People

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,
MSW, MSPH

President

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Jai Kumar,
MPH

Executive Vice President and Vice President of Strategy and Policy

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Dean Higgins

Vice President of Health Transformation

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Ana Alvarez

Ana Alvarez,
MPH

Senior Program Manager for Implementation

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Breyah Atkinson

Program Manager for Implementation 

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Ellen Carroll,
MSc

Director of Portfolio Design

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Sarah Cavaiani

Business Administration Manager 

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Tucker Chandler,
MSW

Senior Program Manager for Portfolio Design

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Jessica Foster,
MPH

Director of Policy Reform

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Tevin Jenkins,
MHA

Program Manager for Portfolio Design

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Advisory Board

David Cole, MD, FACS

President & CEO, Medical University of South Carolina

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Chakana Fowler

Vice President & Senior Relationship Manager, Bank of America

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stephen friedhoff, MD

Stephen Friedhoff, MD

Senior Vice President, Health Care Services, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina

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Mark Holmes, PhD

Faculty, Director, University of North Carolina, Gillings School of Public Health & Sheps Center

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Donna Isgett

President & CEO, McLeod Health

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Mini Kahlon, PhD

Vice Dean for Health Ecosystem; Executive Director Factor Health, University of Texas Austin Dell Medical School

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Paul Keckley, PhD

Independent Healthcare Research and Policy Analysis, Managing Editor, The Keckley Report; Managing Partner, The Keckley Group

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Robby Kerr

Director, South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services

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Kody Kinsley, MPP

Secretary of Health and Human Services, State of North Carolina

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Tom Morris, MPA

Associate Administrator for Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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Jennifer Sullivan, MD, MPH

Enterprise Senior Vice President, Atrium Health Strategic Operations

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Shawn Stinson, MD, FACP

Senior Vice President, Healthcare Innovation and Improvement, BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina

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Michael Waldrum MD, MSc, MBA

Mike Waldrum, MD, MSc, MBA

CEO, ECU Health and Dean of the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University

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