UNC HEALTH - Key Persons


Amy Hamby

Job Titles:
  • Vice President, Clinical Operations
Amy Hamby joined UNC Health Johnston in 2006. She is a registered nurse with 35 years of experience, including 20 years of nursing leadership. She has a master's degree in Health Administration. In her current role as associate vice president of patient care services, she is responsible for inpatient areas, critical care, labor and delivery, surgery and behavioral health. She and her two children, Logan and Abigail, live in Erwin, N.C.

Ann S. Collins

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors

April Culver

Job Titles:
  • Vice President, External Affairs
April Culver began working for UNC Health Johnston in 2001 and became a vice president in 2004. As vice president of external affairs, she is responsible for all internal and external communications and marketing activities to support UNC Health Johnston. She advocates for the health care system on the local, state and federal levels, and coordinates all planning activities for the organization. In addition, she oversees spiritual care and volunteer services, the Early Learning Center and the Johnston Health Foundation. She and her husband, Chad, and daughter, Ava, live in Smithfield.

Ben Mathew

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Triangle East
Ben Mathew is the vice president and chief financial officer of Triangle East, which includes hospitals and clinics in Raleigh, Holly Springs, Clayton and Smithfield and elsewhere operated by UNC Health Rex and UNC Health Johnston. He moved to the Raleigh area in 2010 to attend the Jenkins Graduate School of Management at N.C. State, where he earned his MBA in corporate finance. Mathew lives in Raleigh with his wife Crystal and their two kids. He is an avid cyclist.

Brad Oakes

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Vice Chair of the Board of Directors
Brad Oakes joined the Johnston Health Services Corporation board in 2019. He graduated from Appalachian State University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Accounting degree. Brad became a member (partner) of Dunn, Dunn, & Oakes CPAs PLLC in January 2015. Brad is a member of the Rotary Club of Central Johnston County and both the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants. He lives in Clayton with his wife and two children.

David Mills - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Board of Directors
David Mills joined the Johnston Health Services Corporation Board in 2018 and also serves as Vice Chair. A native of Eastern North Carolina, he practices law with Narron Wenzel, P.A. David earned his undergraduate and law degrees from Campbell University and has practiced in Smithfield since 1991. David is recognized by the North Carolina State Bar of Legal Specialization as a Specialist in Business Bankruptcy Law. David is also a Johnston Health Foundation board member and past Chairman. He lives in Smithfield with his wife and two children.

Dennis Koffer

Job Titles:
  • Chief
  • Member of the Board of Directors
Dr. Koffer joined the board in 2014. Dr. Koffer is a former chief of the medical staff and has been a surgeon for 35 years. He currently serves as the medical director for UNC Health Johnston Home Care and Hospice.

Dr. Marilyn Pearson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Director of the Johnston County Public Health Department
Dr. Marilyn Pearson has been director of the Johnston County Public Health Department since 2005, and supervisor of the agency's physicians and mid-level providers since 1998. In the community, she serves on several committees and boards, including Project Access and the Johnston County Partnership for Children. In 2015, she was named NC Health Director of the Year. And in 2014, the Johnston County branch of the NAACP honored her with its Trumpet of Conscience Legacy Award.

Dr. Rodney McCaskill

Job Titles:
  • Chief Medical Officer
  • Chief Medical Officer at UNC Health Johnston
Dr. Rodney McCaskill is the Chief Medical Officer at UNC Health Johnston. He is a member of Wake Emergency Physicians, which provides care in the emergency departments at both campuses. Outside of the hospital, he is the assistant director of Johnston County EMS. He is a graduate of East Carolina University and the Brody School of Medicine. He completed his residency in emergency medicine at the University of North Carolina.

Eric Janis

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
Dr. Janis began his term in 2014. He is a former chief of medical staff and has been part of North Carolina Heart and Vascular for 15 years.

Ernie Bovio

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • President of UNC REX Healthcare
Ernie Bovio is president of UNC REX Healthcare. He leads all aspects of the 665-bed health system's operations and its six campuses in Wake County including the North Carolina Heart & Vascular Hospital. Ernie joined UNC REX Healthcare in September 2018 as the chief operating officer. He previously served for four years as president and chief executive officer at High Point Regional UNC Health Care. Ernie has worked in healthcare for 25 years. He has served in various administrative capacities, including chief executive officer at Baylor Scott & White Health in Austin, chief executive officer at Trinity Medical Center in Carrollton, chief operating officer at Twelve Oaks Medical Center in Houston, and chief operating officer at The Medical Center of Mesquite.

Frank Sutton

Job Titles:
  • Anesthesia Director

Hasan Baloch

Job Titles:
  • Chief of Hospital Services

James B. Collins III - President

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • President
  • III Is Chief of the Medical Staff at UNC Health Johnston
Dr. James Collins, III is chief of the medical staff at UNC Health Johnston.

Jeff Jones

Job Titles:
  • Radiology Services

Jeff Parlier

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Senior Vice President of Retail Banking at First Citizens
Jeff Parlier of Garner is the senior vice president of retail banking at First Citizens. He has worked with the bank for 25 years. He grew up in Hickory, and moved to the Cleveland School area in 2018. He is a 2020 appointee.

Jeri Dickinson

Job Titles:
  • Chief of Surgery

John R. Adams - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President

Kevin Cielinski

Job Titles:
  • Vice President, Finance
Kevin Cielinski joined UNC Health Johnston in 2008 and has held a financial leadership position since 2011. His responsibilities include coordination of company financial planning, debt financing and budget management functions. He, his wife Erica and their three children, live in Smithfield.

Kevin Johnson

Job Titles:
  • Vice Chief of Medicine

Kristal Keys

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of Credentials Committee & MEC at Large

Kyle McDermott

Job Titles:
  • Vice President, Support Services
Kyle McDermott joined the organization in 1983. In his role as vice president of support services, he is responsible for construction, resource management, engineering and security as well as the contracts for food and environmental services. He is the Administrator of UNC Health Johnston Clayton, and is also active in the work of the Johnston Health Foundation, which he organized in 1992. He and his wife, Irene, live in Clayton.

Lacey Barnes

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Health Care Executive
Lacey Barnes of Smithfield is an experienced health care executive with 37 years of medical expertise. She has a track record of effective leadership, strategic planning and community building. She is also active in her church, First Baptist in Smithfield, where has been a Sunday School teacher for 25 years.

Meera Udayakumar

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
Meera Udayakumar, M.D., is the Vice President, Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer for UNC Health Rex and Rex Holly Springs Hospital.

Nicole Scouras

Job Titles:
  • Vice Chief of Surgery

Octavio Cieza

Job Titles:
  • Immediate past President

Patricia Chisholm-Jones

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Retired School Administrator
Patricia Chisholm-Jones of Smithfield is a retired school administrator. She taught for 32 years before becoming an administrator in the Dayton, Ohio public schools for 17 years. She is a 2020 appointee.

Richard Zhang

Job Titles:
  • Vice Chief of Hospital Services

Robert Cupp

Job Titles:
  • Human Resources Executive
  • Human Resources Executive at UNC Health Johnston
Robert Cupp is human resources executive at UNC Health Johnston. His background includes 20 years of clinical nursing practice, nursing management, and human resources management. He is a Master's prepared Registered Nurse and board certified as a Nurse Executive. In his role, he is responsible for all human resources operations and employee health. He and his wife, Elisa, live in Sims, NC.

Ruth Marler - COO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Nursing Officer
  • Chief Operating Officer
  • Member of the Leadership Team
Starting in 2008, Ruth Marler was the chief operating officer and chief nursing officer for six years at UNC Health Johnston. In 2015, she accepted the operations and nursing oversight, as well, for UNC Health Johnston Clayton. Since the opening of a three-story wing in 2015, the former outpatient center and free-standing emergency department have become a full-service hospital. She and her, husband, Jimmy live in Pine Level.

Sanjay Singareddy

Job Titles:
  • Chief of Medicine

Ted Godwin

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Johnston County Commissioner
Ted Godwin is a Johnston County Commissioner, currently serving as vice chair. He is a retired senior vice president of KS Bank. He was elected to the county board in 2012. In county government, he's involved in regional transportation planning, veterans services and services for the aged. He is a member of Central Johnston Rotary, and serves as a deacon at Micro First Baptist Church.

Tommy Williams - CEO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Member of the Leadership Team
Tommy Williams served as interim CEO at UNC Health Johnston for five months before being named to the permanent position in May, 2020. Before coming aboard, he was a long-time leader at UNC REX Healthcare in Raleigh, most recently as the vice president of Ambulatory and Support Services and oversight of the construction of the community hospital in Holly Springs.

Tracey Carson

Job Titles:
  • Vice President, Clinical Operations
Tracey Carson joined UNC Health Johnston in 2009. She is a registered nurse with more than 20 years of nursing leadership experience. She has a master's degree in Health Administration. In her role as associate vice president of patient care services, she is responsible for inpatient, outpatient, ancillary, emergency and outreach services. She and her husband, Mike, live in Kenly.

William W. Massengill Jr.

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • CEO of Benson Area Medical Center
William W. Massengill Jr. is CEO of Benson Area Medical Center. A life-long resident of Johnston County, he was born at what was then Johnston Memorial Hospital. He has held leadership positions in nonprofit health care for 27 years. He served as mayor of the Town of Benson for 10 years. He is a 2020 appointee.