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