The Dean and Managing Director of Carolina Public Health Solutions (CPHS) established the Acceleration Advisory Committee (AAC) to bring a robust set of skills and expertise as well as alternative, unbiased perspective when critically evaluating and advising on the CPHS program.

The Committee has no fiduciary responsibilities; those belong to the UNC-CH Public Health Foundation, Inc. and to School leadership. 

Selection of AAC members   

Members of the AAC are selected based on their deep commitment to the welfare of the School and public health, and on their individual skills and experiences.  Some of the talents of particular interest to the School are:

• knowledge of public health and emerging issues in public health
  
  
• understanding of the public health imperatives in North Carolina 
  
  
• appreciation of global public health issues     
  
  
• demonstrated track records of success in their own endeavors   
  
  
• excellent vision and judgment        
  
  
• experience in public and private sectors, including government and foundation experience   
  
  
• relationships (people and institutions) that would strengthen the School, such as partners and donors  
  
  
• science, business, and technology experience to help the School fund a strong portfolio      
  
  
• connections to alumni
  

Committee members are selected by the Dean of the School and the Managing Director of CPHS. Recommendations for membership can come from the SPH community and others external to the School.  Diversity of committee membership and committee members' commitment to diversity at the School of Public Health are imperatives.      

AAC members

Dennis Gillings, CBE   
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Quintiles Transnational Corp.   

Joan Gillings
Chair, Board of Visitors
University of North Carolina at Wilmington   

Fred T. Brown, Jr., FACHE, MPH
Senior Vice President, Managed Facilities
Carolinas Health Care System   

Andrew J. Conrad, PhD
Chief Scientific Officer
National Genetics Institute

Leah Devlin, DDS, MPH
Gillings Visiting Professor
UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health

William Friday
President Emeritus
University of North Carolina System       

Tracy Harris
Director
Parish Capital Advisors, LLC   

Donald A.  Holzworth, MS
Chairman
Futures Group International

Joan Huntley, PhD, MPH
Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology
UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health   

James H. Johnson, Jr., PhD
William R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship
Director, Urban Investment Strategies Center
Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   

Paul Jones, MFA
Director of ibiblio.org
Clinical Associate Professor School of Journalism and Mass Communication and SILS
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   

Tracy Orleans, PhD
Distinguished Fellow / Senior Scientist
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation   

Jimmy Rosen, MBA, MSPH
Partner
Intersouth Partners   

Linda M. Sanders, MBA
Program Director, Channel Marketing
IBM SOA & WebSphere - SWG     

Leah Sirkus, MHS
PhD Candidate, Department of Epidemiology
UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health 

Melissa Watt, PhD
Associate in Research
Duke Global Health Institute

Derek Winstanly, MBChB
Executive Vice President, Strategic Business Partnerships and Customer Relationships
Quintiles Transnational Corp.   

Louise Winstanly, LLB, MS
Attorney and Medical Ethicist 

Chen-yu Yen, PhD, PE
Vice President, Gannett Fleming, Inc.
Senior Vice President, Gannett Fleming Sustainable Ventures Corporation
CEO and Chairman of the Board, TerraSure Development, LLC