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
- Vacant, Burke County
- Randall Isenhower, Catawba County Commissioner
- Michael Barnett, Catawba County
- Russ Perkins, Catawba County
- Susan Allen, Cleveland County Commissioner
- Kris Thompson, Cleveland County, Treasurer
- Steve Epperson, Gaston County
- Joseph Ramey, Gaston County Commissioner Designee
- Wil Neumann, Gaston County
- Pam Poteat, Gaston County, Vice Chair
- Ben Coggins, Gaston County
- Gayle Mitchell, Iredell County
- Frank W. “Bill” Furches, Jr., Iredell County, Chair of the Board
- Marvin Norman, Iredell County Commissioner
- Jane Hinson, Iredell County
- Melinda Finger, Lincoln County
- Vacant, Lincoln County Commissioner
- Barbara Anderson, Surry County
- Larry Phillips, Surry County Commissioner
- Frank Zachary, Yadkin County Commissioner
- Shannon Childress, 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.
2017 |
Meeting Documents |
| January 19, 2017 | Minutes – Agenda |
| February 16, 2017 | Minutes – Agenda |
| March 16, 2017 | Minutes – Agenda |
| April 20, 2017 | Minutes – Agenda |
| May 18, 2017 | Minutes – Agenda |
| June 15, 2017 | Minutes – Agenda |
| July 20, 2017 | No Meeting Held |
| August 17, 2017 | Minutes – Agenda |
| September 21, 2017 | Minutes – Agenda |
| October 19, 2017 | Minutes – Agenda |
| November 17, 2017 | Minutes – Agenda |
| December – 2017 | No Meeting Held |
2016 |
Meeting Documents |
| January 21, 2016 | Agenda – Minutes |
| February 18, 2016 | Agenda – Minutes |
| March 17, 2016 | Agenda – Minutes |
| April 21, 2016 | Agenda – Minutes |
| May 19, 2016 | Agenda – Minutes |
| June 16, 2016 | Agenda – Minutes |
| July 21, 2016 | No Meeting Held |
| August 18, 2016 | Agenda – Minutes |
| September 15, 2016 | Agenda – Minutes |
| October 20, 2016 | Agenda – Minutes |
| November 17, 2016 | Agenda – Minutes |
| December 15, 2016 | No Meeting Held |
If you need to obtain minutes or agendas for meetings prior to 2016, please contact:
Anita Lingafelt, Clerk to the Board, at alingafelt@partnersbhm.org.