The Board of Directors guides Partners 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 nine counties in the Partners’ service area, which includes Burke, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Rutherford, Surry, and Yadkin Counties.
Board of Directors
- Alicia Emmons, Chair of Provider Council
- Jeffrey Brittain, Burke County Commissioner
- Linda McCrary, Burke County
- Barry Nelson, Burke County
- Russ Perkins, Catawba County, Chair
- Henry Morphis, Catawba County, Vice Chair
- David O’Connor, Catawba County
- Katherine “Kitty” W. Barnes, Catawba County Commissioner
- James R. “Ronnie” Whetstine, Cleveland County Commissioner
- Daryl Cook, Cleveland County
- Joseph Ramey, Gaston County Commissioner Designee
- Debra Cheek, Iredell County, Treasurer
- Marvin Norman, Iredell County Commissioner
- Jane Hinson, Iredell County
- Mike Hoffman, Iredell County
- Anita McCall, Lincoln County Commissioner
- Steve Garrison, Rutherford County Commissioner Designee
- Bill Goins, Surry County Commissioner
- Robin Testerman Beeson, Surry County
- Kevin Austin, Yadkin County Commissioner
- Hope Elisa Bryant, Yadkin County
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 Tammy Pyles, Clerk to the Board at tpyles@partnersbhm.org or by calling 704-884-2625.
Due to restrictions in effect for large group meetings all Partners Board meetings will be held electronically until further notice.
Persons wishing to comment during the Citizen Recognition portion of the meeting may do so with the following guidelines:
- Complete the Public Comment Sign-up Sheet and submit it by 5:00 p.m. the day before the meeting to Tammy Pyles, tpyles@partnersbhm.org or by calling 704-884-2625 to leave a voicemail and include your phone number;
- You must state on the form which agenda item you wish to comment on or the topic if it is informal discussion; and
- Your comments must be no more than 350 words and included on the form.
Once these steps have been completed you will be provided with instructions about how to join the meeting.
2021 |
Meeting Documents |
| January 21, 2021 | Minutes – Agenda |
| February 10, 2021 | Minutes – Agenda |
| February 18, 2021 | Minutes – Agenda |
| March 18, 2021 | Minutes – Agenda |
| April 15, 2021 | Minutes – Agenda |
| May 20, 2021 | Minutes – Agenda |
| June 17, 2021 | Minutes – Agenda |
| July – 2021 | No Meeting Held |
| August 19, 2021 | Minutes – Agenda |
| September 16, 2021 | Minutes – Agenda |
| October 21, 2021 | Minutes – Agenda |
| November 18, 2021 | Minutes – Agenda |
| December – 2021 | No Meeting Held |
2020 |
Meeting Documents |
| January 16, 2020 | Minutes – Agenda |
| February 20, 2020 | No Meeting Held |
| March 19, 2020 | Minutes – Agenda |
| April 16, 2020 | Minutes – Agenda |
| May 21, 2020 | Minutes – Agenda |
| June 18, 2020 | Minutes – Agenda |
| July – 2020 | No Meeting Held |
| August 20, 2020 | Minutes – Agenda |
| September 17, 2020 | Minutes – Agenda |
| October 15, 2020 | Minutes – Agenda |
| November 19, 2020 | Minutes – Agenda |
| December – 2020 | No Meeting Held |
If you need to obtain minutes or agendas for meetings prior to 2019, please contact:
Tammy Pyles, Clerk to the Board, at TPyles@partnersbhm.org
Partners Health Management Budget Ordinance (Fiscal Year 2020-2021)
The budget ordinance for Partners Health Management has been prepared in accordance with the North Carolina Local Government Budget and Fiscal Control Act and General Statute 159-11. Review the Budget Ordinance.
