Because you care to improve the health of the community.
Founded in 1986, the Foundation is led by a volunteer Board of Trustees and has contributed millions of dollars of support to health system improvements, community benefit programs and partner organizations.
Because our donors care, we are building a healthier Northeast Georgia by:
- Providing life-saving devices
- Improving the odds of survival
- Impacting life’s sacred moments
- Combating mental health and addiction issues
- Helping others during their healthcare journey
- Recognizing the excellent care our donors, or their loved ones, received
- Enhancing innovation and capacity through capital improvements
- Promoting technological advancements
- Adding programs and improvements to services
- Becoming lifesavers to our donors’ friends, families and neighbors – for generations to come.
Meet Our Staff
Christopher Bray
Chief Philanthropy Officer
Staci Tunkel
Executive Director of Philanthropic Operations
Mallory Abernathy
Database Specialist
Carey Baeumel
Events Specialist
Linda Collier
Executive Assistant
Amanda Denard
Foundation Coordinator
Tricia Desir
Office Coordinator
Kim Frisbie
Events Specialist
Erin Gibson
PR & Marketing
Erin Green
Philanthropy Partner
Rhonda Hardy
Partner Relations Specialist
Maggie James
Senior Philanthropy Partner
Amanda Mercer
Director of Philanthropic Partnerships
Caroline Randolph
Philanthropy Partner
Tori Thompson
Annual Programs Specialist
Board of Trustees
Northeast Georgia Health System Foundation Board of Trustees:
- Pepper Brown, MD, Chair
- Holt Harrison, MD, Vice Chair
- Karen Baston
- Mark Bell
- Dawn Marie Bernhard
- Neal Booth, Sr.
- Chris Bray
- Natalie Challen
- Emily Davoodi, MD
- Debbie Davis
- Cory Duncan, MD
- Jim Edwards
- Ugochukwu Egolum, MD
- Ryan Fogg, MD
- Clayton Foster
- Tommy Jennings
- Tim Lovell
- Scott McGarity
- Tate O’Rouke
- Rhonda Rogers
- Russell Smith
- Chauntelle Steines
- Matt Vassy, MD
- Philip Wilheit
- Roy Griffin, Jr. (NV)
- Matt Hanley, MD (NV)