Meet Our Board

Chanda Madar, BSN, RN, CIC
 Past President

UNC Health Wayne

chanda.madar@unchealth.unc.edu 

Lisa Teal, BSN, RN, CIC

President

UNC Health 

 lisa.teal@unchealth.unc.edu  

Ashley Jackson, BSMT, MPH, CIC

President Elect 

Statewide Program for Infection Control & Epidemiology

ashley.l.jackson@outlook.com

Hannah Ruegner Welch, MPH, CIC

Board Member 1

Novant Health

hruegner@novanthealth.org

Jennifer Reed, BSN, RN, CIC

Board Member 2

Novant Health

 jennifer.reed@novanthealth.org 

Zena Farkas, MHA, BSN, RN, CIC, CSPM, FAPIC

Board Member 3

UNC Health Rex Holly Springs

zena.farkas@unchealth.unc.edu

Keon King, RN, BSN, BS, CIC

Secretary

Novant Health

kdking@novanthealth.org

John Kees, MPH, BSN, CIC

Treasurer

Novant Health

jkees@novanthealth.org

Sue DeCamp-Freeze, RN, BSN, MBA, CIC

Past Treasurer

Novant Health

sldecamp-freeze@novanthealth.org

Hannah Davis, CIC

Technology & Communications

Duke Infection Control Outreach Network

hannah.p.davis@duke.edu

Julia Shick, MPA, EMT-B, CIC

Nominations

Lake Norman Hospital

julia.shick@advocatehealth.org

Carissa McGinnis, MSN, RN, CIC

Education

Caromont Health

carissa.mcginnis@caromonthealth.org

Valerie Payne, MPH, CIC, CPHQ, CRCST

Legislative

Duke Infection Control Outreach Network 

valerie.payne@duke.edu

Jessica Layell, MSN, RN, CIC

Bylaws

Atrium Health 

jessica.layell@advocatehealth.org

Marty Cooney

Statewide Representative

Statewide Program for Infection Control & Epidemiology

marty_cooney@med.unc.edu


Natalie Sneed, MSN, RN, CIC, CNOR, CPPS

Mentorship

Caromont Health  

natalie.sneed@caromonthealth.org

Taylor Breeyear, MPH, BSN, RN, CIC

Public Health

NCDPH

taylor.breeyear@dhhs.nc.gov