HWTF Commissioners
The original 18 members of the HWTF Commission were appointed in 2001, with Lt. Governor Bev Perdue elected as chair. The governor, president pro tempore of the Senate and the speaker of the House of Representatives have the authority to appoint six members each.
HWTF Commission Chair : Mr. Charles Willson, M.D.; Clinical Professor and Assistant Dean, Physicians Affairs, School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville
HWTF Commission Vice-Chair: Mr. Robert E. Zaytoun, Attorney and Partner, Zaytoun Law Firm, PLLC, Raleigh
NC Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commissioners:
Mr. William K. Atkinson, Ph.D.; M.P.H.; President and CEO, WakeMed Health and Hospitals, Raleigh
Ms. MaryAnn E. Black, M.S.W.; L.C.S.W.; Associate Vice President for Community Affairs, Duke University Health System, Durham
Mr. Todd Black, Principal, Bandys High School, Catawba
Ms. Nona Breeland, D.D.S., M.S., Chapel Hill
Ms. Kim Dawkins-Berry, Director, PTCOG-Area Agency on Aging, Greensboro
Mr. Olson Huff, M.D., Asheville
Ms. Anita L. Jackson, M.D.; M.P.H.; P.A.; F.A.C.S.; President, Greater Carolina Ear, Nose and Throat, Lumberton
Mr. Stuart James, Chief Information Officer, University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina, Greenville
Tom H. Johnson, Sr., Ph.D; Pitt County Board of Commissioners, Greenville
Ms. Jugta Kahai, M.D.; F.A.A.P.; President, Oak Island Pediatrics, P.A., Southport
Ms. Lisa LaVange, Ph.D; Professor and Director, Collaborative Studies Coordinating Center, Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Mr. Robert S. Parker, Vice President, Home and Community Health, NC Baptist Hospital, Tobacco-Related Health Care Issues, Winston-Salem
Mr. William L. Roper, M.D.; M.P.H.; Dean, UNC School of Medicine; CEO and Vice Chancellor for Medical Affairs, UNC Health Care System, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Mrs. Rebecca H. Wartman, O.D.; Optometrist, Doctors Vision Center, Asheville