Meet Our Board

Timothy E. Lietz, MD, FACEP
President and CEO, MEMA
Past President, North Carolina Medical Board

Joshua D. Sarett, MD FACEP
Vice President, MEMA
Physician, Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center

David E. Rentz, MD, MPH
Medical Director, Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center 

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
Past President, North Carolina College of Emergency Medicine

Stephen A. Small, MD, FACEP, FAAEM
A Former Past President, North Carolina College of Emergency Physicians

Shawn Burgess, MD
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 – 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
Daniel Martinie, MD, FACEP – Assistant Medical Director, Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine, Novant Health Matthews Medical Center

Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Jason A. Mutch, MD – Medical Director, Vice Chief of Staff, Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Andrea DuPont, MD – Assistant Medical Director

Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Sankalp Puri, MD – Medical Director, President-Elect, North College of Emergency Physicians

Critical Care Transport
Joshua W. Loyd, MD, NRP – 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

L. Andrew Prechtel, MD
Family Practice ED Residency Director

Lisa Wood, MD
ED Dimensions Director

Douglas Boertje, MD
Service Excellence Director

Todd M. Listwa, MD FACEP
Recruiting Director

APP Fellowship

Kathy Jordan, PhD, FNP-C 
APP Fellowship Director

Patrick DeVane, PA-C
APP Assistant Director