Our Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors is composed of leaders from educational institutions, hospitals, public health agencies, physician practices, and the community at large who offer their expertise to accomplishing our mission to recruit, train, and retain healthcare professionals in northeast Georgia.
Officers
Chair:
David Westfall, MD, MPH, CPE
Affiliated Professor Emory University
Gainesville, GA
Vice Chair:
Michelle "Shelley" A. Nuss, MD, FACP
Campus Dean
Campus Associate Dean for GME & DIO
AU/UGA Medical Partnership
Athens, GA
Secretary:
Jim Sass, MEd, CIIP, RT (R)(M)(QM)
Retired, Community Member
Cleveland, GA
Treasurer:
David Cronic
Retired, Toccoa Clinic Administrator
Toccoa, GA
Members
Nina Cleveland, PhD, MPH
Department Chair, Asst. Professor, Health Sciences
Georgia Gwinnett College
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Lori Duke, PharmD
Assistant Dean, Division of Experience Programs
UGA College of Pharmacy
Athens, GA
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R. Daniel Graves
President & CEO
Elberton Federal Savings & Loan
Elberton, GA
J. Wayne Hill, MD
Retired, Community-Based Preceptor
Clermont, GA
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Denise D. Kornegay, MSW (ex-officio)
Statewide AHEC Network Director
Augusta University
Augusta, GA
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Alex Lowrey, PhD
Professor of Biology
University of North Georgia-Gainesville Campus
Gainesville, GA
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Susan D. Pope
Human Resources Director
Wills Memorial Hospital
Washington, Georgia
Melody A. Stancil, MD
Retired, Community Member
Maysville, GA
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