The distinguished faculty who serve Leadership Novant come from a variety
of backgrounds. Sessions will be taught by prominent scholars in the
field of leadership development and experts in executive education. In
conjunction with faculty, Novant senior leaders will work through Novant
case studies.
Faculty |
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Diana Best
Senior
Vice President for Clinical Improvement
Novant |
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Dan Cable
Sarah
Graham Kenan Distinguished Scholar and Professor of Management
of Organizational Behavior/Strategy |
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Claudia
Fernandez
Distance Education and Evaluation Specialist, North Carolina Institute
for Public Health |
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Kevin Fickenscher, MD
Executive
Vice President of Healthcare Transformation for Perot
Systems |
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Dean Harris
Clinical Associate Professor
Health Policy & Administration
School of Public
Health
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
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Carl
Larson
Professor Emeritus, Department of Human Communications
Studies
Author, "When Teams Work Best: 6000 Team Members and
Leaders Tell What it Takes to Succeed" |

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Hugh O'Neill
Professor
Kenan-Flagler Business School University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill |
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Janet
Porter, PhD
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute |

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Ben
Rosen
Robert March and Mildred Borden Hanes Professor
of Organizational Behavior/Strategy |
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Dean
Swindle
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer,
Novant Health |
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Marci
Thomas
Adjunct Professor
Department of Health Policy and Administration, UNC-CH School of Public
Health |
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Jim
Tobalski
Senior Vice President of Marketing, Communications & Government
Relations |
Coach |
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Vic Cocowitch, MHA
Consultant, Vic Cocowitch Consulting
vic@cocowitch.com
919-942-1125
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Staff |

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Stephen
Orton, PhD
Deputy Director, NCIPH Office of Executive Education
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Health Policy and Administration
stephen_orton@unc.edu
919-966-8125 |
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Julie Strine, MHA
Program Manager, Leadership Novant
jstrine@nc.rr.com
919-969-9792 |

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Karl
Umble, PhD, MPH
Program Planner and Evaluator
North Carolina Institute for Public Health
umble@email.unc.edu
919- 966-8214 |
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Jackie
McIver
Program Coordinator
North Carolina Institute for Public Health
jkeith@email.unc.edu
919-966-3309 |