North Carolina

Our Southeast Regional Board leads us in our mission to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease.

Board Members

Janifer Harper, MD
Chair
Retired VP, CCO National Accounts
Anthem

Beth Ash
Vice Chair
Sr. Customer Excellence Operations Manager – Corporate Accounts
Thermo-Fisher Scientific

Eddie Fisher, RICP, CPFA
Immediate Past Chair
First Vice President-Investments
Eddie Fisher Wealth Strategies of Raymond James

Rabih Bechara, MD, FCCP
Professor of Medicine, Director: Interventional Pulmonology Atrium Wake Baptist Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine
Wake Forest School of Medicine

Mark Block, MD
Chief, Division of Thoracic Surgery
Memorial Healthcare System

Brenda Connolly
Department Administrator for the Thoracic and Sarcoma Program
Moffitt Cancer Center

Lori DeNicola
Owner & Lead Designer
Petaloso

Hernan Millan
FVP, Buisness Liaison Leader
Amerant Bank

Christine O’Brien
VP, Sales and Account Management
United Healthcare

Justin Smith
Strategic Advisor, Clinical Asset Management
TRIMEDIX

Jodi Strong
Vice President, Physician Practices
WakeMed

Juleidy Turnipseed, DMSc, PA
Director of Thoracic Oncology Program Services, Thoracic Surgery Physician Assistant
Novant Health

Katrina Taylor
Division Vice President
Southeast

Chrissy Cohen (Ft. Lauderdale & Orlando)
Executive Director

Steven Riddle (Tampa)
Executive Director

Cindy Springer (Jacksonville)
Development Director

Lauren Love (North Carolina)
Executive Director

Margaret Ann Youngs (South Carolina)
Senior Development Director

The purpose of the American Lung Association's Local Leadership Board is to raise the organization's profile in the community, advocate for lung health, and increase resources to fund local programs and services.

Local Leadership Board members impact the work of the Association including programs and services, public policy, research, and revenue generation.

The American Lung Association’s “Gold Standard” designation recognizes the exemplary leadership of some of our Local Leadership Boards. These Leadership Boards show outstanding leadership in volunteerism, service, and supporting lung health and our mission – recognized through Gold, Silver and Bronze.

Jodi Strong
Chair, Southeast Regional Board Member
Vice President
WakeMed Physician Practices

John Doty, MD, FCCP
Vice Chair
Pulmonologist, Lung Cancer Screening and Incidental Lung Nodule Programs
Atrium Health

Markus Hill
Immediate Past Chair, Nominating Chair
Chief Information Officer
Rodgers Builders

Juleidy Turnipseed, MPAS, PAC
Community Connections Chair, Regional Board Member
Thoracic Oncology Program Leader/ Thoracic Surgery Physician Assistant
Novant Health

McCay Manwaring
LUNG FORCE Turquoise Tasting Chair
Executive Director National Sales
Amgen

Azeem Elahi, MD
Pulmonologist
CaroMont Health

Brooke Myers
Head of Commercial Credit Strategy & Programs
Wells Fargo, Retired

John Lawrence
Thoracic Oncology Territory Manager
Novocure

Kathryn Rowerdink
Executive Vice President of Enterprise Sales and Growth
Every Health

Ola McClean
Senior Vice President, Site & Market Human Resource
Bank of America

Sarah Neils
Associate Director, Oncology Regional Accounts
AstraZeneca