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BOARD of Directors | 2026

PRESIDENT

PRESIDENT ELECT

Robert J. Melton, PE, CHFM, CHC, CHE

Healthcare System Director

EOC & LS Compliance 

UNC Health

robert.melton@unchealth.unc.edu


 

PRESIDENT ELECT

PRESIDENT ELECT

Scott Martin, CHFM, CHE, CHC

Director, Engineering Services

Duke Health System

scott.d.martin@duke.edu



IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

Matt Olson, CHFM

Supervisor, Facility Services

WakeMed Cary Hospital maolson@wakemed.org 


SECRETARY

Lee Robeson

Director Construction & Development

Real Estate Development & Facilities

UNC Health 

lee.robeson@unchealth.unc.edu 

SECRETARY ELECT

Deanne Avery, CHC, CHFM, PMP 

Director Planning, Design, Construction &

Real Estate

UNC Health Blue Ridge

deanne.avery@unchealth.unc.edu 

TREASURER

Ashley Head

Project Manager, Duke Health Facility Planning, Design & Construction

Duke Health System

ashley.head@duke.edu 

Correspondence Secretary

 Jerry Thompson, PE, SrHE

Director Engineering & Operations

Duke Health

jerry.thompson@duke.edu

Program Chair

B. Alan Pennington, CHFM, CCHM

Director Plant Operations

Real Estate  Development & Facilities (REDF) 

UNC Health Hillsborough

alan.pennington@unchealth.unc.edu

Vendor Chair

Will Braddy  
Project Manager, Real Estate Development & Facilities (REDF)

UNC Hospitals

william.braddy@unchealth.unc.edu  

Associate Member

Associate Member Elect

Nicholas Tribble

Building Enclosure Consultant/Director of Business Development 

New Atlantic

ntribble@new-atlantic.net  

  
        

Associate Member Elect

Associate Member Elect

Associate Member Elect

Jeffrey Fuller

Project Executive | Healthcare Division 

Monteith Construction
jfuller@monteithco.com  

DISTRICT OFFICERS | 2025

District 1 Chair

District 1 Secretary/Treasurer

District 1 Vice Chair

Michael Ladd, MSOS, CCHM, CHOP-B

Director of Safety
Atrium Health

michael.ladd@atriumhealth.org

District 1 Vice Chair

District 1 Secretary/Treasurer

District 1 Vice Chair

Steven Hoyt MS, CCHM

Facilities Environmental Safety Specialist Senior
Advocate Health
steven.hoyt@advocatehealth.org 



District 1 Secretary/Treasurer

District 1 Secretary/Treasurer

District 1 Secretary/Treasurer

Jerry Shepard CHFM

Operations Manager

CaroMont Regional Medical Center

 jerry.shepard@caromonthealth.org


District 2 Chair

District 2 Secretary/Treasurer

District 1 Secretary/Treasurer

Michael Elks, PE, CHE, CHFM

Director, Plant Engineering 

UNC Health

michael.elks@unchealth.unc.edu 


 

District 2 Vice-Chair

District 2 Secretary/Treasurer

District 2 Secretary/Treasurer

Matthew Bonds, CHFM 

Operations Manager 

UNC Health 

matthew.bonds@unchealth.unc.edu 


 


District 2 Secretary/Treasurer

District 2 Secretary/Treasurer

District 2 Secretary/Treasurer

Cindy Hetzler

Sr. Project Manager 

FirstHealth of the Carolinas 

chetzler@firsthealth.org


District 3 Chair

District 3 Secretary/Treasurer

District 3 Vice Chair

Andrew Darab

Project Manager

WakeMed Health & Hospitals

adarab@wakemed.org


District 3 Vice Chair

District 3 Secretary/Treasurer

District 3 Vice Chair

Tony Miller,  CHFM, CHC, CCHM 

Facility Maintenance Manager, Engineering 

UNC Health Johnston 

Tony.Miller@unchealth.unc.edu 

District 3 Secretary/Treasurer

District 3 Secretary/Treasurer

District 3 Secretary/Treasurer

Todd Norton

UNC Rex Hospital

todd.norton@unchealth.unc.edu  

District 4 Chair

District 4 Secretary/Treasurer

District 3 Secretary/Treasurer

 Derrick Cobb CHFM

Director Engineering Services

Lenoir UNC Healthcare

derrick.cobb@unchealth.unc.edu


District 4 Vice Chair

District 4 Secretary/Treasurer

District 4 Secretary/Treasurer

Ronald Miller
Carteret Health Care
ramiller@carterethealth.org  

District 4 Secretary/Treasurer

District 4 Secretary/Treasurer

District 4 Secretary/Treasurer

Eddie Smyer CHFM

Director of Facilities Operations

CarolinaEast Health

esmyer@carolinaeasthealth.com

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