Board Members

Name	Representing
Seth Swift, Chair	Western NC
Wayne Stewart , Vice Chair	Health Directors
Ernie Nichols, Secretary-Treasurer	Public Spirited Citizen
Jeff French	Division of Environmental Health, DENR
Lynn Lathan	Piedmont NC
Gregory (Greg) Bright	Piedmont NC
Patricia Hawkins	Western NC
Burton R. Ogle	Educators
Jessica Silver	Environmental Health Specialists-at-Large
Layton Long	Secretary of DHHS
Debra B. Yarbrough	Eastern NC
Courtney Silverthorne	Eastern NC
Donna Coffey	Administrative Assistant to the Board

*1) The Environmental Health Section of NCPHA submits a recommendation list of Board member candidates to the Governor for consideration. Members are appointed by the Governor for four-year terms.

*all terms expire on Dec. 15 of year indicated