Access East Board of Directors

The governing board for the nonprofit Access East, Inc. is comprised of representatives from our network of community health partners across eastern North Carolina, including Vidant Health, Inc., and other regional hospitals; independent physicians; public-health departments; Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) like The James D. Bernstein Community Health Center, its building owned by Access East; social services organizations; and mental health agencies from across eastern North Carolina.

Officers

    • Thomas Irons, MD | Chair
      Professor of Pediatrics, and Associate Vice Chancellor, Brody School of Medicine (BSOM), East Carolina University (ECU), Greenville
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    • Brian Dunn, MSA | Treasurer
      Assistant Vice President, Financial Services, Vidant Health, Inc., Greenville
    • Jan Elliott | Secretary
      Director, Pitt County Department of Social Services, Greenville

Members

    • Wick Baker, MBA, FACHE
      President, Vidant Edgecombe Hospital, Tarboro
    • R. Battle Betts Jr., MPA
      Health Director, Albemarle Regional Health Services, Elizabeth City
    • Lawrence M. Cutchin, MD, FACP
      Private-practice physician, Tarboro; Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, BSOM, ECU, Greenville; and Medical Director, Community Care Plan of Eastern Carolina (CCPEC)
    • Ron May, MD
      Vice President of Medical Affairs, CarolinaEast Health System, New Bern
    • John Morrow, MD, MPH
      Director, Pitt County Public Health, Greenville
    • Kim Schwartz, MA-Counselor Education
      CEO, Roanoke Chowan Community Health Center, Ahoskie
    • Michael E. Smith, MD
      Medical Director, Trillium Health Resources, Greenville
    • James Winslow, MD
      Private-practice physician, family medicine, Tarboro
    • Joan Wynn, PhD-Nursing, MSN, BSN
      Chief Quality Officer, Vidant Health, Inc., Greenville
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Ex-officio Members

    • Mark Stacy, MD
      Dean, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University
    • Michael Waldrum, MD
      CEO, Vidant Health, Inc., Greenville