Atlantic General Hospital Board of Trustees Appoints New Chair, Corporation Members

At the AGH Corporation’s annual meeting in June, the Atlantic General Hospital Board of Trustees elected Doug Cook as its new chairman.

Cook, 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. Cook 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. Cook and his wife, Lisa, have two sons, Garrett and Austin.

“Doug has dedicated his time and energy to Atlantic General Hospital and Health System for many years. We’re thrilled to welcome him as chair of the Board of Trustees,” said Don Owrey, FACHE, president and CEO of Atlantic General Hospital. “We’re also tremendously grateful for the two years Charlotte Cathell served as our board chair and the contributions she has made.”

Charlotte Kerbin Cathell, the outgoing board chair, served in the position from June 2022 to June 2024, after joining the Board of Trustees in 2017. Cathell 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. Cathell 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.

Additionally, the Board of Trustees welcomed its slate of new members to the AGH Corporation: Hilari Ashton-Auxer; Cory Carpenter, M.D.; Ed Castaneda, M.D.; Bill Corey; Caitlin Evans; Maureen Howarth; Max Hutsell; Ryan Kirby; Shawn Kotwica; Matt Kraeuter; Jill Leiner; Gigi Lekites; Christine Neto, M.D.; Oswaldo Nicastro, M.D.; Michael Pennington; Melanie Pursel; GW Smith, PA-C; Dave Stallings; Rich Toth; Emily Tunis; and Chris Williams.