Board of Trustees
You may contact any member of the Atlantic General Hospital Board of Trustees by writing to the member at the following address:
Atlantic General Hospital Board of Trustees
9733 Healthway Drive
Berlin, MD 21811-1151
Doug Cook, Chair
Doug Cook was elected Chair of the Board of Trustees in June 2024. Doug, who most recently served as the vice chair for the AGH Board of Trustees, has also served on the finance committee for Atlantic General Hospital and the board for Atlantic ImmediCare. He is also a trustee member for the Life Crisis Center and serves on the Board of Directors of the Ocean City Golf Club. Doug is the chief lending officer and executive vice president at Calvin B. Taylor Banking Company. He served in the United States Army for six years and holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Salisbury University and a Bachelor of Science degree in finance from Regis University. Doug and his wife, Lisa, have two sons, Garrett and Austin.
Aaron Finney, Vice Chair
Aaron Finney was appointed to the Atlantic General Hospital Board of Trustees
in 2020 and serves on the Finance Committee and the Information Technology
Steering Committee. A native of the Eastern Shore of Virginia, Aaron returned
to the area in 2000 with his wife, Kellie, and child to live in Ocean
Pines, MD. He is President and CEO of TRGroup, Inc., a United States SBA
certified information technology and security consulting firm that is
focused on helping government and commercial institutions operate more
efficiently and securely in today’s marketplace. Over the years
he has demonstrated his love for helping others by volunteering for a
number of organizations, currently dedicating over 70 hours per month
in various outreach programs and hospital initiatives. He also serves
on the Wor-Wic Community College Computer Studies Program Advisory Committee
and the Parkside Career and Technical Education Program Advisory Committee,
as well as other technical steering committees. Aaron began supporting
the hospital as an Atlantic General Hospital Foundation member, before
serving on the Foundation Board of Directors for six years. He continually
looks for opportunities to serve the hospital, the local community, and
those around him. In his “spare” time he enjoys traveling
with his family, surfing, boating, and working out.
Chris Woodley, Secretary
Chris Woodley, who is a partner at the law firm of Williams, Moore, Shockley
& Harrison, LLP, has been appointed to the Board of Trustees at Atlantic
General Hospital. A native of New Hampshire, Chris attended Wheaton College
in Norton, MA before graduating from The Dickinson School of Law, in Carlisle,
PA and moving to the Shore in 1998. In addition to his service to Atlantic
General, Chris currently serves on the Board of Directors of Worcester
County G.O.L.D., the Greater Ocean City Chamber of Commerce, and the Worcester
County Public Schools Education Foundation. He previously served on the
Board of Directors of Coastal Hospice and Palliative Care. Chris resides
in Ocean City with his wife, Darlah, and two children, Samuel and Lydia.
Tom Mears, Treasurer
Tom Mears, Market Executive at Shore United Bank since 2017, is responsible
for business development in the Lower Eastern Shore (Worcester, Wicomico,
Somerset and Accomack counties). Tom graduated from Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and State University with a B.S. in Economics. Tom also graduated
from the University of Maryland Banking School, University of Oklahoma
Commercial Banking School and Leadership Maryland. Throughout his extensive
career, he has held various positions that revolved around assisting clients
with their financial needs. Tom, father of two older sons, resides in
Berlin with his wife Laura.
Charlotte Cathell, Past Chair
Charlotte Kerbin Cathell served as chair of the AGH Board of Trustees from June 2022 to June 2024, after joining the board in 2017. Charlotte retired as register of wills for Worcester County after having served for 20 years. A lifelong resident of Worcester County, she is married to Judge Dale R. Cathell (retired). She is member of the Atlantic General Hospital Corporation and the AGH Foundation and was a founder and president of Worcester County G.O.L.D. (Giving Other Lives Dignity). She is a former long-time member and president of the Worcester County Commission for Women and is on the board of directors of Taylor Bank. Charlotte has resided in Ocean Pines for more than 40 years and was the first countywide-elected official from Ocean Pines. She was named the Citizen of the Year by the Ocean Pines Chamber of Commerce in 2019.
Jon M. Andes, Ed. D.
Dr. Jon Andes, Professor of Practice at Salisbury University is also Executive Director of the Eastern Shore of Maryland Educational Consortium. He is a member of the American Association of School Administrators and American Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development. Andes holds a Doctorate of Education from the University of Maryland College Park and is very active in local community organizations including the Snow Hill Rotary Club, Boy Scouts of America, Delmarva Pets on Wheels, and Ocean City Pipes and Drums. He earned the Boy Scouts of America Eagle Scout and God and Country Awards and was named a National Distinguished Eagle Scout and Maryland Superintendent of the Year. Andes adds, “serving on the Board of Atlantic General Hospital provides me with an opportunity to give back to the community that has given so much to my family.”
Vonnie Brown, Ph.D., R.N.
Voncelia (Vonnie) Brown is a retired member of the nursing faculty at Salisbury
University and a lifelong resident of the Eastern Shore. A graduate of
Wicomico Senior High School, Vonnie left the Shore briefly to begin her
nursing education at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore. She went on
to earn her bachelor's degree and her master's degree in nursing from
University of Maryland. She also earned a doctorate in human development
from University of Maryland. She is passionate about the health and wellness
of rural populations, and from very early in her career she recognized
the importance of nurses entering academia to foster the professional
development of future nurses. Vonnie sits on the Board of Worcester County
Social Services and the Board of Somerset Community Services, and she's
active at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, in Ocean City. She and her husband,
Charlie, live in Berlin and have two sons, Matthew and Nathaniel.
Will E. Esham, III
William E. Esham, III is an attorney with Ayres, Jenkins, Gordy & Almand,
P.A. Will graduated with from Washington & Lee University in 1987.
He was admitted to the bar in 1991 after obtaining his law degree from
University of Baltimore. He served as law clerk to the Honorable William
R. Buchanan, Sr., and in Circuit Court for Baltimore County, Maryland,
and is a member of the Worcester County and Maryland State Bar Associations.
In addition to serving on the Board of Trustees at Atlantic General, Will
is a member of the Board of Trustees of Worcester Preparatory School,
the Board of Directors of Ocean City Golf Club, attorney for the Ocean
City Planning and Zoning Commission and past president of St. Martin's
Church Foundation.
Todd Ferrante
J. Steven Green
Steve Green joined the Atlantic General Hospital Foundation in 2012, becoming
a Board member in 2014. After serving as chair of the Membership Committee
for seven years and Foundation vice chair for two years, Steve is now
the chair of the Foundation. Steve’s involvement with Atlantic General
started on a personal level. His youngest son, who has autism, experienced
a severe acute dystonic reaction to a prescription years ago. With Atlantic
General's ER just one mile from his home, he and his wife were able to
be educated immediately about the seizure he was having. The quick diagnosis
of a bad reaction to a medicine and speedy treatment quelled a very traumatic
experience for his family. In fact, within two hours of the reaction occurring,
everyone returned home safe and sound, all thanks to the superior care
of the ER team. It’s this first-hand experience and awareness of
how critical a community hospital is for everyone that fuels his passion
to volunteer at Atlantic General. As for his day job, Steve has been the
publisher and editor of
The Dispatch newspaper for 24 years. When not working at his community newspaper or
carrying out volunteer responsibilities for AGH and other organizations,
Steve can be found with his family on the beach, swimming in any type
of water and on the sidelines of his kids’ games and activities.
Jeffrey Greenwood, M.D.
Jeffrey Greenwood, M.D., is board certified by the American College of
Emergency Physicians. Greenwood is an emergency medicine physician employed
by Emergency Service Association and serves as Medical Director of the
Emergency Department at Atlantic General Hospital. Dr. Greenwood received
his bachelors of Science from Salisbury University and his Doctorate from
University of Maryland School of Medicine. Dr. Greenwood serves on the
board of directors with the bank of Ocean City, and is the president of
Emergency Service Associates.
Rebecca Jones
Rebecca Jones is a Salisbury University graduate, earning a Bachelor of
Science Degree in Nursing, with a minor in Psychology, in 1996 and a Master
of Science Degree in Nursing-Leadership in 2008. Her areas of expertise
include leadership and systems training, policy development, and program
and financial planning and management. With 16 years of experience in
community health with the Worcester County Health Department, she currently
represents the Health Department on the Worcester County Commission on
Aging Board of Directors. She is also part of the outstanding Care Coordination
Team whose standards of excellence and innovation earned the Worcester
County Health Department national accreditation through the Public Health
Accreditation Board in 2014-making it one of the first health departments
to be accredited in Maryland. Rebecca and her husband, Lewis, have been
married for 20 years. They have one daughter and reside in Newark, MD.
Jay Knerr
For Jay Knerr, owner of The Kite Loft, giving back to the community that
he lives in has been vitally important to him. He has been involved in
many organizations over the years, serving as a president of the Ocean
City Development Corporation as well as the Ocean City Chamber of Commerce
and vice chairman of the Worcester County Planning Commission, sitting
on the Paramedic Foundation Board of Directors and participating on the
Board of Zoning Appeals for the Town of Berlin before joining the Board
of Trustees of Atlantic General Hospital. Jay studied computer science
at Salisbury University and purchased the Kite Loft in 2007, maintaining
its presence as a boardwalk landmark and authority for kite enthusiasts
around the world. He and his wife, Mary Lynn, have a daughter, Casey,
and reside in Berlin.
Kevin Myers
Kevin E. Myers has been appointed to the AGH Board of Trustees. A resident
of the West Ocean City/Berlin area, Kevin is the internal certified public
accountant and tax advisor for The Oxford Companies. He is a graduate
of the University of Maryland, where he earned his B.S. in accounting.
He completed his master's in taxation from Georgetown University. Kevin
began supporting Atlantic General when he joined the AGH Foundation in
2020 and currently serves on the Foundation Board.
Christine Neto, M.D., F.A.C.O.G
Dr. Christine Neto, a board-certified OB/GYN with more than 20 years of
experience, provides gynecologic services at Atlantic General Women’s
Health in West Ocean City. Dr. Neto practiced in Salisbury for 9 years
prior to joining Atlantic General Health System and has served on various
committees at Atlantic General Hospital and Peninsula Regional Medical
Center. A resident of the Eastern Shore for over 15 years, she graduated
from the State University of New York at Stony Brook School of Medicine
and completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Maryland General
Hospital in Baltimore.
Dale Smack
John (Dale) Smack, a Berlin native and Stephen Decatur High School alum, started his career in law enforcement in 1987 with the Ocean City Police Department. He was a seasonal officer before being hired full-time with the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office. After 29 years, Smack retired from this office in July of 2016 while holding the rank of Chief Deputy. In addition, Smack served as a commander in Patrol, SWAT and Special Operations. He received additional training from the University of Louisville, Southern Police Institute and FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development. Smack was elected as an Orphan’s Court Judge in 2006, 2010, and 2014 for Worcester County. In 2014, Smack was appointed by Governor Hogan as the Chief Judge for the Worcester County Orphans’ Court. Just two years later, Governor Hogan appointed Smack as a Maryland Parole Commissioner for the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services. Outside of his career, Smack has served his community by holding the position as a member of the Board of Directors and also as President for several organizations. Smack and his wife Sheryl still live in the area. They have two sons, Brandon Smack and Sidney Douglas, and a grandchild named Jason Douglas. In his free time, Smack enjoys music, cooking, and volunteer work at his church, St. Paul United Methodist Men’s Ministry.
Philip Spinuzza, D.O.
Philip Spinuzza, D.O., is Chief of Staff at Atlantic General Hospital.
Dr. Spinuzza practices at Atlantic Orthopaedics, in Berlin, and provides
joint replacement and repair surgeries at Atlantic General Hospital's
Joint Surgery Center. Dr. Spinuzza has more than 30 years of experience
and has been affiliated with Atlantic General since 2004. He is a graduate
of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, where he also completed
his internship and residency. He completed his fellowship at the Presbyterian
Medical Center of Philadelphia and is board certified by the American
Osteopathic Board of Orthopedic Surgery.
Steven E. Sweigert
Steven E. Sweigert, financial advisor and partner with Mitchell and Hastings
Financial Services, assists his clients find financial prosperity. Steven
graduated from Bloomsburg University with a B.S. in Economics, and has
professionally earned the Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor designation
from the College for Financial Planning. He is also a Registered Representative
and Investment Advisor Representative with Cambridge Investment Research, Inc.
Steven joined the Board of Trustees in 2022, but has been involved with the hospital for many years. Along with being a Board of Trustees member, Steven also serves on the Atlantic General Hospital Foundation Board. Steven plays a very active role within the Foundation, and continues to co-chair the annual Robert E. Warfield Memorial Fall Golf Classic. A believer in serving his community, Steven also serves on the Ocean Pines Chamber of Commerce Board currently as Past Chair and on his Home Owner Association’s Board as the President of Colonial Village in Ocean Pines.
Steven and his wife Kristen have two children, Charles and Kennedy.
Annette Wallace, Ed.D.
Annette Wallace is a passionate and vocal supporter of youth development
and community building, both personally and professionally, having taught
and served in administrator roles in the Worcester County Public Schools
since 2003. Born and raised on the Eastern Shore, Annette began her career
as a math teacher at Stephen Decatur High School, rising quickly through
the ranks to become principal of Pocomoke High School in 2012 and Chief
Operating and Academic Officer for grades 9-12 at the Worcester County
Board of Education in 2018. Aside from her responsibilities for Worcester
County Public Schools, Annette is an adjunct professor for Salisbury University’s
master’s program and University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s
doctorate program. In addition to sitting on Atlantic General Hospital’s
Board of Trustees, she has served on the Board of Directors for Salisbury
University’s Varsity Club, the United Way, and Junior Achievement.
Annette lives in her hometown of Snow Hill, where she is a lifelong member
and Sunday school teacher at Spence Baptist Church.