Meet Our 2026 Speakers
Speakers
Molly Black
Director, Early Detection
American Cancer Society
Brianna Van Stekelenburg
Research Associate
Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy
Tresa Shaw
Director, Quality Operations | NC & GA
Advocate Health
Dr. David Cosenza
Medical Director Population Health CPA Charlotte
Advocate Health
Dr. Terris Moss
PhD, LPN
Chief Quality Officer
NC Medicaid Division of Health Benefits
Dr. Janelle White
MD, MHCM
Chief Medical Officer
Charlotte Community Health Clinic, Inc.
Kristen Dubay
Chief of Population Health
NC Medicaid
Dr. Kardie Tobb
DO, MS, CPE, FASPC, FACC, FACO
Medical Director and Founder of the Heart and Vascular Cardio-Obstetrics / Women's Health Program
Cone Health|HeartCare
Dr. Susan Spratt
MD
Diabetes and Metabolism Specialist, Endocrinologist
Duke Health
Chris Weathington
Director, Practice Support,
NC AHEC
Jessica Britton
MSN, RN
Quality Improvement Consultant
Eastern Area Health Education Center, INC
Terri Roberts
MS, PCMH CCEE
NC AHEC Statewide QI Manager /MAHEC Senior Practice Consultant
NCAHEC/MAHEC
Dr. Mark Gwynne
DO, FAAFP
Associate Professor, Medical Director
UNC Health Alliance
Dr. Shannon Dowler
MD< CPE, FAAFP
Family Physician, Healthcare Consultant, and Former Chief Medical Officer, NC Medicaid
Dr. Adrian Mancheno
MD (Facilitator)
Chief Medical Officer
Piedmont Health Services, Inc
Jamie Burgess-Flowers
MSW, LC
Director of Integrated and Applied Behavioral Sciences
High Point University | Workman School of Dental Medicine
Dr. Lisa Rahangdale
MD, MPH
Associate Vice Chair of Faculty Dean for Admissions Professor, General Obs
UNC Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Dr. Anna Leslie Miller-Fitzwater
MD, MPH
Primary CareGeneral Pediatrics
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Pediatrics
Melanie Tan
Founder and Principal Consultant
Valunova Health Consulting
Dr. Mandar Jadhav
MD
Deputy Director, Federal Affairs
National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC)
Dr. Katelyn Rittenhouse
MD
Assistant Professor, Global Women's Health
UNC Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Dr. Modjulie Moore
MD
Medical Director, Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine
North of Health and Human Services Farmworker Health Program, UNC School of Medicine
Dr. MaryShell Zaffino
MD, CMO
Chief Medical Officer
Mountain Area Health Education Center
Dr. Tyng Yeh
MD, PhD
Clinical Implementation Lead
Duke Institute for Health Innovation
Dr. Michael Gao
PhD
Data Scientist
Duke Institute for Health Innovation
Will Ratliff
MBA
Innovation Program Manager
Duke Institute for Health Innovation
Michael Duncan
Behavioral Health Director
Forsyth County Department of Health
Dr. Tameko Sowell
Chief Dental Officer
Kintegra Health
Alifia Hasan
B Pharm, MBA
Innovation Portfolio Manager
Duke Institute for Health Innovation
Dr. Jee Young Kim
PhD
Qualitative Research Scientist
Duke Institute for Health Innovation
Will Knechtle
MBA, MPH
Innovation Program Manager
Duke Institute for Health Innovation
Dr. Steve North
MD, MPH, FAAFP
Family Physician and Medical Director
Mountain Community Health Partnership
Karey Rocha
BSN, RN
Quality Director
Mountain Community Health Partnership
Ciera Thomas
Research and Product Manager
Duke Institute for Health Innovation
Dr. Portia Johnson
PharmaD, MHA
Vice President, On Site Specialty Pharmacy Operations, General Manager
CPS Solutions, LLC
Tina Pickett
Managing Director
ATI Advisory
Suresh Balu
Associate Dean for Innovation and Partnership, Program Director
Duke University School of Medicine, Duke Institute for Health Innovation (DIHI)
Mark (Dakkak) Sendak, MD, MPP
Sena Kpodzro
Research and Product Manager
Duke Institute for Health Innovation
Dr. Marissa Abram, PhD, PMHNP-BC, CARN-AP, FIAAN
Assistant Professor
Duke University School of Nursing
Laura Edwards
Executive Director
Collaborative Health Solutions
Dr. Shannon Cogen
Public Health Dental Hygienist
Charlotte Community Health Clinic
Gwen Ernesty
Chief Value Officer
UNC Health
Kelly Stout
Chief Pharmacy Officer
Piedmont Health
Bryan Hatcher
Chief Behavioral Health Innovations Officer
Blue Ridge Health
Dr. Joe Perez
Senior Systems Analyst and Team Lead
NC Department of Health and Human Services
Mandy Occhipinti
PharmD, CPP
Director of Quality Assurance
Amity Medical Group,
Beth Glueck
PhD, LCMHCS, NCC
Integrated Care Program Manager
Community Care of North Carolina
Greg Griggs
MPA, CAE
Executive Vice President
North Carolina Academy of Family Physicians
Libby Thurman
Vice President, PCA and HCCN Relations
National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC)
Adam Falcone
JD
Health Care Attorney
Chris Shank
CEO/President
NCCHCA
Phil Ford
Former NBA player and NBA coach
Dr. Edana Holliday McDaniel
PharmD, CPHQ
Chief Compliance and Pharmacy Officer
C.W. Williams Community Health Center
Tania Connaughton-Espino
Specialist
NC DHHS FHP
Rosa Miranda
Operations and Behavioral Health Specialist
NC DHHS FHP
Dr. Ashish J. Abraham
CEO
Foresight Health Solutions
Dr. Shiri Sharvit
PhD
Co-founder & CEO
Resolve Together
C.J. Cooper MSW, LCSW-A
Licensed Clinical Social Worker Associate
Blue Ridge Health