March 11, 2025 WNC Medical Managers Association Member Education Meeting

Note: The Education Meeting is no charge for active WNC MMA members. The , at meetings or by mail. Education Meeting guests and non-members pay $35 at the door or online for virtual meetings.

EVENT DETAILS:

Date & Time: Tuesday, March 11, 2025 - 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm

Meal Sponsor: Olivia Kimelman, Group Sales Specialist, Read's Uniforms

Speaker: Karen Wallace Meigs, Executive Director, Western Carolina Medical Society

Title: “140 Years and 6 Programs Later"

Lunch Buffet Menu: Local Beef Meatloaf and Cheddar Mashed Potatoes, Chicken and Sage Pot Pie, Maple Brussels and Winter Squash, Rolls, Salad, Desserts

NEW Location: Courtyard Asheville Biltmore, 26 Meadow Road, Asheville, NC 28803

• Attendees must be current, paid Active or Allied members of the WNC MMA () to attend this meeting or pay a $35 lunch fee.
• Your annual membership fee includes the cost of all membership meetings, the annual social, and the fall conference.

This meeting may be logged for one (1) Continuing Education (CE) credit toward your ACMPE certification. .

About our presenter:

Karen Wallace-Meigs, Executive DirectorExecutive Director, Western Carolina Medical Society

WCMS operates a number of charitable programs including: Project Access®, which provides access to specialty healthcare for more than 1,700 low-income, uninsured persons annually; the WCMS Interpreter Network (WIN) which serves nearly 6,000 patients each year across 36 languages; the Dr. Charles Blair Scholarship Fund that supports students in the Medical Mentoring Program; and the WNC Colorectal Cancer Screening Initiative that provides free screenings to uninsured, low-income patients. The organization’s membership programs include several member affinity groups, and the Healthy Healer program, which provides confidential, free counseling and coaching to WCMS members experiencing burnout.

Wallace-Meigs previously served as executive director of Communities in Schools of Orange County (NC) and Girls on the Run of Western North Carolina, as well as transitional executive director of the Council on Aging of Buncombe County. At Communities in Schools, she worked to bring health and nutrition services onto campuses to immediately address critical social determinants of health for youth. A former Durham Public Schools Teacher of the Year, Wallace-Meigs has held advancement positions at UNC Chapel Hill, UNC Asheville, and Pisgah Legal Services, and was coordinator of public information, volunteers, and grants for the Orange County (NC) Schools. A lifelong resident of North Carolina, she moved to western North Carolina with her family in 2003. Wallace-Meigs is a graduate of UNC Charlotte and holds a certificate in Nonprofit Management from Duke University, a DEI certificate from Cornell University, and was a Fellow of the nonpartisan North Carolina Institute for Political Leadership. This fall, she will begin a specialized healthcare leadership certificate program. Among myriad volunteer activities, Karen Wallace-Meigs formerly served on the N. C. Council for Women, representing that body on the N. C. Domestic Violence Commission.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Courtyard by Marriott Asheville Biltmore Village, 26 Meadow Road, Asheville, United States