Medical Director
Margaret Helton
Guided by Experience
Leadership & Board
Carol Woods is guided by experienced, mission-driven leaders who work in close collaboration with residents and staff. With deep roots in aging services, our leadership team ensures the community remains forward-thinking, inclusive, and true to its founding values.
Dale Farran
Crystal Torain
Secretary
Christopher B. Taylor
Susannah Smith
Jeffery A. Simms
Beth Schultz
Margarete Sandelowski
Marianne Ratcliffe
Ben Popkin
Will Perreault
Kendall Page
Tom Miller
Larry McManus
Chair
Allen Mask
Jordan Medlin
Director of Community Relations and Admissions
Charles House
John Hawkins
John P. (Jack) Evans
Treasurer
Stephen Elkins-Williams
Sue Coppola
Rebecca Brent
Jess Aylor
Vice chair
Melanie Johnson
Senior Director of Higher Levels of Support
Omar Humes
Senior Director of Dining Services
Jen Wilson
Vice President of Aging and Well-Being
Liz Tomajko
Vice President of Human Resources
Tracy Biesecker
Chief Financial Officer
Nikki Cooper
Vice President of Risk and Compliance
Tommy Best
Vice President of Campus Operations
Marianne Ratcliffe
President & CEO
- Jess Aylor (Vice chair)
- Executive Director of Library Development
- The University of North Carolina
- Rebecca Brent (Resident, president of Residents Association, ex-officio)
- Former Elementary Music and Classroom Teacher
- Sue Coppola
- Clinical Professor, Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
- The University of North Carolina School of Medicine
- Stephen Elkins-Williams
- Former Rector
- Chapel of the Cross
- John P. (Jack) Evans (Treasurer)
- Former Faculty and Dean, Kenan-Flagler Business School
- The University of North Carolina
- John Hawkins
- Architect with Experience in Community Planning and Preservation
- Charles House
- Owner
- University Florist
- Mel Hurston
- Former Senior Vice President of Operations
- The University of North Carolina School of Medicine
- Allen Mask
- Former Medical Reporter and Commentator
- WRAL-TV/NBC News
- Larry McManus (Chair)
- Financial Advisor
- LFM Wealth Management
- Tom Miller
- Retired Professor, Division of General Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology
- The University of North Carolina School of Medicine
- Kendall Page
- Seasoned and Experienced Real Estate Attorney
- Will Perreault
- President
- Community Impact Investment Corp
- Ben Popkin
- Owner
- The Law Office of Maurice B. Popkin, Esquire, PLLC
- Marianne Ratcliffe
- President and CEO
- Carol Woods
- Margarete Sandelowski (Resident)
- Former Faculty Member
- The University of North Carolina School of Nursing
- Beth Schultz (Resident, Vice President of the Residents Association, ex-officio),
- Former Occupational Therapist
- Jeffery A. Simms
- Director of Student Life and Alumni Relations, Department of Health Policy Management
- The University of North Carolina School of Public Health
- Susannah Smith (Resident)
- Ordained Episcopal Priest
- Christopher B. Taylor
- Former Assistant Secretary to the North Carolina Medical Care Commission
- North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
- Crystal Torain (Secretary)
- Director of Nursing
- Piedmont Health Services Inc.