Board of Directors

  • President

    Joel Tipton, MA, RCEP

    Pardee Hospital
    212 Thompson Street
    Hendersonville, NC 28792
    (W) 828.698.4972
    (Fax) 828.698.5401 joel.tipton@pardeehospital.org

  • President-Elect

    Scott Wright

    Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital
    800 Tilghman Dr.
    Dunn, NC 28334
    (W) 910 892-1000 x4609
    (fax) 910-891-6027 Scott.Wright@harnetthealth.org

  • Immediate Past-President

    Teresa McKinney, BSN

    Rowan Regional Medical Center
    612 Mocksville Ave.
    Salisbury, NC 28144
    (W) 704.210.5412
    (Fax) 704.210.5428 tdmckinney@novanthealth.org

  • Executive Director

    Butch DeBoever, MS

    Frye Regional Medical Center
    420 N. Center St.
    Hickory, NC 28601
    (W) 828.315.3563
    (Fax) 828.326.9281 butch.deboever@tenethealth.com

  • Secretary

    Rebecca Rodriquez

    University of North Carolina Hospitals
    UNC Hospitals Cardiac Rehabilitation
    100 Sprunt Street
    Chapel Hill, NC 27517
    (919)843-2158 rrodrigu@unch.unc.edu

  • Coastal Vice President

    Ash Walker, MA, RCEP, CES

    Southeastern Regional Medical Center
    4895 Fayetteville Rd
    Lumberton, NC 28358
    walker02@srmc.org
    (910) 738-5403 office
    (910) 671-1439 fax

  • Mountain Vice President

    Yvonne Smith

    Highlands-Cashiers Hospital
    (828)526-1469 ysmith@hchospital.org

  • Piedmont VicePresident

    Betty Matteson, MA, ACSM-CES

    Program Director
    UNC Hospitals Cardiac Rehabilitation
    UNC Wellness Center
    100 Sprunt Street
    Chapel Hill, NC 27517
    (W) 919-843-2154
    EMatteson@unch.unc.edu

  • Board Advisor

    Carl King, EdD

    4581 Pitts Town Rd.
    Hickory, NC 28602
    (W) 336-978-6711
    (Fax) 828-330-0113
    cnking@charter.net