Officers
President
Jill Benson, MD, FACEP (2024)
Cary, NC
President-Elect
Madjimbaye (Madji) Namde, MD (2024)
Cary, NC
Secretary-Treasurer
Melanie Artho, MD (2024)
Weddington, NC
Immediate Past President
Thomas Bernard III, MD (2024)
Cary, NC
Directors
Richard Benson, MD (2024) – Chapel Hill, NC
Smeet Bhimani, DO (2025) – Chapel Hill, NC
Christopher Griggs, MD, MPH, FACEP (2024) – Charlotte, NC
Matthew Heuton, MD (2025) – Raleigh, NC
Joshua Loyd, MD, NRP (2024) – Charlotte, NC
Swarup Misra, DO (2025) – Charlotte, NC
Josh Sawyer, MD (2024) – Wilmington, NC
Brandon Smallwood, MD, FACEP (2025) – Wilmington, NC
Benjamin Wiles, DO (2025) – Wilmington, NC
Resident Board Members:
Mark Baumgarten, MD (Atrium)
Lauren Coaxum, MD (Duke)
Caitlin Dakermanji, MD (WFU)
Tess Munoz, MD (UNC)
Matthew Yeager, MD, Voting Resident Member (ECU)
Councillors
Jill Benson, MD, FACEP (2024)
Tommy Bernard, MD (2024) – Cary, NC
Scott Brown, MD, FACEP (2024) – Cary, NC
Gregory Cannon, MD, FACEP (2024) – Cary, NC
Jennifer Casaletto, MD, FACEP (2025) – Mount Holly, NC
Tommy Mason, MD, FACEP (2025)- Cornelius, NC
Eric Maur, MD, FACEP (2025) – Hickory, NC
Abhi Mehrotra, MD, MBA, FACEP (2024) – Durham, NC
Madji Namde, MD (2024) – Cary, NC
Bret Nicks, MD, MHA, FACEP (2024) – Winston-Salem, NC
Stephen A. Small, MD, FACEP (2025) – Charlotte, NC
Staff
Executive Director/Lobbyist
Colleen Kochanek
PO Box 1038
Wake Forest, NC 27588
(919) 809-5618
Assistant to the Executive Director
Elizabeth Taylor
Advertising and Event Opportunities
PO Box 1038
Wake Forest, NC 27588
(919) 809-5611