Staff

Alisa Debnam
Executive Director

Alisa Evans Debnam was appointed Executive Director of the Council for Allied Health in North Carolina (CAHNC) in July 2008.  Prior to joining the Council, Ms.Debnam served as Dean of Health Programs at Fayetteville Technical Community College, in Fayetteville, N.C.  In that capacity, she was responsible for the oversight and management of 16 health programs. 

As a professional, with a bachelors degree in School and Community Health Education (East Carolina University - 1982) and masters degree in Health Policy Administration (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - 1990), Debnam brings 23 years of experience in rural health, public health, school health and higher education. 

She holds numerous past and current health professional and community appointments, including serving as a member of the Highlands Chapter of the American Red Cross and Co-chair of the Women’s Giving Circle of Fayetteville.  Among other credentials, Debnam is a past trustee and board chair of the Board of Trustees of Cape Fear Valley Health System, Inc. (1997-2003), a 1999 to 2001 fellow in the William C. Friday Fellowship for Human Relations, Wildacres Leadership Initiative and a Health Author/Consultant for McMillan/McGraw-Hill Publishers.

Ms. Debnam is known as a visionary leader and consensus builder and her effective leadership reflects her thoughtful, joyful approach to life.