Board of Directors
UNC Health Johnston is governed by the Johnston Health Services Corp., a 15-member board made up of eight UNC Health Johnston Board of Commissioners and the seven new representatives appointed by UNC Health Care.
David Mills
Chair
David Mills joined the Johnston Health Services Corporation Board in 2018. A native of Eastern North Carolina, he practices law with Narron Wenzel, P.A. David earned his undergraduate and law degrees from Campbell University and has practiced in Smithfield since 1991. David is recognized by the North Carolina State Bar as a Specialist in Business Bankruptcy Law. David is also a past chairman of the Johnston Health Foundation board. He and his wife live in Smithfield.
Brad Oakes
Vice Chair
Brad Oakes joined the Johnston Health Services Corporation board in 2019. He graduated from Appalachian State University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Accounting degree. Brad became a member (partner) of Dunn, Dunn, & Oakes CPAs PLLC in January 2015. Brad is a member of the Rotary Club of Central Johnston County and both the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants. He lives in Clayton with his wife and two children.
John Adams, M.D.
Dr. John Adams is chief of the medical staff at UNC Health Johnston.
Lacey Barnes
Lacey Barnes of Smithfield is an experienced health care executive with 37 years of medical expertise. She has a track record of effective leadership, strategic planning and community building. She is also active in her church, First Baptist in Smithfield, where has been a Sunday School teacher for 25 years.
Ann Collins, M.D.
Ann S. Collins, MD is an Obstetrics and Gynecology physician with Centre OB/GYN in Raleigh. She received her undergraduate and medical degrees from Duke University. She began her career at Rex Hospital in August 1995 and has held numerous leadership positions with the Rex Hospital Medical Staff, including service on the Medical Staff’s Medical Executive Committee. She is currently the Chair of the Rex Hospital, Inc. Board of Directors.
Patricia Chisholm-Jones
Patricia Chisholm-Jones of Smithfield is a retired school administrator. She taught for 32 years before becoming an administrator in the Dayton, Ohio public schools for 17 years. She is a 2020 appointee.
Ted Godwin
Ted Godwin is a Johnston County Commissioner, currently serving as vice chair. He is a retired senior vice president of KS Bank. He was elected to the county board in 2012. In county government, he’s involved in regional transportation planning, veterans services and services for the aged. He is a member of Central Johnston Rotary, and serves as a deacon at Micro First Baptist Church.
Eric Janis, M.D.
Dr. Janis began his term in 2014. He is a former chief of medical staff and has been part of North Carolina Heart and Vascular for 15 years.
Dennis Koffer, M.D.
Dr. Koffer joined the board in 2014. Dr. Koffer is a former chief of the medical staff and has been a surgeon for 35 years. He currently serves as the medical director for UNC Health Johnston Home Care and Hospice.
William W. Massengill
William W. Massengill Jr. is CEO of Benson Area Medical Center. A life-long resident of Johnston County, he was born at what was then Johnston Memorial Hospital. He has held leadership positions in nonprofit health care for 27 years. He served as mayor of the Town of Benson for 10 years. He is a 2020 appointee.
Ben Mathew
Ben Mathew is the vice president and chief financial officer of Triangle East, which includes hospitals and clinics in Raleigh, Holly Springs, Clayton and Smithfield and elsewhere operated by UNC Health Rex and UNC Health Johnston. He moved to the Raleigh area in 2010 to attend the Jenkins Graduate School of Management at N.C. State, where he earned his MBA in corporate finance. Mathew lives in Raleigh with his wife Crystal and their two kids. He is an avid cyclist.
Marilyn Pearson, M.D.
Dr. Marilyn Pearson has been director of the Johnston County Public Health Department since 2005, and supervisor of the agency’s physicians and mid-level providers since 1998. In the community, she serves on several committees and boards, including Project Access and the Johnston County Partnership for Children. In 2015, she was named NC Health Director of the Year. And in 2014, the Johnston County branch of the NAACP honored her with its Trumpet of Conscience Legacy Award.
Jeff Parlier
Jeff Parlier of Garner is the senior vice president of retail banking at First Citizens. He has worked with the bank for 25 years. He grew up in Hickory, and moved to the Cleveland School area in 2018. He is a 2020 appointee.
Chad Setliff
Chad Setliff is the president of UNC Health Rex and Triangle East, which includes the Rex Main Hospital campus in Raleigh, Rex Holly Springs Hospital and UNC Health Johnston, Smithfield and Clayton. Chad graduated with a BS degree from West Point Military Academy and earned his MBA from Wake Forest University.
Meera Udayakumar, M.D.
Meera Udayakumar, M.D., is the Vice President, Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer for UNC Health Rex and Rex Holly Springs Hospital.
