laura geraldLaura Gerald, MD, a pediatrician and market medical director for Evolent Health in Raleigh, has been named president of the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust in Winston-Salem. A Lumberton native, Dr. Gerald will begin her new job in July.
She succeeds Karen McNeil-Miller, who stepped down in 2015 to become president and CEO of the Colorado Health Foundation. Allen Smart, vice president of programs, has been serving as interim president.
Gerald formerly served as state health director and director of the Division of Public Health for the NC Department of Health and Human Services.
Congratulations Dr. Gerald!