Committees
The NC Providers Council’s Executive, Board, and Committee leadership review proposed system changes to assess their impact on provider members and the individuals they serve. NCPC also contracts with Maynard and Associates for lobbying support at the General Assembly.
A key way in which we identify and shape policy priorities is through member committees, which meet monthly or bi‑monthly and are chaired by NCPC Board members and members at large, and supported by CCR Consulting. Standing committees are Regulatory and Business Practices, Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Operational Data Strategies, and Children and Families Specialty Plan. Standing workgroups are Tailored Care Management and Iryna’s Law. All meetings bring together representatives from diverse provider and provider support agencies, and geographic regions of the State.
Members’ broad perspectives help surface critical issues for committee Chairs to elevate to the full Board. The association may then advance these issues to Health Plan leadership, NC DHHS officials, or NCGA members for constructive, solution-oriented advocacy.
This is why NCPC membership—and active committee participation—matters.
We invite you to join the conversations! As an NCPC member, you can participate in any number of committees and workgroups. For your convenience, we archive all meeting recordings for 24/7 access on our password-protected member communication Web page.
View the 2026 Meeting Schedule.
All committee meetings are held via videoconference with a dial-in option.
IDD Committee (meetings include a guest NC Medicaid representative)
- Meets the third Thursday of every other month, starting in February
- Co-Chaired by 2026 Board Member Margaret Mason of Amivie and Alisha Tatum of LifeSpan Services
- To recommend a topic for the next I/DD Committee meeting, click HERE.
MH / SUD Committee (meetings may include a guest NC Medicaid or Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services, DHHS representative)
- Meets the third Friday of every other month, starting in January
- Co-Chaired by 2026 Board Member Bridget Cain of Pyramid Healthcare and Caylee Gilham of The SPARC Network
- To recommend a topic for the next MH / SUD Committee meeting, click HERE.
Regulatory / Business Practices Committee (meetings include the Network Council Chair Laurie Urland of Skill Creations, a guest representative from the Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services, DHHS and a guest representative from the Division of Health Benefits, DHHS)
- Meets the first Thursday of every month except July and December
- Co-Chaired by 2026 Board Member Sheryl Zerbe of ResCare and Richard Edwards of Amivie.
- To recommend a topic for the next Regulatory / Business Practices Committee meeting, click HERE.
Operational Data Strategies Committee
- Meets the fourth Wednesday of every other month, starting in January
- Co-Chaired by 2026 Board Treasurer Devon Cornett of Abound Health and Helen Austin of The SPARC Network
- To recommend a topic for the next Operational / Data Strategies Committee meeting, click HERE.
Children and Families Specialty Plan Committee
- Meets the first Friday of every month
- Co-Chaired by 2026 Past President Teri Herrmann of The SPARC Network and Ben Millsap of CCR Consulting
- To recommend a topic for the next Children and Families Specialty Plan Committee meeting, click HERE.
Conference Planning Committee
- Meets as needed throughout the year
- Co-Chaired by Sarah Pfau and Carson Stanley of CCR Consulting
- To recommend a consideration for the 2026 Annual Conference, click HERE.
Membership/Leadership Forum Planning Committee
- Meets as needed throughout the year
- Chaired by 2026 Board Secretary Larkin Raynor of LIFE, Incorporated
- To recommend a consideration for an MLF, click HERE.
To join a member committee, please email [email protected] or [email protected].
