Staff

The PAN Branch staff serves as a resource for technical assistance, information and training for planning and implementing healthy weight, healthy eating and physical activity programs. PAN staff also guide the programs of the Branch and provide support to Eat Smart, Move More…NC.

Click on individual staff members below for more information about job responsibilities, roles and past professional experience. Alternately, an alphabetical listing is provided in the menu to your left.

You can also download a phone list in PDF format.

Administration

Cathy Thomas

Branch Head

Phone: 919-707-5216

Email Cathy Thomas

Operations Unit

Anne Lee

Operations Manager

Phone: 919-707-5234

Email Anne Lee

Tara White

Operations Administrative Support

Phone: 919-707-5236

Email Tara White

Evaluation/Surveillance Unit

Jenni Albright

Acting Program Evaluator and Surveillance Manager

Phone: 919-707-5240

Email Jenni Albright

Health Promotion Unit

Sharon Boss-Nelson

Health Promotion Program Manager

Phone: 919-707-5220

Email Sharon Boss-Nelson

Deborah Dolan

Community Development Specialist

Phone: 919-707-5243

Email Deborah Dolan

Mary Bea Kolbe

Community Development Specialist

Phone: 919-707-5229

Email Mary Bea Colbe

Karen Klein-Stanley

Community Development Specialist

Phone: 919-707-5230

Email Karen Klein-Stanley

Healthy Weight Communications Unit

Sherée Thaxton Vodicka

Healthy Weight Communications Manager

Phone: 919-707-5217

Email Sherée Thaxton Vodicka

Marie Shelton

Healthy Weight Communications Specialist

Phone: 919-707-5223

Email Marie Shelton

Shelby Sanders

Healthy Weight Program Assistant

Phone: 919-707-5226

Email Shelby Sanders

Nutrition Unit

Diane Beth

Nutrition Coordinator

Phone: 919-707-5221

Email Diane Beth

Xavier F. Christmas

Nutrition Administrative Support

Phone: 919-707-5228

Email Xavier Christmas

Physical Activity Unit

Jimmy Newkirk

Physical Activity Manager

Phone: 919-707-5218

Email Jimmy Newkirk

Leigh Haugseth

Project Specialist

Phone: 919-707-5231

Email Leigh Haugseth

Charlotte Parsons

Physical Activity Administrative Support

Phone: 919-707-5227

Email Charlotte Parsons

Lori Schneider

Physical Activity Specialist

Phone: 919-707-5224

Email Lori Schneider

David Hall

Information Management Manager

Phone: 919-707-5238

Email David Hall

David Miller

Information Management Manager

Phone: 919-707-5232

Email David Miller

Jamie Cousins

Acting NC Arthritis Program Coordinator

Phone: 919-707-5222

Email Jamie Cousins

Worksite Wellness Unit

Elizabeth Zimmerman

Worksite Wellness Manager

Phone: 919-707-5237

Email Elizabeth Zimmerman

Surabhi Aggarwal

Worksite Wellness Specialist

Phone: 919-707-5225

Email Surabhi Aggarwal

Julie Francis

Worksite Wellness Specialist

Phone: 919-707-5244

Email Julie Francis

Sherry Lehman

School Worksite Wellness Specialist

Phone: 919-707-5239

Email Sherry Lehman

Meg van Staveren

Worksite Wellness Specialist

Phone: 919-707-5219

Email Meg van Staveren

Rocky Payne

Worksite Wellness Specialist

Phone: 919-707-5242

Email Rocky Payne

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