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To get in touch with members of the UNC Health Privacy Office, please email privacy@unchealth.unc.edu or call 984.974.1069.

UNC Health Privacy Office Professionals

 

David Behinfar, JD, LLM, CHC, CHRC, CCEP, HCISPP, CIPP/US

David Behinfar, JD, LLM, CHC, CHRC, CCEP, HCISPP, CIPP/US

Chief Privacy Officer, UNC Care / Privacy Officer for UNC Medical Center and UNC Physician Network

Dave came to UNC Health in 2016 after a 20-year career in health care compliance. Prior to coming to UNC Care, David spent 14 years working in the privacy offices of prominent universities and academic medical centers including the University of Florida, Stanford University (where he served as the Senior Director of Privacy), and the University of Wisconsin-Madison (where he was the HIPAA Privacy Officer). David also spent six years in private law practice representing clients in a variety of health care transactional and regulatory matters. David earned an LL.M. in Health Law from DePaul University School of Law and his J.D. from Southern Methodist University School of Law. He also has several professional certifications in health care privacy and security, has published numerous articles, and speaks at national conferences on the topic of health care privacy.

Sarah Blackmon Sauls, CHPC, CHRC

Sarah Blackmon Sauls, CHPC, CHRC

Associate Privacy Officer

Sarah has been with UNC Health since 1997 and has been part of the Privacy Office since it began in 2001. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Interpersonal/ Organizational Communication from East Carolina University and is currently pursuing a master's degree at Seton Hall University School of Law with a focus on Cybersecurity and Privacy Law. Sarah represents the Privacy Office in many committees across the System and is happy to assist any member of the UNC Health family, as needed.

Heidi Weschler

Heidi Weschler

Privacy Program Manager

Before joining UNC Health in July 2018, Heidi spent 15 years in academic medicine holding leadership roles in Graduate Medical Education and accreditation, as well as physician practice plan administration in the departments of Pediatrics, Surgery, Radiology. Prior to her time most recently with the University of Florida Jacksonville Physicians Inc., she was with ASG Software Solutions in South Florida creating multi-year mainframe software agreements with the strategic sales division in her account management role. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Public Administration and Legal Studies from the University of Pittsburgh with focus on Policy Planning and Healthcare Administration.

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Callie Davis, JD

Privacy Analyst

Callie joined UNC Health in May of 2021. Callie earned her undergraduate degree at Meredith College, double majoring in Chemistry and History and double minoring in Biology and Public History. After working in dentistry for two years, Callie earned her J.D. from Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law in May 2020. Callie is a licensed Attorney in North Carolina.

Kenton Spencer

Kenton Spencer

Privacy Analyst

Kenton has been with UNC Health since 2016, joining the Privacy Team in December of 2021. Prior to UNC Health, Kenton spent 10 years as a physician practice administrator for an Internal Medicine clinic in North Carolina. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke and is currently a law student at North Carolina Central University School of Law. He is also a honorably discharged veteran of the U.S. Army.

Priya Depani, Privacy Analyst

Priya Depani

Privacy Analyst

Priya has been with UNC Health since 2016, joining the Privacy Team in March of 2022. Prior to joining the privacy office, Priya worked with UNC Health Abdominal Transplant as a post-liver administrative specialist for 6 years. She received her Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene (BSDH) at the Adams School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Master of Science in Health Informatics and Information Management (MSHIIM) from East Carolina University.

​Other Privacy Professionals

Visit the Network Entities page to reach Privacy representatives at entities that are part of UNCHCS but are not subject to UNCHCS HIPAA policies (i.e., Johnston Health; Pardee Hospital; Wayne Memorial Hospital; UNC Lenoir Health Care; and Nash Health Care Systems)

If you have privacy concerns related to non-clinical aspects of the UNC School of Medicine, see the contact information for the UNC Privacy Office on the Privacy@UNC website.