Board of Directors and Leadership

2026 Board of Directors

  • James A. Hartley, Chair
  • Steven (Steve) C. Arner, CEO/President
  • Terry L. Austin
  • Robert G. Bennett
  • Jason E. Bingham
  • John A. Bond
  • J. Alexander Boone
  • Abney S. Boxley III
  • William J. Farrell, II
  • Janet D. Frantz
  • Lisa Goldstein
  • William R. Kingery, Jr.
  • Jeri L. Lantz, MD
  • Elizabeth A. McClanahan
  • Garry D. Norris, Sr.
  • Mark R. Pace
  • Joseph P. Scartelli, PhD
  • James C. Thompson
  • Neil D. Wilkin, Jr.
  • A. Damon Williams
  • Danielle H. Yarber

2026 Officers

  • James A. Hartley, Chair
  • Steven (Steve) C. Arner, President and CEO
  • Nicholas C. Conte, Secretary, Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Chief Governance Officer
  • G. Robert Vaughan, Jr., Treasurer, Senior Vice President
  • Donald B. Halliwill, Assistant Treasurer, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
  • Rawle (Tony) Seupaul, MD, Executive Vice President and Chief Physician Executive
  • J. Harrison Lapuasa, Assistant Treasurer
  • Julie Smith-Hamilton, Assistant Secretary

Directors Emeriti

  • George B. Cartledge, Jr.
  • Warner Dalhouse
  • Charles I. Lunsford II
  • Guy E. Murray, Jr.
  • Raymond D. Smoot, Jr., PhD
  • James M. Turner, Jr. 

Board of Governors

Carilion Medical Center Board

Carilion Medical Center Board of Directors

  • Janet D. Frantz, Chair
  • Steven C. Arner, CEO
  • Michael G. Abbott, PharmD, President (Ex officio Director)
  • Katherin A. Elam
  • Jamie L. Greenawalt
  • Paul A. Haskins, M.D.
  • Ann C. Hoff, Ph.D.
  • Lee A. Learman, M.D., Ph.D., Dean of VTCSOM (Ex officio Director)
  • Michael S. Nussbaum, M.D.
  • Kianna Price Marshall
  • Daniel R. Tershak, M.D. Chief of Medical Staff (Ex officio Director)
  • Isabel R. Thornton

Directors Emeriti

  • Charles I. Lunsford, II

Carilion Clinic Foundation Board of Directors

Carilion Clinic Foundation Board of Directors

  • Robert G. Bennett, Chair
  • Nancy Howell Agee, CEO Emeritus
  • George B. Cartledge, Jr.
  • James (Jim) E. Hall, Jr.
  • James A. Hartley
  • Dawn M. Long
  • William (Billy) R. Kingery, Jr.
  • Sandra J. Lovinguth, Ph.D.
  • Stephen A. Musselwhite
  • Edward (Eddie) M. Smith
  • J. David Wine
  • Ralph W. Alee, VP, Philanthropy
  • Nicholas C. Conte, EVP, Chief Legal Officer, Chief Governance Officer

Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital Board

Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees

  • William R. (Billy) Kingery, Jr., Chair
  • Victoria L. (Vicki) Gardner, Vice Chair
  • Carl T. Cline, Jr., Secretary/Treasurer/Hospital Vice President
  • Steven C. (Steve) Arner
  • W. Mark Church, Ph.D.
  • Katherine J. (Katie) Goff, Ph.D.
  • Barbara A. Jackman
  • Stephanie A. Lareau, M.D.
  • Shannon V. Moore
  • Dave A. Peters
  • Sarah L. Stubbs, M.D.

Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital Board

Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital Board of Directors

  • James C. (Jim) Thompson, Chair
  • D. Michael (Mike) Hymes, Vice Chair
  • Alicia Bales, Secretary/Treasurer
  • Kristie G. Williams, Hospital Vice President
  • Kevin S. Combs, D.O.
  • William J. (Bill) Flattery
  • Mandy V. French
  • Anthony C. Grills
  • Michael F. Hoops
  • Donald S. (Donnie) Linkous
  • Mark W. Mossey, M.D., Chief of Medical Staff
  • Nellie M. Stillwell

Carilion Giles Community Hospital Board

Carilion Giles Community Hospital Board of Directors

  • Richard K. McCoy, Chair
  • Christopher P. McKlarney, Vice Chair
  • William J. (Bill) Flattery, Secretary/Treasurer
  • Kristie G. Williams, Hospital Vice President
  • Michael Bailey, M.D. (VP Medical Staff)
  • Christopher N. (Chris) Hansen, O.D.
  • James A. Hartley
  • Richard C. Jennell
  • Senthil Marimuthu
  • Michael A. McMahon, M.D.
  • Timothy Todd (Todd) Meredith
  • John Wallce Mills, Jr.
  • Priscilla C. Morris
  • Jose Rivero, M.D. (Chief of Medical Staff)
  • Melissa D. Stump
  • Veronica B. Stump
  • Andrew P. Wagner

Carilion New River Valley Medical Center Board

Carilion New River Valley Medical Center Board of Directors

  • Diane S. Akers, Chair
  • Sandra C. Davis, Vice Chair
  • William J. (Bill) Flattery, Secretary/Treasurer, Hospital Vice President
  • William A. (Bill) Aden
  • Peter Thomas Anderson, Ph.D.
  • Charles D. Bissell, M.D.
  • Kevin R. Byrd
  • Bret Danilowicz, Ph.D.
  • Richard “Dick” Harshberger
  • Vincent Lee Hatcher
  • Michael D. Hickman, Ed.D.
  • James (Jim) W. McAlister, Jr.
  • Ashish Raju, M.D. (President, Medical Staff)
  • J. Thomas (Tom) Ryan, M.D.
  • Anthony Wilson
  • Karla Udell Yates

Director Emeriti

  • Joseph P. Scartelli, Ph.D.

Carilion Rockbridge Community Hospital Board

Carilion Rockbridge Community Hospital Board of Directors

  • Tracy E. Lyons, Chair
  • P. Duaine Fitzgerald, Vice Chair
  • Kimberly W. Shaw, Secretary/Treasurer
  • Gregory T. (Greg) Madsen, Hospital Vice President
  • Marilyn E. Alexander
  • Matthew (Matt) L. Barr
  • Amy K. DeHart
  • Alicia S. Devine, M.D.
  • Rev. Reginald A. Early
  • Joshua O. Elrod
  • Ayesha J. Kelly, M.D.
  • P. Nathan Ramsey
  • Cliborne G. Whitworth, M.D. (Chief of Medical Staff)