North Carolina

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

Board Members

Kathleen Skambis, Esq.
Chair
Attorney at Law
The Skambis Law Firm

Shelly Brown, MBA, RRT
Vice Chair
Manager, Director of Respiratory Care
Baptist Health

Eric Holshouser, Esq.
Immediate Past Chair
FL Bar Board Certified in Labor & Employment Law
Rogers Towers, P.A.

Rabih Bechara, MD FCCP
Prof of Medicine/Dir Thoracic Institute
Augusta University Medical Center

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

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

Christine Fisher
President-Retired
Creative Political Foundations, Inc.

Michael Kelley, MD, FACR, FSIR
Director of Education-Dept. of Radiology-CMC Clinical Professor of Radiology-UNC School of Medicine, Charlotte Campus
Charlotte Radiology-Retired

Bruce Krieger, MD
UF Jacksonville, Professor of Medicine (courtesy)

Mary Martinasek, PhD, MPH, CPH, MCHES, RRT
Assistant Professor in Public Health
University of Tampa

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

Ralph Selner, MBA
Regional Director, Specialty Hospitals
Select Medical Corporation

Roxann Spandorfer
Realtor
Carolina One Real Estate

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.

Markus Hill, Chair
Chief Information Officer
Rodgers Builders

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

Jessica Graham, Nominating Chair
President
Fionix Consulting, LLC

McCay Manwaring, LUNG FORCE Chair
District Director
Amgen

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

Elaine Loyack, Advocacy Chair
Vice President, Community Engagement and Government Relations
Delta Dental of North Carolina

Amy Baldwin
President
United Partnerships

Anuradha Rao-Patel, MD
AVP, Senior Medical Director Government Markets
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina

John Doty, MD
Pulmonologist
Atrium Health

Kathryn Rowdernik
VP Clinical Strategy and Operations
Every Health

Melissa Ricker
PA Fellowship Director, Center for Advanced Practice
Atrium Health

Rob Gonzalez
Sr. District Sales Manager – Oncology
Amgen Oncology

Sarah Neils
Oncology Regional Marketing Leader
AstraZeneca

Shawn Cardner
Executive Vice President
Grubb Properties