Leadership Team
"Leadership is an action, not a position."
Donald McGannon
Board of Directors
Marc Carpenter
Chairperson
Retired Director of Human Resources, Heritage Home Group. Board member since 1992.
David Lackey
Vice-Chair
Attorney, private practice. Board member since 2014.
Marion Hall
Treasurer
CPA and business advisory. Board member since 2015.
Janet Winkler
Secretary
Retired banker, Bank of Granite. CHPC Board member since 2010.
Robert Belk, MD
Medical Director emeritus
Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc. Board member since 1983.
Peg Broyhill
Retired Investment Broker, Wachovia Securities. Board member since 1984.
Laura Easton
President and CEO, Caldwell Memorial Hospital. Board member since 2010.
David Gray
Professional engineer, general contractor. Board member since 1990.
Rob Hinman
Senior pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Lenoir. Board member since 2006.
Mack Jarvis, III
Senior pastor, First Baptist Church, Hudson. Board member since 2015.
Barbara Jones
Retired educator and long-time Caldwell Hospice volunteer. Board member since 2017.
Dorothy Metzger
Retired Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care homecare nurse. Board member since 2012.
Charles Shell
Controller, RPM Wood Finishes Group, Inc. Board member since 2012.
James Sponenberg
Retired banker, former president and CEO of Parkway Bank/Certus Bank. Board member since 2016.
Tamra Starnes
Retired banker, First Union National Bank (now Wachovia Wells Fargo). Board member since 1991.
Linda Story
Retired Granite Falls Town Manager. Board member since 2012.
Wongalee Thomas
Retired District Manager, Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation. Board member since 2015.
Chair emeritus Parker Williamson—Retired CEO, The Presbyterian Lay Committee., Inc. Board member 1982-2012.
Senior Leadership Team
Cathy Swanson, MPH
Chief Executive Officer
Grace Bradford, BSN-CHPN
Director of Nursing Services
Anna Blanton, MSW, LCSW
Director of Support Services and Professional Development
Brittney Greene, MBM, SHRM-CP
Director of Human Resources
Terry Johnson, BA
Director of Business Services
April Moore, BSBA
Director of Regional Services and Marketing
Providers
Thomas More Ray, MD, CHPM
Medical Director
Tom Tighe, DO, FACEP
Physician
Suzan Cabral, FNP-C
Nurse Practitioner
Freda Cowan, DNP, FNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner
Patti Henry, A-GNP-C
Nurse Practitioner
Jacquelyn Hovis, CRNP
Nurse Practitioner
Trel Lowe, RN, FNP-C
Nurse Practitioner & Palliative Coordinator
Brandi Newell, MSN, FNP-C
Nurse Practitioner