Our Mission

The Pitt County Health Education Foundation is a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to improving the health of Pitt County children and families.  Our mission is realized through fundraising, grant allocation and advocacy.  Our Board of Directors, comprised of community leaders, works in coordination with the Pitt County Medical Society, our founding organization.

Our Board

Chairperson: Warner Wells, JD McLawhorn & Associates
Vice-Chair:   Chris Gauland, DPM   Eastern Carolina Foot & Ankle Specialists
Treasurer:   Ben Waller, JD   Ward & Smith, PA
Secretary:   Barbara Fuller, Executive Director   PCHEF
Past Chair:   Dave Michael, MD   Physicians East, PA
         
Members:   Julie Batton   First Citizens Bank
    Whit Brown, JD   Graham, Silver, Nuckolls, & Brown, P.L.L.C.
    Ben Dixon   Chick-Fil-A, Inc.
    Leigh Jeffreys Fanning   Jeffreys Distributing
    Charla Holbrook, RN   PCMH
    Thomas G. Irons, MD*   ECU/BSOM
    Lee Lewis, DDS   Eastern Orthodontics & Pediatric Dentistry
    Brad Brechtelsbauer **   Eastern Carolin ENT
    Peter Kragel, MD   ECU/SOM - Pathology
    John Morrow, MD   Pitt County Public Health Center
    Peyton Powell   Datastream Systems
    Steve Prevatte, MD   Greenville Pediatric Services
    Les Robinson, JD   The Robinson Law Firm, PA
    Ben Waller, JD   Ward & Smith, PA
    Charles Ellis, JD**   Ward & Smith, PA
    Don Higley, JD   Hopf & Higley

 * denotes emeritus status
** denotes ex-officio member