Bruce is a civil attorney and lives in Raleigh. He graduated from Vanderbilt University before earning his J.D. at Southern Methodist University. He has been involved in other faith-based organizations, including Neighbor to Neighbor, and is a member of Church of the Apostles in midtown Raleigh. Bruce’s wife, Susanne, who passed away in July 2021, was instrumental in founding NeighborHealth, together with the help of many others’ tireless efforts. Our clinic on Blue Ridge Road is named in her memory. Serving as board chair is meaningful to him because he witnessed firsthand her work to make this happen. “I saw the incredible amount of time, effort, and heart that she put into it,” Bruce says. “To be able to step into her shoes and be a part of her vision is very humbling—a real honor.”
David Kim is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Compass Health Advisors. He has over 20 years of experience as a trusted strategic advisor to executives at leading healthcare organizations seeking to navigate the short and long-term impacts of alternative payment methodologies and value-based care delivery. His focus on value-based care and Population Health Management (PHM) broadly spans the full range of services from strategic advisory and operational readiness to technology and digital health enablement.
Grant is a business attorney at Williams Mullen with a practice focused on mergers and acquisitions and corporate law.
“I am excited and humbled at the opportunity to further the NeighborHealth mission. I cannot imagine a more noble cause than providing our community access to the medical resources needed to care for themselves and their loved ones while glorifying our gracious God.”
Larry Somerville is a retired executive in the biopharmaceutical industry. As executive vice president, he was responsible for the global commercialization of marketed products, pipeline development compounds and in-license candidates as well as alliance partnerships. Larry endeavors to continue his passion for healthcare as a board member of NeighborHealth Center by assisting in its goal to provide excellent healthcare to patients, including those who are marginalized.
“The mission of NeighborHealth and its approach to providing medical care are remarkable and are aligned with my personal life values. The opportunity for me to be involved is indeed a Godsend. I look forward to helping expand awareness of the organization.”
Barry Barber moved to Raleigh after graduating from Wake Forest University in 1985. After 9 years at the international accounting firm, KPMG, he joined Kimley-Horn where he worked for 31 years, retiring in May 2025. He served in various leadership roles at Kimley-Horn, including serving as the firm’s Chairman. Barry served as the Board Chair of Pregnancy Lifecare Center (now Gateway) and the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina. He and his wife, Scottie, have two adult sons and attend The King’s Chapel. Barry was drawn to join the Board of NeighborHealth because of the potential for the organization to scale to meet the massive needs in the community.
Corrie Bitsas, CPA, has more than twenty years of experience serving clients throughout North Carolina. A graduate of Apex High School, Corrie earned both her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Accountancy from Wake Forest University. She began her career at Ernst & Young’s Raleigh office, where she developed expertise in tax consulting for business owners, family offices, and closely held corporations. Corrie now owns and operates a consulting firm that supports clients in these same areas, while also providing guidance to nonprofit organizations. Corrie and her husband, John, live in Raleigh with their three children and their golden retriever.
Raymond Harrison, Jr. is a veteran collegiate athletics administrator with 27 years of experience. He currently serves as Senior Associate Athletics Director on NC State’s Athletics Department executive staff. He is charged with leadership and oversight of the department’s multi-disciplinary Pack Performance Team that provides holistic support to the health, development and performance needs of all student-athletes. The team is composed of personnel from sports medicine, mental health, strength and conditioning, and nutrition. Raymond’s mission focuses on the importance of the intersection of education and sport, ensuring student-athletes are educated, developed, prepared and equipped for a life of impact, service, and leadership through the transferable skills learned in their student-athlete journey.
Pastor Raudel Hernandez, by his own admission, a sinner saved by the unmerited grace of Jesus Christ and is now a fisher of man. Husband to a Proverbs 31 woman and a father of three boys, Pastor Raudel serves as one of the Directional Elders that oversee The Summit Church, as well as the pastor of the Spanish Congregation there (Summit en Español). Born and raised in Cuba, he lived in Miami, Florida for six years and attended Miami Dade Community College, before moving to North Carolina in 1998 to continue his education in Network Engineering at Duke University. An ongoing student and lifelong apprentice of Jesus, he has studied theology in a variety of Educational Organizations in Cuba, Peru, and Florida, and is a current Theology student at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.
He has bi-vocationally planted three churches in the United States and did missions and Church Planting in Peru for nearly four years. In his free time, his primary hobby is learning, but he also enjoys road course racing, chess, history, physics, and spending time with his family.
Andria Hornaday, PharmD, is the Senior Director of Clinical Pharmacy Services for Evolent, a value-based managed care company that partners with providers, health-systems, and health plans to provide and manage the way healthcare is delivered to achieve optimal clinical and financial performance. Prior to Evolent, Andria established and managed several ambulatory care clinics including anticoagulation, diabetes and smoking cessation. In addition, she was a Clinical Pharmacist with a specialty pharmacy where she performed comprehensive drug reviews on specialty medications and provided extensive counseling and education to patients and caregivers. Andria received a doctorate in pharmacy from UNC Chapel Hill and completed a hospital-based Pharmacy Practice Residency in Charlotte, NC. She and her husband have three children, live in Raleigh and attend The Summit Church.
LaToya serves as Chief Operations Officer at the Triangle Community Foundation, working with dedicated donors and strong nonprofits to guide grantmaking that fills gaps, reduces inequities, and solves the region's most pressing issues. LaToya’s career spans over 20 years of experience working with a variety of organizations in operations, nonprofit management, finance, and community development. She has worked for organizations such as JusticeMatters, Jobs for Life, Cherokee Investment Partners, Fannie Mae Foundation and Bank of America. LaToya received a BBA degree in accounting from Howard University and an MBA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Kenan-Flager Business School. She lives in Wake Forest with her husband and attends the Summit Church.
Gwen McKinney has spent her career in health care compliance and internal audit. She worked for Mission Health System in Asheville, North Carolina, where she served as the Chief Compliance Officer and later served as the Division Ethics and Compliance Officer after the sale of Mission Health to HCA in 2019. She and her husband relocated to Cary, North Carolina in 2021 when Gwen took a position as the Director of Hospital Compliance at UNC Health. In 2025, an opportunity arose for Gwen to return to her Western North Carolina roots to serve as the Chief Compliance Officer for Impact Health, a non-profit social care hub, and Impact Primary Care Network, a clinically integrated network.
Gwen has served on several non-profit boards, including Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministries and Pisgah Legal Services in Asheville and Angel Medical Center in Franklin, North Carolina. She and her husband attend the Summit Church. They have two married daughters and three granddaughters.
As a PNC Healthcare Relationship Manager, Brandon helps independent healthcare practices by offering tailored solutions to optimize processes and provide access to capital. Brandon has helped practices accomplish many objectives, such as expanding operations, changing locations, adding partners and ancillary services, and purchasing the latest healthcare technology and equipment. With over 7 years of experience in banking, Brandon is committed to working with medical, dental, veterinary and optometry practices. This experience, coupled with Brandon's education, provides a unique perspective on the challenges and dynamics of the healthcare industry, which helps add value to client relationships. Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with his family, playing golf with friends, and visiting local coffee shops.
Benita Smith is a dedicated nursing leader who has faithfully served WakeMed Health & Hospitals for the past 25 years. Throughout her tenure, she has demonstrated a steadfast commitment to clinical excellence, patient safety, and team development. Benita currently serves as the Director of Nursing for Acute Care Services at the Cary Campus, where she provides strategic and operational oversight for the Emergency Department, Invasive Cardiology, and the Evaluation Unit. Her leadership has been instrumental in fostering high-performing teams and ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality care to the community.
In addition to her professional accomplishments, Benita is deeply committed to serving others through ministry. She is an Associate Minister at Watts Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, where she provides spiritual support and leadership.
Benita values family above all and is blessed with a loving support system. She is married to her high school sweet and is the proud mother of three children and a daughter-in-law. Her passion for service, both in healthcare and ministry, reflects her lifelong dedication to caring for others and making a meaningful difference in her community.
Craig is a dentist at Williams, Daily, & Frazier Dental, a local practice in Raleigh. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for his undergraduate degree before earning his DDS at the West Virginia University School of Dentistry.
John is a physician with Wake Emergency Physicians, PA. He works in all of the WakeMed emergency departments and is involved with UNC residency education and EMS training. Daily, he sees the negative health effects resulting from the lack of access to primary care. He is passionate about NeighborHealth to provide accessible care to all in our community. Outside of medicine, he and his wife, Elizabeth, are raising three children and are active members of Christ Church.
Marilyn is a licensed clinical social worker in North Carolina. She has led her own practice here in Raleigh for the past 18 years.
