Nicolas Shungu, MD

Chair

Dr. Shungu is an assistant professor of family medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), where he teaches and treats patients. He received his bachelor’s degree from Duke University and his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Shungu completed his residency training at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.

Dr. Shungu serves as the school of medicine faculty lead for the Institute for Primary Care, a statewide program focusing on recruiting primary care providers and serves as co-advisor for the SNMA, an organization dedicated to equity and social justice in medicine. In his previous role at the University of North Carolina, Dr. Shungu served on the Family Medicine Clinical Champions Committee for Quality Improvement.

Shelli Quenga, MA

Vice-Chair

Ms. Quenga oversees all advocacy and programming for South Carolina statewide nonprofit organization, Palmetto Project, with particular focus on access to coverage and healthcare services for South Carolinians of any age, income, immigration status, gender identity and expression and disability.

Shelli formerly directed a regional nonprofit focused on children with special healthcare needs and continues to serve as an advocate for educational, community and medical services for children with special healthcare needs and their families. She holds a master’s degree in counseling from Webster University and a bachelor’s degree from Vassar College.

Juwan X. Ayers, MBA

Treasurer

A Summerville resident, Mr. Ayers graduated from South Carolina State University with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting. He has received several honors, including being a part of Leadership South Carolina and has been named in the Charleston 35 & Under “Best and Brightest.”

Aside from his position with Fetter Health Care Network, Mr. Ayers serves the Charleston community as a member of several Board of Directors including One80 Place, Charleston Trident Urban League and the SC Commission for Minority Affairs. Mr. Ayers is currently employed with Synovus Bank as a Commercial Banker.

Alison McCullough, MPH

Secretary

Ms. McCullough is the Health and Disability Service Specialist for East Coast Migrant Head Start Project in Lodge, SC, as well as the bookkeeper and customer service specialist at Southern Crane & Tractor, Inc. in Walterboro, SC.

She has a bachelor of arts degree in psychology and a bachelor of science degree in biology from Presbyterian College, where she graduated cum laude and with honors. She also as a master of public health degree from Georgia State University. In addition to serving on Fetter’s board of directors, she is a board member of Huellas de Paz.

Members

Catherine O’Conner Durham, DNP, APRN, FNP-C

Dr. Durham is the Assistant Dean for Graduate Practice Programs and Associate Professor in the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program at the College of Nursing. She earned her Bachelors of Science in Nursing from Purdue University, Master of Science in Nursing from the University of South Carolina and her Doctor of Nursing Practice from the Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. Durham is an ANCC certified Family Nurse Practitioner. She is currently a member of the advisory committee for the State Board of Nursing, the vice president for the Low Country Advanced Practice Association, a Fetter Health Care Network Board member and a member of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. Dr Durham is also an active drilling Reservist in the US Navy and holds the present rank of Captain. She currently serves as the Senior Nurse Executive for 154 Navy Reserve Nurses throughout the South East and previously completed a mobilization to New York City in support of COVID-19.

Richard Foster, MD

Dr. Foster serves as a senior advisor to the Alliance for a Healthier South Carolina and the South Carolina Hospital Association in the areas of collective community health improvement and health and racial equity.

He also serves as a population health and health equity consultant to the SC Department of Health and Human Services, the SC Office of Rural Health and SC DHEC. Dr. Foster presently serves on the Boards of Palmetto Care

Connections, PASOs, the SC Translational Research Center, and the Carolinas Center for Palliative and Hospice Care. He also serves on the Advisory Council for the SC Telehealth Alliance, the SC Birth Defects Prevention program and the Institute for Health Care Improvement’s Maternal Health program.

LEWANN HARPER-ARMSTRONG, JD, RN, BSN

Ms. Harper-Armstrong earned her Juris Doctorate degree from the Charleston School of Law and her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Charleston Southern University. She brings legal experience with her, having practiced at her own solo firm, Harper- Armstrong Law, LLC in Charleston and then at Suttles Law Firm, LLC, in Summerville.

Ms. Harper-Armstrong is a member of the South Carolina Bar Association and Charleston County Bar Association. Ms. Harper-Armstrong has volunteered her expertise to a variety of local organizations, including Charleston Pro Bono and Centers for Heirs Property Preservation. She received special recognitions from the MUSC General Counsel’s Office while completing an externship there. Prior to becoming an attorney, Ms. Harper-Armstrong worked as an operating room registered nurse for the Medical University of South Carolina and the Bruce W. Carter Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Miami. She also served with several Miami-area and New York City hospitals. While working at the Miami VA, she received an award for peri-operative nursing excellence and she volunteered for a surgical mission trip to Haiti.

Carlisle Harrison, MA

A retired colonel, Mr. Harrison has over 28 years of active duty service in the U.S. Air Force Medical Services Corps. He has extensive experience in health care administration including hospitals, clinics and corporate operations worldwide. He has previously served as the CEO of numerous for-profit and not-for-profit health care organizations. Mr. Harrison earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Louisville and his master’s from Central Michigan University. He also completed a fellowship in Senior Health Policy at the Office of the U.S.A.F. Surgeon General at Boiling Air Force Base in Washington, D.C.

Reba Hough-Martin, MHA

Ms. Hough-Martin is a graduate of the University of South Carolina and the Medical University of South Carolina, where she earned her bachelor’s in Science and her master’s in health administration. She currently serves as the deputy director of Palmetto Community Action Partnership and has over 15 years of leadership experience in the health care industry.

In addition to serving on Fetter Health Care Network’s board of directors, she also contributes her time to service for the Charleston chapter of Jack and Jill Inc., Tri-County Women’s Project and Mother Emanuel AME Church. Ms. Hough Martin has also received numerous awards for her service in business and community leadership including the SC Community Action Partnership award and the CSBG Program Director of the Year.

Vicky Ingalls, MBA

Ms. Ingalls currently serves as the director of programs and volunteer engagement for Charleston Promise Neighborhood. She serves as a strong advocate for health equity in and around the Charleston community and beyond. Her professional experience features years of experience in diversity and inclusion, and she has served in numerous volunteer roles throughout the Lowcountry. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Salisbury University in Salisbury, MD and her Master of Business Administration from The George Washington University in Washington, DC.

ANGELA E. JOHNSON, JD

Ms. Johnson earned her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Louisville in Kentucky. Prior to this, she received her Master of Health Administration from the University of Kentucky in Lexington and her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from the University of Virginia School of Nursing in Charlottesville. Ms. Johnson has provided legal counsel and guidance for institutions on the east coast, such as McNees, Wallace & Nurrick, LLC in Pennsylvania and Eagle Group International, Inc. in Georgia. She also operated her law practice, the Law Office of Angela E. Johnson in South Carolina. She has devoted time to helping her community with a variety of volunteer positions, including service with the Porter-Gaud School’s various diversity, equity and inclusion committees and Seacoast Church’s Dream Center Medical Clinic. Currently, Ms. Johnson is the Executive Director for Drawing Near to God Ministry in Mount Pleasant, SC.

Harold M. Rhodes, DDS

Dr. Rhodes has a bachelor of science degree in biology from Francis Marion University and earned his Doctor of Dental Surgery from Howard University’s College of Dentistry. He founded the United Dental Group in 2005 and he currently owns a private dental practice in his hometown of Walterboro, SC.

Dr. Rhodes also serves on the board of Sea Island Comprehensive Health Care and the Steward Board of Mount Zion AME Church. He is also an avid art collector, a passion that developed during his time at Francis Marion University.

Edna Edward Williams, MA

Ms. Williams earned her Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Charleston Southern University and would later attend Webster University to pursue her Master of Arts in Human Resources Management and Human Resources Development.

Ms. Williams currently serves as a payroll specialist with Business Solution Concepts, Inc. She is an active member of the Charleston Chapter of Chums, Inc., Tri-County Women’s Project, Inc. and other location organizations.