Be part of the HNS leadership team
HNS’ mission is to make health care more accessible, more effective and more affordable. Accordingly, HNS strives to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the health care delivery system in our service area, and to help control the costs of that health care. Strong leadership by contracted providers, as evidenced by their active and ongoing participation in the management and direction of HNS, is essential for HNS to meet these objectives.
HNS’ Professional Affairs Advisory Boards (PAAB) serve as a primary mechanism for network physicians to be actively involved in the management of HNS. (Network providers also serve on the HNS Credentialing Committee and HNS Hearing Panels.) PAAB members provide invaluable leadership to the HNS management team regarding existing and contemplated programs and initiatives and assist the management team in important decision-making on issues that impact the network and the patients we serve. Further, the boards help to foster open communication and collaboration between HNS management and the network physicians.
PAABs are maintained in five districts in NC and two districts in SC. (See districts below.) Each district is represented by ten physicians who practice in the region and HNS is represented by two members of the HNS Provider Relations Committee, a subcommittee of the HNS Board of Directors. (So that more physicians have an opportunity to serve, efforts are made to appoint physicians who have not previously served.)
Appointment to the PAAB is for a term of two years. The boards meet four times each year, once each quarter. Meetings are held in a private dining room at a local restaurant in your district, and HNS provides dinner. The meetings begin at 6:30 and last approximately 2.5 hours. Meetings are held on either Tuesday or Thursday evenings.
If you would like to serve
on an HNS Professional Affairs Advisory Board,
please click the link to email Support.
Expectations of Advisory Board members:
- Have a desire to be a part of the HNS leadership team, and commit to attend each meeting.
- Become familiar with the network’s programs and initiatives.
- Recognize the importance of their role as a member of the PAABs.
- Inform colleagues they are serving on the HNS Professional Affairs Advisory Board, that they hold this position as their liaison and through them, will share their thoughts, ideas, or concerns directly with this Board.
- Share information regarding HNS’ programs and services with their colleagues.
- Conduct themselves with the highest degree of professionalism, in accordance to the HNS Code of Conduct, and be respectful to all members of the Board on which they serve, even when they have differing opinions.
- Other than attending PAAB meetings, with few exceptions, appointments to a PAAB do not involve any additional time commitment.
Board members serve at the discretion of HNS. HNS reserves the right to terminate the service of any member of a Board, at any time, should HNS determine a member’s continued service is not in the best interests of HNS.
Meeting Locations:
(Meeting venue is subject to change)
| State | District | Location | Venue |
| NC | District 1 | Asheville | The Red Stag |
| NC | District 2 | Charlotte | Ruth’s Chris (SouthPark) |
| NC | District 3 | Greensboro | Flemings |
| NC | District 4 | Wilmington | Ruth’s Chris |
| NC | District 5 | Raleigh | Vinnie’s Steakhouse |
| SC | District 1 | Columbia | Ruth’s Chris |
| SC | District 2 | Charleston | Grill 225 |
| Districts HNS maintains seven Professional Affairs Advisory Boards, five in NC and two in SC. Each board represents one of the districts shown in the tables below. | ||||
| NC Counties by District: | ||||
| District 1 | District 2 | District 3 | District 4 | District 5 |
| Alleghany Ashe Avery Buncombe Burke Caldwell Cherokee Clay Cleveland Graham Haywood Henderson Jackson Macon Madison McDowell Mitchell Polk Rutherford Swain Transylvania Watauga Wilkes Yancey | Alexander Anson Cabarrus Catawba Gaston Iredell Lincoln Mecklenburg Montgomery Richmond Rowan Stanly Union | Alamance Caswell Chatham Davidson Davie Forsyth Guilford Orange Person Randolph Rockingham Stokes Surry Yadkin | Bladen Brunswick Carteret Columbus Craven Cumberland Duplin Harnett Hoke Jones Lee Moore New Hanover Onslow Pamlico Pender Robeson Sampson Scotland | Beaufort Bertie Camden Chowan Currituck Dare Durham Edgecombe Franklin Gates Granville Greene Halifax Hertford Hyde Johnston Lenoir Martin Nash Northampton Pasquotank Perquimans Pitt Tyrrell Vance Wake Warren Washington Wayne Wilson |
| SC Counties by District: | ||||
| District 1 | District 2 | |||
| Abbeville Aiken Anderson Calhoun Cherokee Chester Chesterfield Darlington Edgefield Fairfield Greenville Greenwood Kershaw Lancaster Laurens Lee Lexington Marlboro McCormick Newberry Oconee Pickens Richland Saluda Spartanburg Sumter Union York | Allendale Bamberg Barnwell Beaufort Berkeley Charleston Clarendon Colleton Dillon Dorchester Florence Georgetown Hampton Horry Jasper Marion Orangeburg Williamsburg | |||
| 2026-2027 HNS Professional Affairs Advisory Board Members: | ||||
| North Carolina | ||||
| District 1 | District 2 | District 3 | District 4 | District 5 |
| Dr. Sarah Bentley Dr. Jon Dominique Dr. Derek Kasten Dr. Chris Kiefer Dr. Stuart Kordonowy Dr. Kayla Lewis Dr. Nicole Lindsey Dr. April Macary Dr. James Nieland | Dr. Patrick Ess Dr. Marc Levy Dr. Matthew Lucas Dr. Bradley Moffitt Dr. Tim Cheuvront Dr. Calvin Saunders Dr. Victoria St. Germain Dr. Parker Ward Dr. Eric Goans | Dr. Shane Cobb Dr. John Dabbs Jr Dr. Leah Foster Dr. Nicole Holt Dr. Lisa Oskardmay Dr. Tim Singler Dr. Kevin Sharp Dr. Tracey Smith Dr. John Stoetzel Dr. Cole Valko | Dr. Joseph Barnes Dr. Agnes Freeman Dr. Christopher Harris Dr. Eric McGraw Dr. Chris Rizzo Dr. Nathan Sprague Dr. Kelly VanCampen Dr. Brett Whitekettle Dr. Lisa Yanni | Dr. Jordan Bonham Dr. Ben Fonke Dr. Luke Gibson Dr. Sarah Hayes Dr. Morgan Lintz Dr. Bryan Osborne Dr. Michael Poplak Dr. Kelly Porter Dr. Evan Wagoner Dr. Christopher Winans |
| South Carolina | ||||
| District 1 | District 2 | |||
| Dr. Christopher Black Dr. Darin Conner Dr. Angela Larson Dr. Tatiana Sanders Dr. Ashley Bills Dr. Johnny Sanders Dr. Iva Battrell-Hughes Dr. Chad Bills Dr. Brian Hughes | Dr. Norman Bishop Dr. Joseph Carew Dr. Karen Carew Dr. Nicole M Goldin Dr. Bianca Iberle Dr. Drew McPhail Dr. Thomas Taylor III Dr. Jerald Yaden Dr. Heath Hishon | |||
We need your leadership and guidance to help shape our future.
If you are interested in appointment to a future PAAB in your district, please click the link to email Support and notate which district you are in.