Board of Directors
LeThenia Joy Baker, MD., MT(ASCP)
OB-GYN
Wellstar Medical Group
Obstetrics & Gynecology at Lee's Crossing
John R. Bucholtz, DO
Director of Medical Education Program
Director, Family Medicine
Residency Program
Piedmont Midtown Medical Center
Honorable Debbie Buckner
House of Representatives District 137
H. William Craver, DO, FACOS
Vice Provost- Georgia
Dean and Chief Academic Officer
Georgia Campus-Philadelphia College of
Osteopathic Medicine
Matt Dennis, Ed.D. M.P.A., RRT
Dean of Academic Affairs
Health Sciences & Nursing
Columbus Technical College
Asanté Hilts, DrMPH, MPH
District Program Manager
West Central Dept. of Public Health
Marci Hanson, BSEd
Student Placement Administrator
Piedmont Healthcare
Katey Hughes, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Student Affairs
Director of Admissions
Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences
Mercer University School of Medicine
Columbus Campus
Denise D. Kornegay, MSW
Executive Program Director
Georgia Statewide AHEC Network
Associate Dean, AHEC
Medical College of Georgia
Augusta University
Sarah E. Lang, MHHA
Executive Director/CEO
Valley Healthcare System
Maha B. Lund, DHSc, PA-C, DFAAPA
Director, Physician Assistant Program
Department of Family and
Preventive Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
Brian S. McCluskey, PhD
President/CEO
Human Performance and
Rehabilitation Center
Susan C. Schlader, M.Ed.
Director-School Nutrition- Retired
Muscogee County School District
Cheryl M. Smith EdD, MSN, FNP
School of Nursing
Professor
Columbus State University
Jimmie H. Smith, Jr., MD, MPH
Sr. Deputy of Health Science
Chronic Disease Prevention Section
Georgia Department of Public Health
Tara Underwood, DHA, CHES
Dean of the School of Health Sciences
Middle Georgia State University
Recruitment, Training and Retention of Health Care Professionals