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N.C. Stroke Association Names Charles Tegeler, M.D. of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center as Board President
Notable stroke advocates from across North Carolina also named to NCSA board.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Jan. 19, 2011) — The N.C. Stroke Association (NCSA) has named Charles Tegeler, M.D., McKinney-Avant Professor of Neurology at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center (WFUBMC) and director of the WFUBMC Telestroke Services, as Board President. Dr. Tegeler had previously served as the organization’s vice president and has been actively involved in the organization since its founding in 1998.
“The NC Stroke Association is extremely fortunate to benefit from Dr. Tegeler’s leadership as we work toward expanding our stroke education and prevention programs across North Carolina,” said Beth Parks, executive director of the NC Stroke Association. “Dr. Tegeler is recognized statewide for his commitment to educating North Carolinians about stroke risk factors so that health interventions can be put in place to prevent strokes from happening in the first place.”
In addition to Dr. Tegeler’s appointment, the NC Stroke Association named its 2011 board members, including three new members, as well as its 2011 officers.
Regina Hartung of Charlotte, is senior director of service lines for Presbyterian Healthcare, including Neurosciences and Pulmonary/Critical Care. She oversees strategic direction of the Presbyterian Stroke Center—the first stroke program in North Carolina to achieve system-wide Primary Stroke Center accreditation by The Joint Commission. A long-time advocate for stroke education and prevention, Hartung promotes quality clinical care, community collaboration and healthy lifestyles as the key to lowering the occurrence of stroke in North Carolina. She also serves as Presbyterian’s executive lead for Charlotte’s annual Walk from Obesity, and as a trustee for Girls on the Run Charlotte.
Peg O’Connell of Raleigh, is a senior advisor for government and legislative affairs with the consulting firm of Fuquay Solutions. She has more than 25 years of experience in legislative, regulatory and governmental affairs, healthcare, media and grassroots advocacy at the state and federal levels. Prior to joining Fuquay Solutions, O’Connell served as the manager of external affairs for the National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention and, in 2010, was appointed as a member of the Justus Warren Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Task Force by Governor Beverly Purdue.
Ellen Smet of Albemarle, is director of the Cardiac Rehabilitation Program (CRP) at Stanly Regional Medical Center (SRMC), a program that she helped develop in 1998. Smet is also serving as Stroke Coordinator for The Stroke Center at SRMC. She was instrumental with the certification of The Stroke Center as a JCAHO Primary Stroke Center in 2008 and again in 2010. Smet works across Stanly County to promote wellness, including serving as past director and coach of the Girls on the Run Council that she helped establish and heading up a training program for runners through SRMC.
The 2011 officers for the NC Stroke Association are Jay Briley (Kenansville), vice-president; Ann Lanier Spencer (Winston-Salem), secretary; and William Hollan, Jr. (Winston-Salem), treasurer.
About the N.C. Stroke Association
The North Carolina Stroke Association is a 501 (c) 3 organization founded in 1998 by a group of physicians and lay people who saw the need to address the state’s increasing prevalence of stroke and its attendant disabilities. With operational seed money from the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust, NCSA began to fulfill its mission to reduce the incidence and impact of stroke in North Carolina through collaborations to facilitate screening, education, outcome assessments and advocacy. For more information, visit www.ncstroke.org.
