Our Team

Meet the People Behind the Mission

CaroNova was founded by a small group of healthcare thought leaders to disrupt the industry status quo by bringing key players together in the name of creating meaningful change. Today, the organization is run and guided by a committed team of public health leaders, government officials, healthcare providers, and payors dedicated to creating a more equitable and sustainable healthcare future for all Carolinians.

Caronova Leadership

Julia Beck

Julia Beck, MSW, MSPH

President

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Jai Kumar

Jai Kumar, MPH

Executive Vice President

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Dean Higgins

Dean Higgins

Vice President

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Ana Alvarez

Ana Alvarez, MPH

Senior Program Manager

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Jennifer Amegashie

Jennifer Amegashie, Ph.D

Analyst

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Breyah Atkinson

Breyah Atkinson

Program Manager

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Ellen Carroll

Ellen Carroll, MSc

Managing Director

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Sarah Cavaiani

Sarah Cavaiani

Business Administration Manager

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Tucker Chandler

Tucker Chandler, MSW

Senior Program Manager

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Michaela Duckett

Michaela Duckett

Communications Manager

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Jessica Foster

Jessica Foster, MPH

Director of Policy

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Tevin Jenkins

Tevin Jenkins, MHA

Special Assistant to the President

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Audrey Loper

Audrey Loper, MS, MPH

Managing Director

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Megan Lydon

Megan Lydon, MSPH

Director of Measurement and Impact

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Chip Sudderth

Sulianie Mertus, Ph.D, MPH

Analyst

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Dan Soracco

Dan Soracco, MPH

Program Manager

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Chip Sudderth

Chip Sudderth

Director of Strategic Communications

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CaroNova Board of Directors
and Advisory Council

Julia Beck

Julia Beck, MSW, MSPH

President, CaroNova

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David Cole, MD, FACS

Medical University of South Carolina

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Josh Dobson

North Carolina Healthcare Association

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Chris Evans, CAC member and Blue Cross NC VP for Public Affairs

Chris Evans

Blue Cross NC

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Chakana Fowler

Bank of America

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Lin Hollowell

The Duke Endowment

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Mark Holmes, PhD

Cecil B. Sheps Center for Health Services Research

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Donna Isgett

McLeod Health

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Mini Kahlon, PhD

Beheld Health

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Paul Keckley, PhD

The Keckley Group

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Robby Kerr

Finance Chair 
Gjerset & Lorenz LLP

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Thornton Kirby, FACHE

Board Chair 
South Carolina Hospital Association

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Tom Morris, MPA

Rural Health Analyst, National Policy and Program Manager for Rural Health Issues

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Julia Beck

Dev Sangvai, MD, MBA, FAAFP

North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services

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Shawn Stinson, MD, FACP

BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina

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Jennifer Sullivan, MD, MPH

Advocate Health

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Mike Waldrum, MD, MSc, MBA

CAC Chair 
ECU Health

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