Created in 1951 to support the mission of Northeast Georgia Health System, the NGHS Auxiliary is made up of members who serve generously, through volunteerism and financial contributions. Each member over the history of the Auxiliary has had an impact on NGHS and its patients and visitors.
Join us in renewing or becoming a member of the Auxiliary today. The Auxiliary is committed to helping improve the health of our community. With your support, the Auxiliary can continue to grow and successfully carry out its mission of helping to care for those in need of health care services.
Our Mission and Impact
To support and enhance the mission of NGHS by serving as ambassadors of the system through volunteer service, community engagement, and fundraising efforts that promote the patient and visitor experience.
The Auxiliary remains dedicated to enhancing services provided to patients and families served by NGHS. Within the fiscal year 2026, 705 volunteers donated more than 59,970 hours of service. The Auxiliary helps recruit volunteers alongside the NGHS Volunteer Services team, oversees the three gift shops, Window Shops, within the health system, and makes financial contributions in support of a variety of needs.
Meet the Auxiliary Board
FY2027 Northeast Georgia Health System Auxiliary Board
- President, Morgan Wood
- Vice President, Angie Kennedy
- Treasurer, Jackie Wallace
- Former President and Nominating Committee, Natalie Challen
- Volunteer Engagement, Jan Gorman
- Events and Recognition, Kathy Fascett
- Marketplace Chair, Abbye Madruga
- Marketplace Chair, Anna Hester
- Marketplace Chair, Lydia Gailey
- Window Shops, Nancy Edmonds
- Member at Large, Nadine Blackburn
- Member at Large, Katie Dubnik
- Member at Large, Maggie Kueven
- Member at Large, Sally Veatch
- Matt Hanley, MD, Ex-Officio Member
- Melissa Tymchuk, Ex-Officio Member
- Ansley Dollar, Ex-Officio Member
- 2024-2026 Natalie Challen
- 2023-2024 Susan Wentz
- 2022-2023 Diane Stephens
- 2021-2022 Katie Crumley
- 2020-2021 Lee Highsmith
- 2018-2020 Ellen Toms
- 2017-2018 Meg Nivens
- 2016-2017 Leeann Locicero
- 2015-2016 Dorothy “Dot” Pirkle
- 2014-2015 Barbara Bostwick
- 2013-2014 Jennifer K. Bagwell
- 2012-2013 Peter Rocco
- 2011-2012 Mary Rogers
- 2010-2011 Michelle Weidner
- 2009-2010 Bethany S. Magnus
- 2008-2009 Hart W. Payne
- 2007-2008 Charlotte Kaufman
- 2006-2007 Barbara Griffeth
- 2005-2006 Doyle O’Dell
- 2003-2005 Ruth Faulkner
- 2002-2003 Beth Cope
- 2001-2002 Gloria Bearden
- 2000-2001 Glenda Pierce
- 1999-2000 Teresa Kay
- 1998-1999 Jill Mansfield
- 1997-1998 Jacque Clements
- 1996-1997 Virginia Hall
- 1995-1996 Helen Powell
- 1994-1995 Eula Pearce
- 1993-1994 Peggy Walters
- 1992-1993 Dedra Martin
- 1991-1992 Maryanne McNeece
- 1990-1991 Mary Early
- 1989-1990 Joanne Frierson
- 1988-1989 Ineke Zonnenberg
- 1987-1988 Ann Taylor
- 1986-1987 Ruth James
- 1985-1986 Barbara Ostrom
- 1984-1985 Joan Kosmala
- 1983-1984 Joan Tilley
- 1982-1983 Miriam Robinson
- 1981-1982 Jean McRae
- 1980-1981 Skip Reed
- 1978-1980 Catherine Telford
- 1976-1978 Anne Thomas
- 1974-1976 Adelaide Norton
- 1972-1974 Nell Wiegand
- 1968-1972 Anne Garrard
- 1967-1968 Margaret Ellet
- 1965-1967 Louise Estes
- 1964-1965 Lillian Jacobs
- 1963-1964 Ditty Delong
- 1960-1963 Anne Vance
- 1957-1960 Eva McConnell
- 1954-1957 Emma Edmondson
- 1951-1954 Marie Carter
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