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Who We Are

Foundation Leadership & Staff

Meet the dedicated people who make the Foundation a community resource for innovative health care.

Board of Trustees

Executive Committee

Chair: Art Edgerton, M.D.

Secretary: Brian Smith

Assistant Secretary: Matt Harmody, M.D.

Treasurer: John N. Ellis, M.D.

Assistant Treasurer: Ronald Ballard

Immediate Past Chair: Karen Fitch

At Large Members: Cathy Schlaff and Jude Winkley

Daniel Barnes, D.O.

Amy Crabtree

Connie Fensterstock

Chuck Goodman

Peter Gross

Kerry Hensley

Rich Holada

J.J. Jackson

Nancy Kaeser

Judith Kelley

Aubrey Kinsman

James Obi

Col. (Ret.) James Slavin

Rusti Welch

Ex-Officio Appointments: Mickey W. Foster, CEO, FirstHealth of the Carolinas and Dana L. Casson, President, The Foundation of FirstHealth.

Foundation Staff

Dana L. Casson, CFRE, President - dcasson@firsthealth.org
Carie O'Quinn, Administrative Director, Volunteers and Hospitality - coquinn@firsthealth.org
Chris Miller, Administrative Director, Planned Giving and Grant Development - cpmiller@firsthealth.org
Amy Goff Tamez, Director, Philanthropy and Campaigns - atamez@firsthealth.org
Kristin Floyd, Assistant Director, Operations - kfloyd@firsthealth.org
Lynn Moore, Executive Administrative Assistant - lmmoore@firsthealth.org
Teresa Engel, Gift Processing Coordinator - tengel@firsthealth.org
Andrea Meade, Finance Liaison and Planned Giving Coordinator - ameade@firsthealth.org
Kelly Pritchard, Assistant Director, Stewardship and Leadership Annual Giving - kpritchard@firsthealth.org
Jessica Wilson, Grant Manager - jkwilson@firsthealth.org
Edie Reed, Volunteer & Program Coordinator, Clara McLean House - esreed@firsthealth.org
Donna Martin, House Manager, Clara McLean House - djmartin@firsthealth.org
Lillian Bennet, Guest Relations Coordinator, Clara McLean House - lgbennett@firsthealth.org

Events

Upcoming Events

  • Feb
    19
    Thursday
    1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
    The group offers a safe and welcoming space to talk about postpartum care, breastfeeding stressors, change in identity/role and the importance of sleep and self-care.
  • Feb
    19
    Thursday
    6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    Expectant parents will learn the benefits of breastfeeding, positions to use while breastfeeding, feeding patterns, pumping and introduction of bottles.
  • Feb
    21
    Saturday
    10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    The goal of the class is to provide specific information about the latter stages of pregnancy, labor and delivery, a tour of the Women and Children’s center, as well as what to expect following delivery.
  • Mar
    3
    Tuesday
    7:00 PM - 9:15 PM
    The goal of the series is to provide specific information about the latter stages of pregnancy, labor and delivery, a tour of the Women and Children’s center, Infant CPR and Choking, newborn care, car seat safety, as well as what to expect following delivery. Registration is required and the class cost is $120.
  • Mar
    12
    Thursday
    6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
    This class covers step-by-step infant CPR techniques and how to respond to choking emergencies.