Governance Area

Lower Cape Fear Hospice & LifeCareCenter Governance

Board of Directors
In 1980, community volunteers interested in the hospice concept of care founded Lower Cape Fear Hospice, Inc. in Wilmington. Dr. Daniel Gottovi, a local physician, led the group, which became the first Board of Directors of the organization.

The twenty-member Board of Directors has the power for policy making. The Board is accountable for the direction, mission, budget and programs of Lower Cape Fear Hospice & LifeCareCenter.

In March 2010, the Board of Directors approved a three-year strategic plan for the organization. Its focus is on serving more people, improving access to care, and increasing awareness. To attain these goals, Lower Cape Fear Hospice & LifeCareCenter is expanding programs, enhancing outreach, and offering more end-of-life education.

Lower Cape Fear Hospice & LifeCareCenter Board of Directors
Dallas Alford
Bernadette Allen-Correa
John Birkenheuer
Lynn Crutchfield
Luisa del Carmen Pollard
Shamair Faison
Brian Gilmore, Vice Chair
Susan Gronostajski
Renee Horton, Sec./Treas.
James Lanier
Charles Long
Toni Melvin Whitaker
David Martin
Leo Petit
Bob Resh
Hill Rogers
Samuel Spicer
Debra Walters, Chair

Foundation Trustees: Lower Cape Fear Hospice Foundation

Lower Cape Fear Hospice Foundation Inc.serves as the official fund-raising and donor stewardship arm of the organization. The Foundation Board of Trustees has the responsibility of sustaining Lower Cape Fear Hospice & LifeCareCenter through annual charitable gifts, special events, and the Endowment Fund. Trustees work with the Board of Directors and the agency's Development Department to ensure that financial needs are met. Trustees set goals to support and provide the necessary funds to grow and expand agency programs and services.Lower Cape Fear Hospice Foundation is a tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) organization.

Each year, more than $2 million is needed to bridge the gap between reimbursement sources and the actual cost of providing hospice services. These include hospice and palliative care, community grief support for adults and children, and outreach and end-of-life educational programs.

Lower Cape Fear Hospice Foundation Board of Trustees
Mary Andrews
Rosalind Barker, Vice Chair 
Jo Chadwick
Andrew Cooke, Treasurer
Deanes Gornto
Butch Hooks
Henry L. Kitchin, Jr.
Marilyn A. McConnell
Brenda Mitwol, Secretary
Neill Musselwhite, MD
Leo Petit
Terrie Priest
Jill Raspet
Will Stanfield, Chair
Peggy Temple
Helen Wells
Lucile Whedbee
Laura Wilson