The 21-member Board of Directors guides Partners Behavioral Health Management’s policies and operations. The board makes sure Partners is meeting local needs by giving you access to the best providers using the most effective treatment. The board is concerned with your health and safety, the customer service you receive, your right to file complaints and appeals, and the financial stability of Partners. All members are volunteers residing in one of the eight counties in the Partners’ service area, which includes Burke, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Surry, and Yadkin Counties.
Board of Directors
- Maynard Taylor, Burke County Commissioner
- Linda McCrary, Burke County
- Katherine “Kitty” W. Barnes, Catawba County Commissioner
- Vacant, Catawba County
- Russ Perkins, Catawba County, Treasurer
- Susan Allen, Cleveland County Commissioner
- Daryl Cook, Cleveland County
- Steve Epperson, Gaston County
- Joseph Ramey, Gaston County Commissioner Designee
- Wil Neumann, Gaston County, Vice Chair
- Pam Poteat, Gaston County, Chair of the Board
- Ben Coggins, Gaston County
- Gayle Mitchell, Iredell County
- Debra Cheek, Iredell County
- Marvin Norman, Iredell County Commissioner
- Jane Hinson, Iredell County
- Melinda Finger, Lincoln County
- Anita McCall, Lincoln County Commissioner
- Barbara Anderson, Surry County
- Bill Goins, Surry County Commissioner
- Frank Zachary, Yadkin County Commissioner
- Tim Lentz, President of Provider Council
Board of Directors’ Meetings
Partners’ Board of Directors holds its monthly public meetings on the third Thursday of the month at 6:00 p.m. at the Hickory office located at 1985 Tate Blvd. SE, Hickory, NC 28602. For more information about Partners’ Board of Directors and its meetings, please contact Anita Lingafelt, Clerk to the Board, at alingafelt@partnersbhm.org or 704-842-6324.
2019 |
Meeting Documents |
| January 17, 2019 | Minutes – Agenda |
| February 21, 2019 | Minutes – Agenda |
| March 21, 2019 | Minutes – Agenda |
| April 18, 2019 | Minutes – Agenda |
| May 16, 2019 | Minutes – Agenda |
| June 20, 2019 | Minutes – Agenda |
| July – 2019 | No Meeting Held |
| August 15, 2019 | Minutes – Agenda |
| September 19, 2019 | Minutes – Agenda |
| October 17, 2019 | Minutes – Agenda |
| November 21, 2019 | Minutes – Agenda |
| December – 2019 | No Meeting Held |
2018 |
Meeting Documents |
| January 18, 2018 | No Meeting Held |
| February 15, 2018 | Minutes – Agenda |
| March 15, 2018 | Minutes – Agenda |
| April 19, 2018 | Minutes – Agenda |
| May 17, 2018 | Minutes – Agenda |
| June 21, 2018 | Minutes – Agenda |
| July – 2018 | No Meeting Held |
| August 16, 2018 | Minutes – Agenda |
| September 20, 2018 | Minutes – Agenda |
| October 18, 2018 | Minutes – Agenda |
| November 15, 2018 | Minutes – Agenda |
| December – 2018 | No Meeting Held |
If you need to obtain minutes or agendas for meetings prior to 2018, please contact:
Anita Lingafelt, Clerk to the Board, at alingafelt@partnersbhm.org.