Meet Our Board

Chanda Madar, BSN, RN, CIC
President

UNC Health Wayne

chanda.madar@unchealth.unc.edu 

Lisa Teal, BSN, RN, CIC

President Elect

UNC Health 

 lisa.teal@unchealth.unc.edu  

 Kathy Cochran, MS, RN, CIC, FAPIC

Past President 

ECU Health 

kcochran@ecuhealth.org

Ivan Gowe, MS, MLS(ASCP), CIC

Board Member 1

PA Department of Health, Bureau of Epidemiology

iwgokayestcic@outlook.com

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

Hannah Ruegner Welch, MPH, CIC

Secretary

Novant Health

hruegner@novanthealth.org

John Kees, MPH, BSN, CIC

Treasurer

Novant Health

jkees@novanthealth.org

Deanna Hayes, MSN, RN, CIC

Past Treasurer

Novant Health

dhillstrom@novanthealth.org

Hannah Davis, CIC

Technology & Communications

Duke Infection Control Outreach Network

hannah.p.davis@duke.edu

Iyanna Fairweather, MPH, CIC

Nominations

Novant Health

ifairweather@novanthealth.org

David Avalos, MSN, APRN, AGCNS-BC, CIC, FAPIC

Education

Novant Health

david.avalos@novanthealth.org

Ashley Jackson, BSMT, MPH, CIC

Legislative

Statewide Program for Infection Control & Epidemiology

ashley_l_jackson@med.unc.edu

Jessica Layell, MSN, RN, CIC

Bylaws

Atrium Health 

jessica.layell@advocatehealth.org

Evelyn Cook, RN, CIC

Statewide Representative

Statewide Program for Infection Control & Epidemiology

Evelyn_cook@med.unc.edu


Valerie Payne, MPH, CIC, CPHQ, CRCST

Mentorship

Duke Infection Control Outreach Network 

valerie.payne@duke.edu

Taylor Breeyear, MPH, BSN, RN, CIC

Public Health

NCDPH

taylor.breeyear@dhhs.nc.gov