Leadership Team
Meet Our Board
Timothy E. Lietz, MD, FACEP
President and CEO, MEMA
Past President, North Carolina Medical Board
Sara Steelman, MD, FACEP, FAAP
Medical Director, Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center
Pediatric Emergency Department
Sankalp Puri, MD, FACEP
Medical Director, Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Vice Chief of Staff, Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
A Former Past President, North Carolina College of Emergency Medicine
Stephen A. Small, MD, FACEP, FAAEM
Vice President, MEMA
A Former Past President, North Carolina College of Emergency Physicians
Shawn Burgess, MD
Board Member
Erin M. Smith, MD, FACEP
Board Member
Jonas J. Varaly, DO
Board Member
Michael W. Icenhour, CMPE
Chief Operating Officer
Past President, North Carolina Medical Group Managers
Charles P. McGovern, CPA
Chief Financial Officer
Meet Our Medical Directors
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center
David Rentz, MD, MPH – Medical Director
Joshua Hughes, MD, FACEP – Assistant Medical Director
Sara Steelman, MD, FAAP – Medical Director, Pediatric Emergency Department
James R. Young, MD – Assistant Medical Director, Pediatric Emergency Department
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Christopher R. Reynolds, MD, FACEP – Medical Director, Chief of Staff, Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Kyle Grimaldi, MD – Assistant Medical Director
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Jason A. Mutch, MD – Medical Director, Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Andrea DuPont, MD – Assistant Medical Director
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Sankalp Puri, MD – Medical Director
Aaron Blackshaw, MD – Assistant Medical Director
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Sarah R. Orlousky, MD, FACEP – Medical Director
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Rebecca J. Smith, DO – Medical Director
Joseph Cruz, DO – Assistant Medical Director
Critical Care Transport
Joshua W. Loyd, MD, NRP, FACEP, FAEMS – Medical Director
Event Medicine
Lisa Rentz, MD – Medical Director
Advanced Practice Providers
Elizabeth C. McInnis, MSN, ARNP, ACNP-BC, FNP-BC – Director
Jon Sherrill, PA-C – Assistant Director
Meet Our Other Directors
Andrew Prechtel, MD, FACEP
Family Practice ED Residency Director
Lisa Wood, MD
ED Dimensions Director
Douglas Boertje, MD
Service Excellence Director
Andrew V. Moczula, MD
Recruiting
APP Certificate Program
Patrick DeVane, PA-C
APP Fellowship Director
Kathy Jordan, PhD, FNP-C
APP Assistant Director