Advisory Council
The PHW Faith and Health Advisory Council is honorably chaired by Dr. Leah Devlin, former State Health Director for North Carolina.
Other members include respected health professionals, faith leaders, and community members who have a vested interest in issues related to health promotion, disease prevention, and spiritual wholeness.
The members' names and job titles are as follows:
Bob Bilbro, retired physician (internal medicine/cardiovascular disease)
Alyson Breisch, Nursing Consultant, Health Ministries and Faith Community
Kevin Cain, President and CEO, John Rex Endowment
Gordon DeFriese, former President, NC Institute of Medicine
Marian Earls, President, NC Pediatric Society
Regina Fleenor, Director, Cultural Health Initiatives, American Heart Association
Evelyn Foust, Branch Head, HIV/STD Prevention and Care, NC Division of Public Health
Moses Goldmon, Director, Action Research in Ministry Institute, Shaw University Divinity School
David Hall, Cooperative Extension, NC State University
Bob Harris, Consulting Associate, Duke University Health Systems
Anita Holmes, Branch Head, Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, NC Division of Public Health
Fiorella Horna-Guerra, Program Consultant, NC Farmworker Health Program, Office of Rural Health and Community Care
Nancy Hudson, Executive Director, Charlotte Community Health Clinic, Inc.
Jennifer MacDougall, Program Manager, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation
Peter Morris, Medical Director, Wake County Human Services
Betty Morton, Supervisory Fellow, Duke University Hospital
Roman Pawlak, Assistant Professor, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, East Carolina University
Ruth Petersen, Chief, Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention Section, NC Division of Public Health
Barbara Pullen-Smith, Director, NC Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities
George Reed, Executive Director, NC Council of Churches
Art Ross, former Pastor, White Memorial Presbyterian Church
Robin Swift, Director, Clergy Health Initiative, Duke Divinity School
Betsy Vetter, Director of Government Relations, American Heart Association
