Board Members
Board of Directors
CBCC is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors, representative of the communities we serve. They are business leaders and medical experts, responsible for making organizational decisions to benefit patients and donors in the greater Charlotte community.
| Martin Grable | President & CEO, Community Blood Center of the Carolinas |
| Todd Davis, MD (Chariman) | Vice President Medical Affairs, Caromont Health |
| Scott Gollinger (Vice Chair) | Vice President of Clinical Services, CMC-Northeast |
| Ned Lipford, MD (Medical Director) | Carolinas Medical Center Laboratory |
| Eric S. Jenkins (Treasurer) | Resident Controller, Comag Marketing Group, LLC |
| Robert H. Hammer III (Secretary) | Attorney at Law, Robert H. Hammer III, P.C. |
| Mike Hummer | Executive Director, Charlotte 49ers Athletic Foundation |
| Scott Leighty | Senior Vice President Corporate, Carolinas Healthcare System |
| Scott Echelberger | Vice President Operations, Catawba Valley Medical Center |
| Mark C. Patafio | Senior Vice President, Market Executive, Piedmont Bank |
| Linda E. Swayne, PhD | Professor, Dept. of Marketing, UNC-Charlotte |
Medical Advisory Committee
The medical advisory committee, compromised of local professionals, counsels our Board of Directors about medical concerns. The team of experts, business and medical, are entrusted as stewards of local healthcare resources, ensuring that our community gets the most value possible for its healthcare dollars.
| Beth Noble | Blood Bank Supervisor, Anson Community Hospital |
| Deborah Burns | Blood Bank Supervisor, Blue Ridge Healthcare - Grace Hospital |
| Jeanne Frye | Blood Bank Supervisor, Blue Ridge Healthcare - Valdese Hospital |
| Barbara Debski | Blood Bank Supervisor, Catawba Valley Medical Center |
| David Lail | Blood Bank Supervisor, Frye Region Medical Center |
| Theadrea Gordon | Transfusion Services Supervisor, Piedmont Medical Center |
| Angela Mahathey | Transfurion Medicine Manager, Presbyterian Hospital |
| Serena Hatok | Blood Bank Supervisor, Stanly Regional Medical Center |
| Barbara Walsh-Phillips | Blood Bank Supervisor, Wilkes Regional Medical Center |
| Marian Fortmann | Transfusion Service & Immunology Manager, Carolinas Medical Center |
| Carol Price | Blood Bank Supervisor, CMC-Cleveland |
| Susan Patterson | Laboratory Supervisor, CMC-Kings Mountain |
| Judy Armstrong | Laboratory Supervisor, CMC-Lincoln |
| Beth Curtis | Blood Bank Supervisor, CMC-Northeast |
| Terri Kientzel | Acute Care Laboratory Manager, CMC-Pineville |
| Amber Williams | Blood Bank Supervisor, CMC-Union |
| Sandi Bell | Blood Bank Supervisor, CMC-University |
| Ned Lipford, MD | Chief of Pathology & Medical Director of Laboratory, Carolinas Medical Center, Medical Director of CBCC |
| Carol Weida, MD | Pathologist, Carolinas Medical Center |
| Rita Tate | Manager, New Processes & Technology, Community Blood Center of the Carolinas |
| Khou Moua | Director, Technical & Hospital Services Director, Community Blood Center of the Carolinas |
| Anne Howell, RN | Director, Training & Development, Community Blood Center of the Carolinas |
| Martin Grable | President & CEO, Community Blood Center of the Carolinas |
| John McCain | Chief Operating Officer, Community Blood Center of the Carolinas |
| Deanne Wells | Director, Quality Assurance, Community Blood Center of the Carolinas |