Leadership

Steering Committee

The Nurture NC Steering Committee brings together leaders across sectors to develop the strategic vision for improving maternal and infant health in North Carolina. They guide Nurture NC's collective impact strategy, ensuring diverse perspectives shape the statewide agenda for change.

Kristin Black

UNC Gillings School of Public Health

UNC Gillings School of Public Health

Assistant Professor, Department of Maternal and Child Health and Department of Health Behavior

Pat Campbell

March of Dimes

Director, Maternal and Infant Health Initiative

Kathy Dail

NC Division of Public Health

B.S.N., M.Ed., Ph.D

NC Division of Public Health

Director of Community Health Assessment and Improvement

Twylla Dillion

HealthConnect One

HealthConnect One

Executive Director

Kristen Dorsey-Leake

Rural Health Group

Rural Health Group

Chief Medical Officer

LaPonda Edmonson

NC Hospital Association

NC Hospital Association

Vice President, Foundation

Jekisha Elliott

NC Medicaid

Associate Director, Program Evaluation

Tim Gabel

RTI International

RTI International

Barrett Gunter

Unified Women's Health

Unified Women's Health

Unified Women's Health

Rachel Hardin

SAS

Head of Life Sciences Business Development

Gibbie Harris

HopeStar Foundation Advisor

HopeStar Foundation Advisor

Mark Holmes

UNC Sheps Center

UNC Sheps Center

John Hood

John William Pope Foundation

John William Pope Foundation

Carmen Hooker Odom

HopeStar Foundation Advisor

HopeStar Foundation Advisor

Retired NC Department of Health and Human Services

Iheoma Iruka

UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health

UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health

Professor, Department of Maternal and Child Health

Daniella Jaimes-Colina

Piedmont Health Services

Piedmont Health Services

Chief Executive Officer

Jay Kennedy

The Duke Endowment

The Duke Endowment

Program Officer for Health Care

Amy Marietta

Mountain Area Health Education Center

MD, MPH, FAAFP, FASAM

Mountain Area Health Education Center

Medical Director

Easter Maynard

IMC

Board Chair & Director of Community Investment

Martin McCaffrey

Perinatal Quality Collaborative

MD, CAPT USN (Ret)

Perinatal Quality Collaborative

Shonvá Millien

HealthConnect One

HealthConnect One

Susan Mims

Dogwood Health Trust

Dogwood Health Trust

Belinda Pettiford

NC Division of Public Health

NC Division of Public Health

Section Chief of Women, Infant and Community Health

Meg Powell

501 Ventures

Founder and CEO

Michelle Ries

NC Institute of Medicine

NC Institute of Medicine

Interim President & CEO

Shenell Thompson

Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust

Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust

Senior Program Officer

Hugh Tilson

NC AHEC

Executive Director

Brianna Van Stekelenburg

Duke Margolis Institute for Health Policy

Van Stekelenburg

Duke Margolis Institute for Health Policy

Research Associate

Sarah Verbiest

UNC

Marcus Wallace

Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina

Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina

Chief Medical Officer

Janelle White

NC DHHS

Chief Medical Officer

James Whiteside

ECU Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology

ECU Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Professor and Department Chair

Charlene Wong

Duke University School of Medicine

Duke University School of Medicine

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Team

Meet the team behind Nurture NC's day-to-day operations, coordinating efforts, building partnerships, and driving statewide initiatives forward.

Miranda Cominole

Nurture NC & HopeStar Foundation

Nurture NC & HopeStar Foundation

Executive Assistant

Shannon Dowler

Nurture NC

Strategic Advisor

HopeStar Foundation

HopeStar Foundation

Elizabeth Tilson

Nurture NC

Executive Director