Leadership Team
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
President, North Carolina College of Emergency Medicine
Jason A. Mutch, MD
Medical Director, Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Stephen A. Small, MD, FACEP, FAAEM
Past President, North Carolina College of Emergency Physicians
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
John Murphy, PA-C – 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,
APP Fellowship Director
Patrick DeVane, PA-C
APP Assistant Director