director of Emergency Services

County Commissioner, Johnston County, Vice Chairman of the Board 

Commissioner Member, Johnston County Board of Health

Commissioner Member, Johnston County Department of Social Services Board of Directors

Member since 11/2023

 

Barbara Ann F Hughes, PhD, MPH, RD, LDN (Wake)

NC Local Health Directors liaison and Director Emeritus, ANCBH

Past President of ANCBH and NALBOH

Past Dietician member of Wake County BOH

Member since 1994

 

Calvert B. Jeffers, Jr., DVM (Forsyth)

Past President, Nominations and Awards Committee Chair, Director Emeritus, ANCBH

Current Veterinarian member of Forsyth County BOH

NCALHD Accreditation Board, member

Member since 2013

 

Karl Timothy Johnson, PhD Public Health, BA

Associate Member, Assistant Professor UNC Gillings School of Public Health

Member since 10/2023

 

James Edward Jordan (Eddie), EMT, EMS Instructor, AAS (Surry)

Association Member, ANCBH

Administrator, EMS Services, Surry County

Carl Durham Awardee, ANCBH, 9/20/2023

Member since 10/2023

 

John M. Kessler, BS Pharm, PharmD, RPh (Chatham)

Associate Member, Webmaster of ANCBH

Past Pharmacist member and Chair, Chatham County BOH

Principal and Chief Clinical Officer of SecondStory Health, LLC

Member since 8/2021

 

Marielena Moreno-Garcia, BSN, RN, CCM, NE-BC (Alamance)

Associate Member, ANCBH

Current nurse member and former Chair of Alamance County BOH

NALBOH Board of Directors and Chair of the State Leaders Group

Member, NCALHD Accreditation Board

UNC Health Population Health Program Manager

Member since 5/2023

 

Hannah B. Rodgers, MPH

Associate Member, Liaison, North Carolina Healthcare Association

Member since 9/2023

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Page and Roster posted July 20, 2024