The Board of Directors is responsible for the overall policy and operations of the Corporation. The members have the authority to make final determinations on all major policies, review policy and sanction proceedings, budgetary matters, and other significant activities related to the ongoing operations of the Corporation.  

General Information About the CCME Board of Directors
 

Number of Members: Up to 24 voting members with the goals of maintaining diversity via a ratio of 1 physician: 1 non-physician member and to adequately represent a bistate, geographic region.

Length of Terms: Five physician members are elected by the CCME membership to 3-year terms; the remaining members are appointed to 1-year terms.

Cap on Service: Generally six consecutive years, but up to three members may serve nine consecutive years.

Dates Appointments Made: Closely coincides with the CCME Annual Meeting in November and at other times when a vacancy occurs.

Percent of Board Appointed Each Year: Up to 19 members are appointed each year. The Board staggers the terms of its members so that no more than one-third reaches the six-year maximum in any given year.

Compensation: Current policy allows reimbursement at $100 per hour up to a $500 meeting maximum.

Limitations on Service:

• Employees of CCME are not eligible to serve on the Board.
• At least two-thirds must be independent members, i.e., do not receive compensation from CCME for non-Board related services and must not have received such compensation for at least 12 months prior to appointment.
• No more that 20 percent of the members can be affiliated with a provider who receives payments under the Medicare Program.
• No more than 20 percent can be affiliated with a payor organization that makes payments under the Medicare Program.
• No more than 50 percent of the members can represent any one particular professional area, e.g., physicians, lawyers, statisticians, etc.

Elected Members (Elected by the CCME Membership)
 

DISTRICT I (Western North Carolina)

D. John Godehn, Jr., MD (2012)
Dr. Godehn practices dermatology in Hendersonville, North Carolina.

DISTRICT II (North Central North Carolina)

Vanessa Haygood, MD (2012)
Dr. Haygood practices obstetrics and gynecology in Greensboro, North Carolina.

DISTRICT III (South Central North Carolina)

Henry C. Thomason, Jr., MD (2011)
Dr. Thomason practices cardiology in Gastonia, North Carolina.

DISTRICT IV (Capital Area and Eastern North Carolina)

John R. Mangum, MD, Treasurer (2011)
Dr. Mangum practices family medicine in Sanford, North Carolina.

DISTRICT V (Southeastern North Carolina)

John B. Smith, Jr., MD, President (2012)
Dr. Smith practices family medicine in Clinton, North Carolina.

All the above physicians occupy positions on the Board by virtue of an election by the CCME physician membership. Each representative is elected to an initial three-year term and may be re-elected to a second three-year term. The end of their current elected term is shown in parentheses. 

Appointed Members (Appointed by elected Board Members)
 

Charles T. Frock
Mr. Frock is the Chief Executive Officer of First Health of the Carolinas located in Pinehurst, North Carolina.

Roger A. Gaddy, MD
Dr. Gaddy practices family medicine in Winnsboro, South Carolina.

Daniel T. Lackland, DrPH – At-Large Member of Executive Committee
Dr. Lackland is a Professor of Epidemiology and Director of Graduate Training and Education in the Department of Biometry and Epidemiology at the Medical University of South Carolina.

Thelma C. Lennon
Ms. Lennon is a retired professional with the NC Board of Education living in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Timothy S. Llewelyn, MD, Vice-President
Dr. Llewelyn practices internal medicine in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

Betty R. McCain
Ms. McCain is a former Secretary of Cultural Resources in North Carolina who currently resides in Wilson, North Carolina.

Marilyn J. Schaffner, PhD, RN, CGRN, Secretary
Dr. Schaffner is the Administrator for Clinical Services and Chief Nursing Executive at the Medical University of South Carolina Medical Center located in Charleston, South Carolina.

William D. Smith – At Large Member of the Executive Committee
Mr. Smith is a retired engineer currently living in Columbia, South Carolina.

Gregory A Walters, FACHE, MHA
Mr. Walters is the President of Piedmont Health Coalition, Inc. located in Burlington, NC.

All appointed members serve one-year terms renewable up to a maximum of six consecutive years.

Ex-Officio (Non-Voting) Members
 

Woodward Cannon, MD
Dr. Cannon practices general surgery in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Charles Davant, III, MD
Dr. Davant practices family medicine and geriatrics in Blowing Rock, North Carolina.

J. Dewey Dorsett, Jr., MD
Dr. Dorsett has retired from an internal medicine practice in Charlotte, North Carolina.

A. Dean Kesler, Jr., MD
Dr. Kesler has retired from an obstetrics and gynecology practice in Sanford, North Carolina.

Timothy J Shannon, MD
Dr. Shannon practices orthopedic surgery in Aiken, South Carolina.

Donald K. Wallace, MD
Dr. Wallace has recently retired from an internal medicine and geriatrics practice in Pinehurst, North Carolina.